Editor's Note: This is the first chapter in a new monthly series oriented toward the novice hot rodder. It is our aim to acquaint him (or her) with the various bolt-on items of specialty equipment ...

Sporty Hondas are celebrated for their manual shift experience. The feel, the throw, the snick-snick-snick—all reasons I bought my Civic Si. So I was surprised to hear Russ Garehan, main man at Honda ...

After several years of driving my roadster pickup using a length of rod as a shifter, I finally got around to installing a floor shifter, meaning I no longer have to reach down by my feet to select ...