Sonic On Building $100,000 Honda Civics, Racing in Connecticut, and Breaking All Motor Honda Records

[@sonic_203]

Thank you for having us 🔥

[@StreetAlphaPodcast]

Thank you guys for making this happen! 🙏

[@BoostAuthority]

You need to invite CLM RACING out of NJ on the podcast for an interview they were the first awd bubble in the 7's and Fernando been the Turbo Godfather for 20 years

[@TheTito323]

Had to stop watching to post this. S/O Jerrybuilt from LA an OG from the land 🤙🏽 s/o @StreetAlphaPodcast for the dope pod 👏🏽

[@TheTito323]

Had to stop watching to post this. S/O Jerrybuilt from LA an OG from the land 🤙🏽 s/o @StreetAlphaPodcast for the dope pod 👏🏽

[@TheTito323]

Had to stop watching to post this. S/O Jerrybuilt from LA an OG from the land 🤙🏽 s/o @StreetAlphaPodcast for the dope pod 👏🏽

[@allmotorvtec]

Dam imagine if Rob Mapps was still alive, that would’ve been an episode

[@dannyhak4606]

Heck yea I was hoping they would give him his props also mapps an showtime put on a show for ct also 💪🏼

[@Saengphommachan515]

RIP TO THE GOAT MAPPS MADE HONDAS INSANE

[@J_Ike845]

LongLiveMapps

[@josefamania22]

Mapps and showtime put ct on the map for racing

[@shiftlifegarage3284]

EASTSIDE IN THE HOUSE ❤

[@notone4029]

I have a NEWFOUND RESPECT for Sonic and Ahmed. Been a sub to their channel for a couple years since their YT beginnings. But I ALWAYS assumed they just came from money or family money. Them being border poor or from Humble beginnings changes EVERYTHING for me. You two some REAL reason ones. 👍🏻🔥

[@iAmTaiBoogie]

My dogs Ahmed Sonic n Batman! Dope podcast boys!

[@amydaudier3327]

Most poppin hunts point hands down

[@JacobGarcia-ub7mq]

Taiboogie get on the pod cast

[@Esco456]

They gotta have u on here ASAP u been around for years we about the same age so I seen it happen your growth and time around is insane 🙏🏽💪🏽

[@melvin9875]

Jroc shoulda been on here too

[@ThatB5GUY]

Meh not really

[@dc5rick877]

He should have been there. He builds these shits

[@ethansotelo755]

Nah I agree jroc is just as knowledgeable and funny af 😂

[@9blockperformance948]

And Jamie Marsh

[@G_Ozare]

Jamie & Jroc for sure

[@anthonyrivera8188]

I’m 18 k swaping my first car I live down the street from them driving by gives me motivation to finish mine I couldn’t imagine k swapping something back in 06 much love to theses guys there the reason I’m headed down a better path with theses cars 💪🏽

[@elizabethrodgers9493]

Hamden inna building☝️

[@Onedeepdrew]

Good shit man! I’m 30 barely doin what I want to do to my civic 12 years later. Keep it up man!!

[@JulianVR4]

One of the best episodes yet! The chemistry and vibes were off the chart! Those dudes were funny asf "imma claim him on my taxes" 🤣

[@MrMediina1]

Interview ghost boy aki an ex member of HiBoost. An NYC legend

[@carlobrigante881]

🔫🔫

[@stephenrodriguez1444]

🔫🔫

[@yeahman1756]

I doubt he would do it.

[@lancetravels856]

I agree ghost boy Aki would be a good interview I did enjoy this one tho

[@Cardude369]

AKI is the one of the best!! Damn I was just thinking that I been watching his videos for 14 years

[@1Sturdy5_]

Crazy to see people you grew up with become legends in the game. My biggest respect to you guys for sure. Many blessings.

[@Carsrus007]

Legends 😂😂😂 what a time to be alive

[@1Sturdy5_]

@@Carsrus007 you hating bad my boy, that shit don’t wear well.

