Bigpower

What,s the difference apart from the front end styling? I,ve heard that the imports have slightly more power, is that all?

More power and much better front LSD!

It's not just the Integra the Civics are the same, the handling is awesome!!

I am gonna ask a stupid Q was the Type R avalable UK or did we only get the Civic?
But intersting that Jap one is the one to go for what was the performance gain on an import?

Liam

I had a UK DC2 Liam. They were made for a shorter period, or should I say, sold for a shorter period.

LR6GSR wrote:I am gonna ask a stupid Q was the Type R avalable UK or did we only get the Civic?
But intersting that Jap one is the one to go for what was the performance gain on an import?

Liam

Liam afaik they didnt release the dc5 in the uk as Honda Uk saw it as direct competition for the CTR

The EP3 was the only post 99 R car released to the UK

I believe the DC5 is import only and the new FN2 is again UK available

IMO having driven all these cars i believe the Dc2 to still be a better drivers car compared to the other 2, but its exactly that a drivers car. Honda took too much rawness away in the DC5 and FN2 and made them more refinded with more power :!:

Sorry went off the original question there :oops:

Oh and i still have a massive soft spot for the Ek9 Typre R

Intersting so where the UK cars lower output?
Just i have a mate thinking of going form his CRX to an Integra this year!

Liam

I know nothing about Honda's, but a lot of Jap cars are mapped slightly different to take advantage of the higher RON Jap fuel - hence giving a slightly higher book power value.

Jap ECU'd car on 100+ron will be able to produce more power than UK ECU'd running on 95 ron.

The Downside to this is that some Jap models don't like our 95 ron pump fuel, and need to be run on Super.

LR6GSR wrote:Intersting so where the UK cars lower output?
Just i have a mate thinking of going form his CRX to an Integra this year!

Liam

yeah sure was the i also believe they 2 different engine codes too
B18c5 and C - being the us and jdm engine
B18c6 - uk engine

the uk engine had 187bhp approx whereas the jdm had 200hp or thereabout

As for transmission dont quote me on this and i could be wrong but the codes were something like J4D- 96specR with LSD and N3E 98specR with LSD on the jap cars

Whilst uk and europe had S80 with LSD

As for your friend Liam tell him to do it - wish i'd have gone to another honda after my little CRX but needed 4 doors

Tempted by a Civic Type R EK9 :-D

Mr Windscreen wrote:Tempted by a Civic Type R EK9 :-D

As i said they beautiful cars rare as hens teeth and well :-D