After fitting an Uprated Yuasa battery to the type r, we decided it was high time to give the car’s aging OEM ignition system the same treatment in the form of a set of plasma direct Uprated coil packs.
Tuning is a complex business. One that can rarely be accurately described as ever being complete. After all, there’s always something else you can do, something else you can add, uprate, clean, replace or remove. Only when you have completely eliminated any possible weak links can you rest easy knowing you’ve a job well done. But then there’s always the next level to attain. More power, more speed, better handling. It’s a never ending circle. But then that’s half the fun I guess as at least things never get boring!
This story is from the October 2017 edition of Japanese Performance.
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