Old school?

Some of the dudes at work are getting all excited about Honda Civics, and are talking about how they're so "old school." I guess you can probably find a cheap Civic, throw a thousand bucks worth of knockoff ebay parts on it, and you're good, right?

Anyhow, I got to thinking about it, and the methods of improving a Honda Civic nowadays has progressed enough to become pretty "new school." This car was at Spoon/Type One in Shinjuku, in 2007. Suspension, brakes, chassis lightened and stiffened. K-series, with enough power that they chose to use 255/40's up front. The fiberglass flares came off of something else. Can you tell what they're from?

Everyone thinks that Spoon Sports is all about money. True, their quality is tops, and you can't cheap out on that. It's also about making good choices; There's no price on that.

It's still basically the same ballgame, though it's all driven by performance. You gotta love a car that can do the work.

Oliiiivia!

Everyone's said that since day one, Olivia looked like her papa. I think that she looks like papa when she's in a good mood, and that she looks like momma when she's fussy. !!!

Random post sans pics..

To start: I've been watching a fair share of TV these days.. TopGear>JayLeno.. Can't touch a bunch of offbeat Brit blokes beating the crap out of anything that moves.. How did Jay straight bite the celebrity laptime thing? Dang.

Vog sucks. I've had a steady, dull headache for the past two weeks. (it's either that to blame, or the consistent aroma of isopropyl alky @ wrk..) Headache sucks.

What happens to Hawaii if Mufi actually becomes Governor? I'm not a big politics guy, but........

I've been totally slacking about posting stuff --! Our little girl has doubled her weight since birth, and is already 3-1/2 months old... Time really flies!

I was stoked to find a package in the mail from Phil, Kana and Haru! A shirt from FTC, a Trina&Co bag, and -- Olivia now has her first pair of Air Force 1's!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

:)

Hey.. She's got me all tied up-- hence the lack of updates here!!

A few passes on the Dynojet...

Jensen Jerko took time out of his busy schedule today to man the laptop and map out the PowerFC in the GS300. A few passes on the Dynojet netted 368hp and a good amount of torque. (okay, i forgot to look at the printout...) *correction, after finding the printout, there was 368.65hp and 372.89 lbs./ft. Jensen kept it conservative, considering Hawaii's 92 octane pump gas. It's a lot more fun to drive! Thanks for the fresh plugs and the tune-up..!

The Missile..

It's been a long, long time since my last post; There's been a lot going on here at home..!

Anyhow, a few updated pics of the GS. Runs nice and smooth with the base map Jensen put in. Gotta get on the dyno soon. Driving around on super-low-boost is getting boring. That old AVC-R is from my old EG civic, then was in my S13, and here it is still kickin'.. The interior features the Alan V edition steering wheel and custom (hole saw + boat parts) drink holder that wasn't a Lexus factory option in '93..