[@TheOGMcfly]

This was a great Honda podcast. Hope we can get more people from the 90s.00s Honda scene on

[@mrsam5350]

Great Podcast - Generally 👍🏽

[@SCOTTCOD4]

We need to see Aki from KG Garage (Keep Gunnin) on the Podcast. He’s a street racing legend

[@KingLess2000]

I recognize Batman anywhere. I would never forget that race of him and Hesi. That was legendary. Best part is when Batman said, "I only have 4 cylinders my guy." 😂😂😂 Priceless. He gunned that S2000.

[@ChannelZeroTV860]

Connecticut In the building!!!!! 860/203 !!!

[@csa360vidz]

Yall still ain't old enough! B4 yt there was STREETFIRE! I still got vids on there!

[@TheChemicalBassist]

. Net! The good ole days lol

[@ShaunKnysh]

The tri-state area loves and RESPECTS THE MAN SONIC AND HIS BROTHER 🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you for making our parts of the world Relevant 🙏🙏❣️❣️

[@gasparsperformance9841]

500 hp is fun to have as a daily, especially since you’re most likely not going to come across another 500+hp daily driven car on your way to work or home. I learned this from my personal experience.

[@hatch450sx3]

The days of forums. Street fire, tristate tuner, nico, ect it was wild west. I also miss etown strip... Atco gone too. The fact out of town people can speak so fondly of etown days warms my heart. Jersey sucks now

[@rhddc2]

B20vtec was the place to be for a long time

[@hatch450sx3]

@@rhddc2 I was more of a Nissan guy. Had an sr20 and 2 ka24de-t. But still I miss the forum days. But respect to the old school Honda guys too.

[@baghdadwarrior039]

Great interview! Im from Stamford but work in NY! Even the sign on I-95 north entering Ct changed to “ home of the nation’s best pizza!” But please don’t kill me, It’s my humble opinion that NY still has the best Pizza!

[@patrickfischer2253]

JunII is the quickest GTR in the world. Ran a 6.37 quarter mile.

[@semigodslayer9621]

Honda did 243 in 5.81 seconds

[@Klausnaci]

@@semigodslayer9621you can’t compare a car with doors vs a promod

[@youtubechangedmyname]

Great Interview . Ive followed/watched these Guys for years at track events, street etc. Along with J Marsh and KJ Built . Fellow CT resident. 🤘👍

[@rodrigosanchez4977]

Crazy how west coast guys got mentioned by the east coast. Driver b and Jerry built me as a west coast guy used to admire ROBERT Mapps 🙏🏾 real OG

[@hermanwatson6395]

Y’all can’t forget about epic tuning out of Pa. Had the red ej coupe that was b series awd tuned by Jeff Evans.

[@rjnicolas4312]

Was hoping for this one!!! Definitely one of my favorite episodes

[@gmula1987]

Wait their talking about johnny across from jimmy oakes shop. Thats crazy to hear he built one of the first awd civics.

[@GonzosDIY]

Damn. They brought back history. My uncle (rip) used to take me to etown to watch the drag races. I grew up 30min from there. Took my 82 civic wagon to honda day a few times. Use to want a civic bubble and make it all motor but it was hard not having money to do it.

[@dinacabeleira9812]

Lil but deadly CT knows these dudes here really put it on for this state for sure. New England motorsports, Jamie Marsh are true street legends and all facts. This Honda game they are really about that life... Shout outs to this podcast and our CT street legends ... All facts

[@EBKperformanceTV]

Where jroc at tho!

[@SeriousPunch]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 i watched every single second of this podcast!!

[@admintuning]

37:28 bro dropped 10k on a cage in 2008 while the housing market collapsed 😂😂😂😂😂 💯 dope ass crew and pod

[@StreetAlphaPodcast]

😂

[@yeahman1756]

bruh it ain't cheap. Some of us spend equivalent to a oem unmodified valuable sports car. my 8.50 10pt index certified chromoly cage wasn't cheap and it was built by one of the professional drag racer fabricators that knows what should be require to meet NHRA petty safety standards. And then you got rust bucket kicker fb market low baller idiots who thinks their shiet worth is equivalent to it.

