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HONDATA JDM FD2-R ECU REFLASH !
Honda ECU tuners supremos HONDATA has came out with an ECU reflash for the
JDM FD2 CIVIC TYPE-R. Bring back good old memories of the old-days, I had a chance to review
this reflash for TOVA.
SUPER GT 2008 CATCH-UP : ROUNDS 5, 6 & 7
During our 'MIA' of just slightly more than 2 months, 3 rounds of the SUPER GT 2008
championship were run. We now do a catch-up and review the actions over those rounds.
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TOVA GOES RACING !!
TOVA have been inactive for the whole month of August but it was for a very good reason.
For this year's 12-hours Merdeka Millenium Endurance (MME) race, TOVA has joined forces with the HCOC
and AADA Motorsports to field an EG6 Civic SiR, competing in the 1600cc and below CLASS C
category. So the month of August was an extremely hectic month as we worked overtime to prepare the
car and get together a team to go racing ! True to the theme of TOVA, other than paying for AADA
Motorsports to oversee the logistics, the rest of the team was made up totally of Honda enthusiasts.
It was truly a case of the Honda enthusiasts who went racing !. And it was a race to
remember. We went through everything: from the frustration of hitting the tyre wall, to race strategy
mistakes and even car problems. But in the end, we managed to prevail to take a wonderful
P3 Podium finish against teams which are much better financed and with much longer racing
experience. A proper report will be out in due time. In the meanwhile, I need a few days to rest.
Do check back here very soon.
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THE FD2 CIVIC TYPE-R EXPERIENCE
PART 2- INSTRUMENTED TESTING
Follow-up on Part 1 of our exclusive FD2 Civic Type R experience series,
Part 2 is the report on a suite of 'instrumented' tests that I did on
the FD2 CTR, from the standard dyno power-check, to our previously popular
acceleration and brake tests and also a bit more.
PART 1 - CIVIC TYPE-R IN SEPANG
I attended Honda Malaysia's media drive event for the FD2 CIVIC TYPE-R which was
held at the Sepang circuit. It was an extremely interesting and enjoyable drive
indeed and this is my impressions of the car from that drive.
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SHORT TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
NEW FIT/JAZZ L-SERIES i-VTEC ENGINES
The new 2nd Generation Honda Fit/Jazz has been launched for the JDM
earlier this year and will be making its debut across the world over the next few months.
This is our exclusive technical overview on the new 2nd generation L-Series i-VTEC
engines that equips the new generation.
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TOVA QUICK-LOOK SPECIAL
Euro FN2 CIVIC TYPE-R
On a recent business trip to Singapore, I met up with some Singapore
TOVA readers/supporters and got the priceless opportunity to check out the SDM/Euro
FN2 Civic Type-R !
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NEW MODEL PREVIEW
2nd GENERATION FIT/JAZZ
The New Fit is Here !
Honda has launched the new 2nd generation Honda Fit (Jazz) for the JDM
last week at the Tokyo Motor show. This is our preview of this incredible little car.
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TOVA EXCLUSIVE
CIVIC TYPE-R COMES TO MALAYSIA
The Story Behind The Event
The JDM Civic TYPE-R has arrived ! After 15 long years, at last a genuine
JDM-Spec Type-R has officially been launched in a country outside of Japan. We tell the
exclusive story behind this momentous event, the men involved and what they went through
to make it happen.
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TECHNICAL OVERVIEW JDM CIVIC TYPE-R ENGINE
The JDM Civic TYPE-R is coming to Malaysia ! In conjunction with this
momentous event, we will be running a technical overview series on this incredible car.
We start with perhaps the most critical element, the K20A Spec R engine.
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New 8G Accord
