Corona, California
Spring is officially over, and with it went another annual Eibach Honda Meet, organized by Honda-tech loyalists Ben Howard, Ryan Hoegner, and resident photographer Rodrez. Now in its fifth year, the annual meet is the largest Honda-only gathering in the nation, and this year's increased attendance reaffirms that Honda enthusiasm is here to stay; over 500 H-badged cars from as far away as Seattle, Houston, and even Cincinnati pre-registered, and at least as many-if not more-could be found lining streets and parking lots for miles around Eibach's Corona, Calif., headquarters. Honda crews pulled no punches in what they brought to the table-apparent in the total show dominance of NWP4LIFE, Wek'Sos, Show Stoppers, and JDMjunkies. Vendors pulled off the gloves as well-most notably Hasport, who unveiled their latest Frankenstein swap kit, enabling Honda 3.5L V-6s to drop into EG Civics-weird, but badass! Eibach and Co. auctioned off thousands in free schwag, bought pizza, and even converted indoor warehouse space into a cafeteria to help tuners beat the Cali heat. www.eibach.com / www.honda-tech.com
Stillen The Show
To all you Z33, G35, and 240SX owners out there, don't think we'd give you all the low-down on a Honda-only meet without some love for the rest of ya. We are 2NR after all, and we've got plenty of love for everyone. And so does Stillen, for that matter, but they have a slightly better way of showing it-like just recently, when they invited anyone and anything Nissan-affiliated to their Costa Mesa, Calif., headquarters for one of the most-looked-forward-to Nissan meets on the West Coast. Not only was the latest Stillen schwag on display at rock bottom prices, but so were some of the cleanest Nissan rides bearing the letters Z, G, R, SX, and so on. Our favorites include the IMSA Z32 race car and the new USDM GT-R. www.stillen.com