By: Brian McGurk
Photos By: Henry Z. DeKuyper
LA’s got a lot of Sol, and I’m not talking about the city of angels. This ’97 Del Sol Si is coming straight out of Creole country, draped in good ol’ southern flavor. Baton rouge, LA- based Hybrid Racing Been producing quality parts for over 10 years. “I really wanted an EG or EK, but when I saw this Del Sol I knew it was a done deal,” said owner William Davidson. For those who aren’t familiar with Hybrid Racing, they are a “function over from” group of guys who feel more comfortable in the pits than in the car show. “We don’t build show cars, so this car is as close as we’ll get to one. We wanted to make something a little more fun; something we can cruise around with and take to local spots.”
The Del Sol arrived in a flat bed, within a day it had been striped to bare metal. A ’95-spec JDM front bumper was ordered to replace the damaged front end. It was either going to be white or gray, since we wanted to do a little different with the bay.” Hybrids resident mad scientist David Cordell got to work with the engine, tearing down the circuit car sourced K20A2 Wiseco pistons, Blueprint connecting rods, and polished OEM crankshaft. The head was treated with Skunk2 stage II camshafts with matching Skunk II Titanium retainers/ valve springs. Also includes Skunk II K-swap exhaust manifold and fully customized Kinsler 57mm Individual throttle body setup. The car was meant to show case Hybrids skills, a lot of time was put in to hiding all the plumbing.
McGurk, B., & DeKuyper, H. Z. (2010, June 20). Ragin' K'jun. Honda Tuning, pp. 26-30.
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