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Day 1 of a road trip is the time. You've spent the time planning. You've spent the time excited for it to begin. And then you get to hit the road and enjoy the journey. It's an added bonus when you are road tripping in a car that you love to drive like the Integra Type R. It's the unknown, the possibilities, the what will you find and what memories will be made. Day 1 ... just start.

I am confident enough to make a prediction. Within the next 20 years you will see an EG Hatchback Civic sell for $40k. Seems outlandish but it is not as far fetched as you may think. The good cars to start with are getting more difficult to find. Paint and body work can be exorbitantly expensive and obtaining replacement moldings, exterior and interior parts is being driven by supply and demand. IE – getting very expensive. Consider this and then add in the generation of enthusiasts coming into their prime of life with disposable income and financial whirlwinds creates a...

I read an interesting article over the weekend that was about modern cars. It discussed how much computer hardware and software integration is in them and how they will become obsolete quicker than older cars. As these cars age technology progresses at a quicker and quicker rate. Using computers for everything in the car leaves it up to the manufacturers to ensure they keep the systems relevant, the hardware available and the software updatable. But if the patterns of other technology companies (let's think Apple and their i-Products) are any indication they are more incentivized to let the technology of...

The idea, the planning, the build, the project is the fun part. The reason you have seen so much turnover on IPGparts shop cars over the years is the real fun that we have is the idea, planning and building of a project. That is where the creative, the research, the experience and the goals all come together to figure out your finished product. It has happened time and time again over the years. Finding a new to us car, dreaming of how we are going to us it and building it to that spec. That is the enjoyable part...

Upgrade time for the ITR Race Car. After many years of running the car it is still amazing. But can it be better? Our tried and true Koni 3011 double adjustable shocks did us well but are showing their age and are in need of a rebuild. Since these aren't a shock we actually sell there isn't much of a point to put more time into them. So let's make a change to a brand we have believe in and have been selling for the last 10 years. Enter the MCS Double Adjustable Remote Reservoir Shocks. To completely understand the...