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SEMA Honda Prelude swaps and twin-turbo manual Murcielago builds. Join Doug for an automotive nostalgia journey with Evan Beckerman, co-founder and COO of Throtl. We skip corporate marketing talk to go behind the scenes of Throtl’s headline SEMA project cars, wild engine swaps, and the garage wrenching sessions that built a global automotive media powerhouse.

What happens when a 15-year-old pizza chef buys a manual sports coupe before he even has a driver’s license? For Evan, taking a wrench to a black 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC sparked a hands-on obsession with project car culture that eventually grew into one of the biggest names in the aftermarket space. In this episode, Evan shares the lessons learned from late-night driveway builds and explains what pushed Throtl to tackle its boldest high-stakes projects yet.

From the mechanical audacity of grafting a 6-speed manual Civic Type R (FL5) powertrain into the new Honda Prelude to the trial-and-error of twin-turbocharging a gated manual Lamborghini Murcielago, Evan breaks down what it really takes to build showstoppers for SEMA’s Central Hall. We also dig into the $2,000 roadside rescue that turned into a forever BMW E36 M3, the unexpected headaches of supercar ownership, and the mechanical marvel that once allowed a modest Japanese coupe to out-slalom European exotics.

In this episode, we cover:
🛠️ The SEMA Prelude Secret: Why Throtl took on the challenge of swapping an FL5 Civic Type R powertrain and manual transmission into the revived Prelude.
🏎️ Twin-Turbo Murcielago: The ambition behind rebuilding a wrecked Lamborghini with a gated manual conversion for SEMA.
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🏁 The $2,000 E36 M3 Rescue: How an abandoned BMW found on the side of the road became a 500-wheel-horsepower keeper that will never leave his garage.
💥 First Car Drag Strips: Learning clutch control on the fly, stripping interior weight, and chasing speed in a 1995 Honda Prelude VTEC.
🐂 Supercars vs. Daily Reality: The difference between navigating the mechanical anxieties of a basket-case Ferrari and experiencing the raw drama of an Aventador SV.
🧠 Automotive Trivia: The revolutionary 1987 engineering marvel that made the Honda Prelude handle better than a Porsche 911 or Corvette on the slalom.

Connect with Evan Beckerman & Throtl:
🌐 Website: throtl.com
📸 Social Media & YouTube: @throtl

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Podcast News:

• Our co-host, Doug was a guest on the Driven Radio Show Podcast to share the origin story of our podcast and connecting with his late father through his DeLorean.
• Check out the amazing article about the podcast by Elevate Society and Tal Gur.
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