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This has got to be one of the sexiest S15s I've seen. I'd get rid off the decals and change the rims to a set of SSR Professor SP1 - but otherwise, it's pretty much perfect :D
 
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“It kept pulling from side to side - it never went in a straight line. Every time we got into fourth gear on a straight I could not control the car - the car tried to jump off the road. I just tried to drive it like a train and hope for the best.” - Henri Toivonen about his RAC-winning Delta S4.


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“Porsche´s speedometer was connected to the rear wheels and on gravel it could show 250 km/h while the car was standing still…” - Henri Toivonen´s co-driver Juha Piironen about the Prodrive Porsche 911 SC RS.


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“In 1000 Lakes Rally 1983 Henri and I were Opel team-mates. During one midnight service break he suddenly said to me that ‘now it is time to give it a go’. ‘Haven´t we been doing that already for a while ?’, I asked him. Then Henri jumped into his car and drove a string of five fastest stage times (in the dark) winning the 4WD Audis, after which the Opel´s engine cut and he unfortunately had to retire.” - World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen about his flamboyant team-mate Henri Toivonen driving the wheels off the 2WD Opel Manta.

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“People loved Colin because they could identify with him. They loved him because of his incredible driving, but also because occasionally he made mistakes.” - Ari Vatanen about his untamed Subaru -team-mate Colin McRae.


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1) RWD Civic? Cool.
2) With a Nissan KA24DE? WTF? You couldn't use a better engine? :odd:

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I was actually talking about this with Cesar (Speed Junkie) a few days ago. Not really talking about swapping it to a Civic, but in general.

Honestly, despite the ka24 not being a great powerhouse or anything, there's no denying the engine is extremely reliable. They make about 160whp and tq with only minor bolt ons, and they are a dime a dozen. Sure, the powerband sucks, but that can be fixed with a set of cams. They can be picked up for 200-400 bucks in great running shape, and if you stick it in a lightweight chassis like an E30, Datsun 510, AE86 Corolla, S12, on in this case, a Civic, I'd bet that thing is pretty quick. With full intake/header/exhaust, and a set of cams, they will easily make 180whp with equal torque numbers. The transmissions are strong enough, the engines are cheap enough, and they are reliable enough. Plus, if it breaks, you could probably get another block for free if you look hard enough.

Whether or not it's worth a turbo build is another story, but N/A, there's no denying it makes a great powerplant for a lightweight car.
 
Honda time (and some other stuff in between)...

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^Very interesting shot.


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Mugen engine assembly.


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^Lowerd just for the shot :lol:


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^ :drool: And those RGs!


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^Senna at Suzuka.


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