[@69BigLou]

The global economy collapsed. And they were still hurting people's feelins 😂😂

[@v_rico]

Imagine if he bought bitcoin tho

[@yeahman1756]

@@StreetAlphaPodcast Gotta get Fatkidd666 from WestCoast on the PodCast.. That boy start up heavy hitter honda boy.. went rounds after rounds and won at a couple Fwd west coast street shoot outs.. shiet was crazy..true street racer .. he fast now..

[@Dc2Pichy]

Respect to CT Sonic n everyone in New England. Blessings 🙏🏻💯☝🏻

[@mikeg6niner]

Man, love hearing these stories. Great episode

[@mrsam5350]

Great podcast, Good talks, Good guys, with solid experience and ability and a nice long podcast to listen to whilst working on my car - perfection - Great Job Tooks👍🏽

[@tylerb.2072]

hartford was crazy too back in the day. like 03-09. every friday and saturday all night. almost zero issues. it was beautiful.

[@Yajsemi]

This is the best episode yet. I’d love to see you guys interview more Honda guys and do more Honda content in general. Hondas are literally the best ever. I wouldn’t even be into cars if it wasn’t for Hondas straight up.

[@rj5485]

Great episode! Huge fan of their clean Honda builds!! Clean is the way!!

[@jkr19888]

Sick builds, sonic is crazy ✊🏾 Shout of from so cal

[@frieddayfriday]

went to japan 2004, thats the first time i saw a k and f20 swaps EGs. theyd be drifting those rwd F20 egs there which was a mind blowing moment for me!!

[@davidshaffer2220]

This vid would make a great drinking game. Take a shot for everytime ole boy says not gonna front🤣

[@carportmods]

The first K-Swap was in to a EM2 around 2004. I think Honda Tuning did a feature on it. I used to chat with the guy on AIM. I was hyped because I had an EM2. You can probably find the posts on Honda Tech.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

I think I still have that one in my Attic . I saved all my Honda Tuning mags from back then. 😂

[@DakineMike7]

I think that was done by doctor Charles ? Or his old mechanic gearhienz

[@carportmods]

@@youtubechangedmyname I have mine too in a chest!

[@carportmods]

@DakineMike7 it's been so long that sounds familiar. I used to talk to his buddy, too. His buddy would post a lot of Spoon's blue TSX at the track in Cali. I think his name was Chris. We lost contact after AOL became unpopular.

[@jamesfugere1493]

Thanks 4 restoring the culture ❤😅 always beautiful work!!!

[@highpsiguy4085]

Ayeee! This one gonna be FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 boys!!!!

[@DjCBlaq]

This was a dope interview. Companies aren’t going to put but so much money into 30 year old cars. That’s probably the wall, add that to the availability of cars left to be built. That’s a hard sell.

[@stephenrodriguez1444]

Interview GHOST BOY AKI !!!!! #KEEPGUNNIN🔫🔫🔫🔫

[@TooLOWtoobeGone]

This is the podcast we needed. Shootout to NYC but these dudes put it into perspective. Once you lock in a race, dont start with the stipulations. U see a trackhawk, you know they go fast, you see an S2000, you know they go fast. The hesi race was dope, I knew he would lose to the s2000, but when I saw him wheelie during his burnout, I was like oh nah, I got scared for hesi. But shootout to hesi for emboding racing culture and actually racing knowing he prob would lose. And as a honda boy, its dope having these guys remind the young generation that at the end of the day, from the east coast to japan, the civic started street racing, and after decades and decades its still one of the top tier cars for street racing, s2000 basically is a tuned up civic coupe on steriods so dont even try to call me out everyone lol.

[@jermaineesseboom381]

Civics did not start street racing lol. Mopars/chevy/Fords did.

[@FelipeF03]

Gotta get them back on when Cacho outside

[@jaycqc8136]

Tony Palo definitely got me into cars and drag racing

[@cpcxgsr]

glad I saw him a few times in englishtown with his integra. breaking records and putting "street" hondas on the map. Sucks that he's not working on hondas anymore and focusing on gtrs and v10s. It would have been cool to see him push the Honda game and how far it can go

[@mauricio8776]

Damn 05 and 06 when these guys started racing? Straight OGs rogjt here, respect. 💯I was barely 5 when these guys were out there racing 😂

[@hectoralva787]

JROC should of definitely been on this podcast and I hope to see y’all at FL2k 😎💪🏼

[@homanmaster]

Really curious who was the very first person to swap a k series motor in a car…..

