i know they wee probably forced to do the honda episodes due to some sponsorship deal or something, the show is supposed to make money you know. that bunch of sell outs.
anyway they could of at least did a real project honda build up and built that 4 banger to the max to see what they could have done with it.
or (and i like this idea better
) they should have done simultanous build ups with like a 5.0 (can be had for the same $3500 they spent on tha civic) and kept the limits on spending the same for each car.
then take them to the strip on the last episode and run them side by side and see what happens!
