FAST FACTS
07' Honda Fit
OWNER Super Street
HOMETOWN The wrong side of the tracks at Primediatown
DAILY GRIND Corporate shill
PLAN OF ATTACK do absolutelynothing for months then beg Leigh Guarnieri to finish the car
POWER estimated 450+ hp
UNDER THE HOOD K20A swap with Hasport mounts; Darton Dry Sleeves with flange; ERL Performance assembly, sleeving, and Superdeck system; Brian Crower 2.35L Stroker kit and cams; JE pistons; ARP K20 Head and Main Stud kit; Full Race turbo exhaust manifold; HKS turbo, wastegate, blow-off valve, intercooler and exhaust; Design Craft intercooler piping; RC Engineering 1,000cc injectors; Calico Coatings; JAZ Products fuel cell; Nitrous Express 75hp system, Ntercooler
DRIVETRAIN Carbonetic LSD, clutch, and gearset; Driveshaft Shop axles
BRAINS HKS F-Con V Pro; XS Engineering tuning
STIFF STUFF Tein coilovers; GT Spec front strut tower brace and rear lower bumper reinforcement
ROLLERS 18x7.5 (show), 17x7 (race) Volk Racing wheels; BFGoodrich tires
STOPPERS Acura TL front brakes
OUTSIDE Carbon Creations front and rear bumpers, side skirts, wing, vented front fenders, vented hood, OEM hatch; custom paint by JBC Customs
INSIDE Custom Design Craft Fabrication rollcage; Status Racing Laguna seats (2); Takata five-point harnesses (2)
IMPRESSION Our original plan was to build up the Fit's factory 1.5 slug until various internal pieces externalized themselves. However, it took us longer to get Fit than planned (not enough Pilates). But scheduling conflicts forced us to strip the car and go ahead with Stage II which includes a K20 swap in preparation for Time Attack duty. When we write "us" we mean everyone who did the work for us. By the time you read this our Fit should be due to appear at the SEMA Show. Who are we kidding, it will probably be in a million pieces on the floor of some shop for months to come.
FAST FACTS
95' Toyota Supra
OWNER Super Street, Koz and Grim of Twins Turbo
HOMETOWN Signal Hill, CA
DAILY GRIND Building racecars
FUTURE PROSPECTS complete the last Triple Crown requirement
POWER 1,000+ hp
UNDER THE HOOD Arias pistons with customwristpins; Carrillo H-beam connecting rods; Pro gram billet crank main caps; ATI crank dampener; ARP head and main stud kit; micro-polished crank; chamfered oil holes; high speed balanced rotating assembly; Darrell Cox Racing ported and polished head; REV 1mm oversized titanium valves, titanium retainers, and dual valve spring set; SERDI full-radius valve job; Crower stage 3 camshafts; JUN cam gears; RB racing kevlar timing belt; Twins Turbo EGR block off kit and stage 3 twin turbo kit; Fabworks custom intake manifold and fuel rail; Innovative dual ball-bearing T4/T3 hybrid turbos and intercooler; TiAL billet BOV; Weldon DR2050 fuel pump, 2040 regulator, and Dial flow voltage regulator; Fuel Safe 22 gallon pro cell; 96lb per hr injectors; PWR custom aluminum radiator; Spall dual fans; Setrab oil and power-steering cooler; Alloy Racing Covers inconel heat shields
DRIVETRAIN Tilton carbon/carbon three disk clutch and flywheel assembly; ACPT carbon fiber driveshaft; TRD LSD
BRAINS MoTeC M800, ADL dashboard, and custom mil spec harness
STIFF STUFF Penske 8600 remote reservoir shocks; Eibach springs
ROLLERS Kinesis K28 wheels 18x9.5 and 18x13; Toyo T1-S shaved 275/35ZR18 and 335/30ZR18
STOPPERS Stop Tech 14-inch rotors and four-piston calipers front and rear
OUTSIDE custom modified Extreme Dimensionswide body kit and carbon fiber hood; carbon fiber race mirrors; custom rear diffuser; custom front belly pan, ducting and front lip
INSIDE OMP Grip kevlar seats, six-point harness and suede steering wheel; eight-point Chromemoly rollcage
DATABASE "The Triple Crown: Part I" (Nov '03); "The Triple Crown: Part II" (Dec '03); "The Triple Crown: Part III" (Feb '04); "The Triple Crown:Part IV" (Apr '04); "The Triple Crown: Part V"(Aug '04); "Our Garage" (Sept '04)
IMPRESSION Rather than spanking people in the Time Attack, this badass Supra is sitting on jackstands in the back of the Twins' shop. Soon enough, we'll complete the Triple Crown challenge that we set for them. Two down and only one to go. The 10-second street tires pass shouldn't be that hard. We'd drive it ourselves, but none of us would be able to handle a 1,000+hp car anyway. Plus we'd probably stall before we got it into the burnout box.