[@yeahman1756]

hasport?

[@Tbrick563]

Yea probably Brian from Hasport

[@DONJULIJUVY718]

Used to see cars from jersey with k swaps 15 yrs ago at meets and races

[@smithjohn3080]

​@@DONJULIJUVY718lol 15 years ago... the peakboost has port honda fit was on cover of superstreet with a K24 turbo in like 05. That wasn't first but hasport or skunk2 most likely first around 2003 I'd say

[@RichardSuon-h2q]

honestly theres no telling, i was looking in the forums and iirc i read during 04' was when people were trying to purchase K20Rs, so who knows.

[@ryansirju1840]

Big up jamie and sonic crew

[@fspecperformance]

Yall need to do a tour of The garage

[@j.active911]

Great vid great crew

[@StreetAlphaPodcast]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cameronbishop3092]

New England motors!🐐

[@TurboEM1]

Dc2 and ek/si are almost if not identical in wheel base. Complete different looking especially the Teg being fast back with big eyes.

[@xratednomad]

Love this one! Is a Banger!! Need more Merch!

[@hanseoulohh9913]

I can agree 👍 very clean shop show integrity in your work ethics

[@Daniel.mikucki]

No talk about the $100k weekly giveaways with winners from Minnesota every single time? Oh awkward…. Very interesting

[@0riginalkiyoshi]

Sounds like you just got some shitty ass luck cause you don’t spend your $$ like Minnesota does 💀🤦🏻‍♂️

[@0riginalkiyoshi]

High Risk High reward , if you scared go to church and keep ya small $ in your pocket.

[@cristianrodriguez742]

Not to mention the text msg from 4 different phone numbers a day

[@V1CT0RY]

Tbh not a scam lol his main pool of participants are Hmong (with larger population in MN) and they love to gamble. Also, they only have 18 clan last names so that’s why you be seeing similar names popping up as winners lol

[@papi_sazon2032]

I stopped watching on my phone just to watch it on the TV cause CT is in the building ! New haven is commenting . I been asking for batman up here . That car he got is a machine !

[@elizabethrodgers9493]

Haven here☝️

[@pifftalk88]

💯

[@williamalejandro9139]

Great interview

[@6kshaunn90]

how do you build a k and keep it automatic?

[@christopher5110]

God damn of showtime was here with Robert mapps. This would have been the most insane Episode

[@SobenNun]

Banger! Been waiting for this!

[@ctdoughboyable]

Ct does have the best pizza check out Villa Pizza in stratford hands down

[@citocaraballo7839]

Bro CT is 15 years behind Ny and NJ. Plenty of family in New Haven area.

[@El_Locotron2305]

“1000 hp on tap” was hilarious lls

[@NoImpres.]

Anyone knows what engine setup Batman's S2000 got?

[@DiLLY_V92]

SEATTLE, WA / KENT, WA HOME OF THE FIRST K SWAPS - you NEED to get SPEEDFACTORY RACING ON HERE ASAP!!!

[@BuiltByLondonRacing]

Saying stretch him out is crazy. Means something different in the souf

[@Jordybuilt]

had a 2000 hatch civic and it was a k24a2 jdm , 6 speed lsd trans. made 240 wheel and it was a blst

[@The-KeyserSoze]

Ohh man I can’t believe the K20C1 didn’t even get mentioned 😢 I guess old is gold

[@josefamania22]

New Haven is popping now but in the 90s it was white plains and Bridgeport in the 2000s it was in Hartford

[@iM3M0]

Just saw this and dang, can’t wait to watch it!!!

[@froman02]

They don’t mention that they used to get smoked by showtime the real og’s of CT

[@canoPR]

Good stuff, thanks

[@jerelkemper7166]

First k-swap done in New York was rpm NYC in a prelude done by George then the man himself(rip)Morris midnight Auto and my boy dev both eg bubbles

[@RussellGilder]

Series and serious are not the same word my guy.

