Import Tuner Magazine : Project Sipper ('92 Civic VX)

[slownugly]

New Old Stock? haha

[kaiba]

I've total up all the fancy carbon, performance and suspension parts at msrp. Total came up to $6854.98


Seibon Hood $620.00
Seibon Doors $2200.00
Seibon Tailgate $720.00
GPRAuto drag wing $350.00
LAF L/R side glass 156.97 x2
LAF Rear glass $289.97
Spoon style (ebay)side mirror $30.00

Blox camber Front $179.90
Blox camber rear $109.90
Blox lower control arm $ $135.00
ST coilover kit $949.99
Buddy Club Spec II exhuast $ 495.00
DC sport header 4-2-1 $371.28
Blox test pipe $90.00


Adding the cost of the car, paint job and other parts, their fuel efficient VX has cost them over $9,000.00

They could've bought a nice a 1st gen Honda Insigt and call it day.

[kaiba]

"What was most satisfying to everyone was that the Ecorun Civic met the projected goal of 60 mpg on the flat highways, and 50 to 55 mpg on mountainous terrain."

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/chan...x?prestitial=1

[svt98t]

Originally Posted by UltArc

Neither of these two... :/

pitot tube?

-ryan s.

[cbaber]

$9000 for 60 MPG? Why didn't the just get some advice from WD40's Civic VX? They covered 2000 miles during summer, WD40 has covered 68,000 miles and is at 57.5 lifetime MPG.

While I guess this is good press and coverage for ecomodding, I am still disappointed at the results. All of ecomodder.com's top 10 gas cars are over 60 MPG, 7 out of 10 of them sharing a similar platform to the magazine car. And I bet you they haven't invested $9000 to get 60 MPG.

[UFO]

Dude, it's got to LOOK good. Looks are everything.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by UFO

Dude, it's got to LOOK good. Looks are everything.

Does it look economical? Does it sound economical?

Don't those magazines usually focus on cars that look and sound fast, instead of testing them on dynos and on tracks?

[spacemanspif]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

Silly, of course they'll be checking for NOS!

That is a terribly misinformed statement. You only need NOS when there are 2 Jay Zs around



Hondas are so fast from the factory that they don't need cheap power in a bottle.

Can someone please make sure to post up when Import Tuner updates the project...its not exactly a website I visit on a daily basis lol.

[Xist]

Wow. I think that picture caused a micro aneurysm.

Exactly where are those headlights pointing? They seem to be about 45° away from each other.

[samwichse]

Why did they make such a big deal about it being PRACTICAL, not like us ecomodders, but something PRACTICAL. They said PRACTICAL about 10 times like some kind of mantra... good for every day driving.

Then they proceeded to gut the entire interior, something most people here wouldn't even do due to the noise/discomfort. And remove the air conditioning. And replace the steel doors with "for offroad use only" cf parts. Would you want to get into a side impact with a brittle door like that to your side?

Seems to me they're going about it exactly 180 degrees from practical.