Resistance
It's Wilwood all around slowing this chariot down: 12-inch drilled and slotted rotors, four-piston calipers, polymatrix race pads and stainless-steel lines.
Fashion
Body:
Ha keeps it tasteful with Japanese flavor on the outside, opting for JDM ITR headlights, Mugen front bumper and carbon-fiber hood, C-West side skirts, INGS+1 rear bumper and VIS carbon-fiber hatch.
Inside:
Can't beat the combination of Bride Brix II buckets and Takata harnesses for pilot comfort, unless of course you factor in a MOMO Net 350mm steering wheel. Ha monitors underhood activity via Dfi gauges for boost, air/fuel and oil pressure, while a Type R gauge cluster keeps him abreast of his throttle inputs.
Other interior touches include a swap to full black interior, a color option not offered on RSXs from the factory, JDM door panels and Type R center console, Sparco pedals and custom dyed headliner. Ha didn't have time to install the red Type R carpet he recently picked up before our photo shoot.
ICE:
Nothing extreme on the audio front, just a well-chosen Kenwood 7015 touchscreen DVD player source unit with navigation and PS2 integration.
Love:
Harry Nguyen and the rest of the Emotion team; Ernie at Knig, Pag at competitiongrafix.com; Josh at EDO Performance; Steve at Elite Division Marketing (EDM); Lam at Street Lethal; Ritchie at Nitto; Jay at Circuit City; Mel at Tee's USA; and "my baby," Trang.