[@jorgeisaac7742]

Wow I never knew ya was so young back then!! I always thought ya was early 20s.. ya keep doing ya thing ❤❤❤..

[@HDVisionsMedia]

Had a K series back in 2006! Oem Teal eg bubble w/ roll cage

[@Evoyer]

He don’t just look like no hesi he sounds like him too 😭😭

[@shawnmohammed1995]

Thought I was bugging lmaooo

[@xvigbe]

thats the guy wit the s2k that beat hesi right?

[@ant_zerofux]

@@xvigbeyes og Batman

[@xvigbe]

@@ant_zerofux knew he looked familiar. good ass race frfr, wheelie on mfs

[@yeahman1756]

@@xvigbe lol yes. When that S2k did that burn out. NYC went quiet asf... got NOhesi them were quiet asf. You can't flex about being a true racer and driver. when you meet real racers and drivers.

[@teddiazjr.6223]

Another great video

[@edddiaz4202]

Can you please give us a 2nd interview with alejandro flores talking about his 5.0 swaps. Next year

[@TurboEM1]

The shop mascot was tryna join the chat. 🤣 1:44:04

[@ctxxl187]

I love seeing the CT love❤

[@lancetravels856]

Honda civic wagon hands down best awd chassis lol. The few civic wagon crew

[@Hectic_Ctv]

Ghostboyaki 1st k swap

[@Serpentis666]

Manny chameleon was the first one in Long Island with a k swap eg if I had to guess I’d say 05/06 def the first person I knew of with a swap…

[@anthonyreyes4107]

that mouse was from yonkers trying to collect zinc bolts for his “builds”

[@jamesgood2919]

Lol

[@noto3402]

The video I never knew I needed

[@iPaddsbills]

Shout out to Johnny for building that first car

[@stuntmanxtra3825]

Great internet 💯 Your Podcast is 🔥 CT does not have better pizza than NYC 😅 You CT boys need to stop inhaling those M1 Vapors

[@StreetAlphaPodcast]

😂😂😂

[@VFLYYY__]

youtube was around back in the day & forums was a thing there were websites where videos were posted

[@ragnarsxwrath3261]

Thinking about where I watched my racing vids back in the early 2000s... Streetfire was where it was at.

[@ShaunKnysh]

Love these guys 👍 there the real OGs

[@Serpentis666]

Streetfire brought the street races to the screen first up… Manny chameleon was the first one in Long Island with a k swap eg if I had to guess I’d say 05/06 def the first person I knew of with a swap…

[@jaygarcia6388]

We had k swaps in Cali too. People swapping rsx k20s and brand new k20z3s from a Brand new car and put it hatchbacks and were spending 10,000s of dollars back in the day

[@Serpentis666]

@@jaygarcia6388 I did my first k swap in 08… even back then I was still late to the game…

[@calebskeeper3553]

Phillips pizzeria restaurant in queens, Flushing is the best I've tried anywhere. I never tried Connecticut pizza but I bet it's not better

[@marcasswellbmd6922]

Oh yeah I wish he would have posted the clip of that race Batman and Hesi, Ima look for it later. Yo he is soo funny though I feel his vibe, I can tell he's joking but he ain't lying. And anyway, if people think shyt is expensive now just wait till they see what all this shyt costs in another 2 years..

[@danieldelgado945]

Bro falling asleep at the end lol

[@Teamsolo203]

You gotta get a interview with Tommy, he has crazy gtr-r’s

[@kevodean]

use to make amazing profit margins off hondas in the 2000s but ever since like 2010 its been impossible, ive made 3x the money parting out hondas vs building/restoring.... its insane to see how a si cluster alone has 5x in price. stock clean integra seats, even civic base model seats are selling for as much as a beat up roller, 9 out of 10 hondas are just clapped out, all sorts of shit rigged up just bc they cant find the oem parts to replace shit without blowing big money

[@Ravenlion13]

Can someone tell me who are the guys out racing on the merritt by the hamden tunnel? I'm always hearing them late at night and want to just watch one day lol