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Weekly Update for 2/20/26 * Valentine's day sale was a hit * RaceFF Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/62kc3W7zKbgLhYXchjfd6A?si=9d43bb37f0124d68 * Many price updates online: Weapon R, Thermal R&D, Functionwerk, Spoon, PRL * Stoptech closed! * CRX work at the home garage. My car: S300 wiring, learning a lot. Nearly complete! The other Hf, finding it to be a fun side project. * Paint cost:...

Heeltoe Manifesto – “Shift-Up” We’re not just another auto parts store. We’re the car friend who always picks up the phone. The one who’s been in the garage since before lunch turned to dinner. Who knows what torque spec should feel like. The one who gets it. At Heeltoe, we believe loving your car means taking care of it like it takes care of you. Whether you daily it, race it, show it, or wrench...

People are FREAKED about voiding the warranty on their car. They won't even do simple mods! But guess what...mods, even significant ones, DO NOT VOID the warranty on the car! Reasonable mods, high quality parts, proper install all help keept he warranty intact and the dealer won't question you. And to a greater extent, you are protected by the LAW. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, in particular.

This new 2026 Prelude should have been our Integra, or RSX! This Prelude is a 3dr hatch based on a Civic platform, but clearly far and away the better performance version with more technology amenities and distinctive, sporty styling. Think about it. This car is based on a Civic platform. The sports version of a Civic platform is really an Integra. The Civic Type-R is the racing version of a Civic...

What the heck are you doing to us, Acura? Okay there's a lot of hate over the new "RSX." It's really been tough to swallow for some of us Honda fans, those who remember the Integra and the RSX for what they were. Sporting three-door hatchbacks with exciting powertrains, attractive silhouettes, the dream and hope of a Type R version. These cars were icons for Acura/ Honda. And you are just using th...

Listen, guys, we need to stop letting our passions and emotions dictate how we deal with others. Being on an even keel and understanding that, the vast majority of the time, the person on the other end of the line has thoughts, external and internal pressures, and similar struggles as you. It makes all the difference when we can be more understanding with each other and work toward the common goal...

When did the Honda Golden Era end? What Honda or Acura should be made again? Heeltoe attended Hondafest NW in 2025, and hit the show with a mic and a camera to interview some folks on fun Honda-related topics! Here's what we asked these gripping questions: Do you have a project at home? On jackstands? How many cars have you owned and what is your favorite? Can you leave a car stock? Is boost bette...

The TLX is DEAD. Slow sales because SUV, or because not trying hard enough? Marcus shares some thoughts on the matter. He also expands on the concept of parts support and why it can be sparse for cars that seem like they need it the most. Plus, some pitfalls of homegrown parts producers.

Time to replace your suspension bushings? Considering polyurethane? There is stuff you should know that you need to consider before you do! Poly isn't the bees' knees in every car in every bushing location. In many cases, rubber or sphericals are BETTER.

Remember podcast CC28 about spring settling being a myth? Check out some comments...seems like a couple of people disagree! But who is right? I get to the bottom of it in this Podcast.

Our simple male minds always seem to dump into a "bigger is better" mentality. For many things this sort of thinking make sense. But for exhaust diameter, the logic breaks down. A bigger exhaust CAN flow more air than a smaller one. But how much your engine CAN flow is a different amount of air. The goal of the exhaust is to flow the air the engine is capable of processing in the most efficient wa...

When installing lowering springs, coilovers, or any other product that lowers the car, the conventional wisdom is that you should wait and drive the car around for a while for the car to completely "settle." In reality, the springs won't, or should not, change height over time. The car will need to be rolled to neutralize the tire position before the height of the car can me measured, but this has...

When you buy almost any product these days you expect there to be some form of a warranty or guarantee to back up your purchase in case it fails. The thing is, with aftermarket auto parts, making good on these niche parts warranties is harder than you want it to be. First of all, any kind of warranty has to exist. And when it does, there are an array of exclusions that probably preclude a part's e...

It's been a longstanding belief here at Heeltoe that car parts and engine parts are mutually exclusive. The simple fact that so many engine swaps exist makes this true. So even though parts manufacturers like to label an item for a car, because that is the industry standard, Heeltoe does not. A customer selecting a car on the Heeltoe platform is also choosing an engine. This gives us the power to...

It's a rather common misconception that intakes, intake manifolds, throttle bodies and other intake parts add more air to the engine and therefore bigger fuel injectors are needed to take advantage of that air. Well, that's false. Not only do these parts not cause a higher fuel demand, in any situation the computer mostly sorts out how much fuel goes into the engine. Adding bigger injectors can co...

Every automotive expert says your shaking brakes are from warped rotors. Conventional wisdom and just what seems to be "obvious" supports the idea of warped rotors. Guess what; everyone is wrong. Brake rotors don't warp. It's impractical to think that they do, especially in normal every day driving situations. Extremely rare outliers aside, the brake rotor warping myth is sold as the everyday occu...

Engine Mounts are a bit of a hot topic with Honda and Acura car owners. In particular, the TSX and TL owners we serve face repeated failures and performance issues with standard replacement mounts. Performance mount solutions address these issues but introduce new concerns with the dramatic increase in Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) as the polyurethane bushings telegraph engine sounds and v...

How often is it that you have been waiting for a package and when you track it the tracking shows the item was delivered, but you don't have it? Yeah, not that often. But, on occasion for sure. What does Heeltoe do in these situations? We file a claim and give the customer some advice about finding the item. That's really about it. There is really not much else we can really do, but we are here to...

Rounding out our 3-part series on Heeltoe internal brands, we are bringing you some of the backstory on ATLP. ATLP stands for "Archive Total Luxury and Performance." ATLP is Heeltoe's performance exhaust line, products designed to compliment and enhance the performance and look of Honda and Acura cars without detracting from the luxury, or inherent "niceness" of them. We've been making ATLP exhaus...

Heeltoe is home to a few brands, and the oldest one of those brands is Fastline Performance! A true homegrown brand, Fastline has always been great at filling little niche holes in the niche market of Honda-Acura enthusiast parts. We're not afraid of low volumes but the parts with the Fastline brand have to serve a performance purpose. We're looking to really expand the Fastline market presence ov...

Heeltoe has been producing CT Engineering Iceboxes and Short shifters since 2018, and here we are giving some of the general backstory on that brand, our history with it, and how we came about to manufacture CT Engineering Iceboxes and short shifters!

Have you ever second-guessed yourself after buying a product? It's natural for you to feel this way, from time to time if you maybe didn't take the time to research and consult with us before making your purchase. If we had a chance to consult with you before the purchase and nothing else changed in the meantime, resist the feeling that you need to go through the entire decision-making process aga...

Proud Dad moment here, as my son Aiello takes some real initiative and jumps into the Heeltoe YouTube space. It's an exiting thing I get to teach him about, and he can keep me excited about. This is going to be an exciting journey!

CARB = California Air Resources Board EO Number = Executive Order Number What do they mean to you and your car's airflow devices? Impacting the emissions of the car will impact the legal use of that part on the road. So depending on where you are, what kind of car you have, and what part you have means understanding what these EO numbers mean a little better.

"Which coilovers?" Everyone wants to know but FEW realistically can answer this question. I answer this question by first asking a few questions of the customer, which is the only real right way to get a good product recommendation.