Grey Import Civic Type R

[La Cosa Nostra]

Word everyone !
Last night me and a friend were talking cars while in the pub a,d he told me that he was selling his golf 2.0 gti(which I race and beat on every occasion) and purchasing a 1.6 Civic Type R only avaliable in Japan. He states that they are 185 bhp FROM A 1.6 and can do 0-62 sprints in around 5.7. Now I find this hard to believe is he talking BS!

Thanks People !

Costa

 

[Craggy]

i think hes right, figures maybe a bit off but i think there called EK 9 or summat like that. import only, there wasa guy apparently doing the 1/4 mile in 14.7 in a standard one

 

[Craggy]

it would paste a standard valver too unfortunately

 

[bigmoose]

Those figures sound about correct.

Better start tuning

 

[Craggy]

here ya go

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/5111/civicheader.jpg

 

[Craggy]

Engine 1,595cc
Cylinders 4 DOHC VTEC
Power 185 PS @ 8,200
Torque 16.3 kg.m @ 7,500
Weight 1,040 kg
Chassis is lowered 20mm and seats are by Recaro
Titanium Shift Knob

 

[ChavyBoy]

Craggy if the figures are nearly right it would paste the new CTR as well as the 172.

 

[JillyB]

Doesnt really matter how fast it is, it will still look like the back end of a bus

 

[Craggy]

i know mate but hes gonna race it in a valver, wonder how much they are on import, that would be a rare flying machine, theres no end of little known jap imports that fly!

 

[ChavyBoy]

This is the old shaped Civic not the new one. This still looks cr4p your right.

 

[Craggy]

just checked, 5.7 secs is right, that must fly!

 

[Glennclio16v]

Check out here...
http://www.j-garage.com/1310.htm
Theres also links to the EP3 and EK-9 98 Specs too...

 

[Rich-D]

Yeah, these things are fookin amazing!!!

I know a lad that has (or had) one and it was rapid!

Hard to believe they are only a 1.6 too...

 

[jon16v]

they fly and look superb - Ive seen one in coventry a few times, white - jap spec bodywork - would chop the best valver in the world against it. Its a different class to renault hot hatches

 

[Craggy]

apparently they handle sh*t, but go like the stink

 

[Craggy]

lol, just bought one on gra turismo, did a 16.7 1/4 mile standard, so tuned it to 434 bhp!!!, with a turbo, and got 13.6. highly inaccurate i believe, now where did i leave that limited slip...........

 

[BenR]

they have a 1.8 200bhp one here in HK.....pretty fast.