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big eck
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3rd Nov 08 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The white JDM ones are nice but bloody expensive

I just wanna have a go in one to see if the lack of torque would really bother me that much
Ojc
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3rd Nov 08 at 20:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Think my mate paid £9k for the JDM one, gorgeous car.
Nick-S
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3rd Nov 08 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When i was looking at white jdm ep3s they seem to be goin for between 8 and 10ish. i realy like them.
big eck
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The interior in them is simply stunning with red everywhere and the red recaros looks lush as fook

Only other model that has the same interior is the 30th Anni models but unfortunatly they only come pre-facelift
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3rd Nov 08 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How come they Produce Poor amounts of torque?

The reason i asked as my mates got a white one And my Cupra leaves it standing...

I drove it a few days back and you have to Kill it to go anywhere..
Hammer
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VTEC YO
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4th Nov 08 at 00:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they go ok with 1 these on
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/aem-honda-civic-type-r-ecu-k20-k20a-k20a2_W0QQitemZ290271836890QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290271836890&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[Edited on 04-11-2008 by bartstart]
Rob B
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4th Nov 08 at 00:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Torque is pretty poor, i borrowed my mates for a half day and it was a noticeable difference compared to the 2.0 i have.
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4th Nov 08 at 00:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant be that bad
gavin18787
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4th Nov 08 at 08:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
torque is the same as any other N/A 2.0 car really imo.

eck did you sign up to civictyper.co.uk as I saw a post by a big_eck and was tempted to ask if it was you

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
FruitBooTeR
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4th Nov 08 at 08:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hoping to get either a ctr or lcr for next car cant decide which though just yet

Im thinking honda as its proberly more reliable.
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4th Nov 08 at 08:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
both are reliable. honda is a more raw sharper car but the leon is quicker. depends what you want

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Rob R
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4th Nov 08 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Eck, catch me on msn if you still have me as a contact as i've got a type r.

I went from a 280bhp/330lbft astra gsi to a bog standard CTR and although it's slower (obviously) everything else more than makes up for it to make it a better drive.

Everyone moans about it having no torque, probably everyone who hasn't driven one. Still easily pulls itself up hill in 6th gear at 70 which is only 3k rpm.

It really is like having 2 different cars in one. You can ponse about doing 40 in 6th gear or you can scream the tits off it to the limiter.

The only things i'd say to look for would be noisy steering racks as they're made from what seems like paper maché and always check the oil level. It may be good that 50 year old mildred has had it serviced every 12,500 miles like honda ask but it probably would of been running on about 500ml of oil for the last 4k as they like a drop!

Hondata is a plug in for the ecu that makes it mappable. They do do a "generic" map for the CTR which is about £500 but i've never heard anyone say anything about them. Be warned though, KPRO isn't cheap and works out at about a grand once fitted and mapped. Does make a BIG difference mind, one of my chums has a CTR with full exhaust, header, decat, inlet etc and it made 250bhp and 170lbft and god does it go!
Dione J
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4th Nov 08 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Hoping to get either a ctr or lcr for next car cant decide which though just yet

Im thinking honda as its proberly more reliable.
LCR ftw, less common and more pratical
Rob R
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4th Nov 08 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how is an LCR more practical?
Dione J
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4th Nov 08 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
5 doors, roomy and looks the shizzle!!
Ojc
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4th Nov 08 at 11:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
CTR is very roomy, but very tinny.
Rob R
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4th Nov 08 at 11:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There's more room in my civic than there was in my mk4 gsi. more foot room for rear passengers as well as the floor is flat.

All a matter of opinion at the end of the day
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4th Nov 08 at 12:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rob R
Eck, catch me on msn if you still have me as a contact as i've got a type r.

I went from a 280bhp/330lbft astra gsi to a bog standard CTR and although it's slower (obviously) everything else more than makes up for it to make it a better drive.

Everyone moans about it having no torque, probably everyone who hasn't driven one. Still easily pulls itself up hill in 6th gear at 70 which is only 3k rpm.

It really is like having 2 different cars in one. You can ponse about doing 40 in 6th gear or you can scream the tits off it to the limiter.

The only things i'd say to look for would be noisy steering racks as they're made from what seems like paper maché and always check the oil level. It may be good that 50 year old mildred has had it serviced every 12,500 miles like honda ask but it probably would of been running on about 500ml of oil for the last 4k as they like a drop!

Hondata is a plug in for the ecu that makes it mappable. They do do a "generic" map for the CTR which is about £500 but i've never heard anyone say anything about them. Be warned though, KPRO isn't cheap and works out at about a grand once fitted and mapped. Does make a BIG difference mind, one of my chums has a CTR with full exhaust, header, decat, inlet etc and it made 250bhp and 170lbft and god does it go!




I still need to speak to you to see if you are interested in detailing my milano one

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Stokie Dave
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4th Nov 08 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


big eck
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4th Nov 08 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gavin yea I signed up on there, whats your user name on there???

Rob, yep I still have you on MSN mate
andy1868
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4th Nov 08 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not too far from the truth tbh



[Edited on 04-11-2008 by andy1868]
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4th Nov 08 at 18:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont see the problem like rob said nice to just poodle around in and if you want to have some fun just wind it up a bit and let fly



Eck I am gavin_T on there. They seem like a bunce of nobs sometimes at first but are quite helpful etc once you have got past the initial stage

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Rob R
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
dont see the problem like rob said nice to just poodle around in and if you want to have some fun just wind it up a bit and let fly


nothing beats changing from 6th to 2nd
gavin18787
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4th Nov 08 at 18:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rob R
quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
dont see the problem like rob said nice to just poodle around in and if you want to have some fun just wind it up a bit and let fly


nothing beats changing from 6th to 2nd




crusing at 80 and swapping to 4th for the over take is also mucho fun

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

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