no, i refused to watch those shows. the damn title of the show is horsepower, so what were they doing messing with a rice burner?
i have been taping the show, so anytime i see mention of "next week, we'll be building up a tricycle and throwing a 250 shot on it", i bypass it and head on over to trucks!, which, in my estimation, shows us more about how stuff actually works (and applies to our cars) than any other "build-up" shows available. it's all about the ratings, so if they can get ratings with a CRX, more 'power' to them. but i won't be watching.