Long distant drive in a B18C

Hey guys,

I'll be doing a trip down to Sydney from Brisbane in a few weeks and I would like to know if anyone else has done that in a B18C/2 Integra.

My car has a dc2r 4.7fd gearbox and sitting at 110km/h my car sits more than 3.5k rpm. 120 is nearly 4k rpm.

Driving normally my oil temp sits around 100deg max. Only goes higher if I drive abit hard.

Is that Oil temp too high for normal driving?
What would you guys reccomend I should do to prep for a long drive? Oil Cooler perhaps?
I have recently bought a dual core rad, new hoses and coolant. But I dont think thats enough to be safe than sorry.

Just very worried that something might go wrong in an expensive way lol, so its probably a good idea to ask.

I'll be driving at night conditions anyway so it should be nice and cool.

Ideas will be apprciated with a +1 rep.

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Originally Posted by DC2-PWR

Hey guys,

I'll be doing a trip down to Sydney from Brisbane in a few weeks and I would like to know if anyone else has done that in a B18C/2 Integra.

My car has a dc2r 4.7fd gearbox and sitting at 110km/h my car sits more than 3.5k rpm. 120 is nearly 4k rpm.

Driving normally my oil temp sits around 100deg max. Only goes higher if I drive abit hard.

Is that Oil temp too high for normal driving?
What would you guys reccomend I should do to prep for a long drive? Oil Cooler perhaps?
I have recently bought a dual core rad, new hoses and coolant. But I dont think thats enough to be safe than sorry.

Just very worried that something might go wrong in an expensive way lol, so its probably a good idea to ask.

I'll be driving at night conditions anyway so it should be nice and cool.

Ideas will be apprciated with a +1 rep.

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I'm From Melb, now in Syd, stock dc2r

done a return trip twice.your biggest problem is if you have recaro seats.

Just use your car as normal. no need extra maintenance.

It's not the RPM you're at that creates heat, it's the fuel being burnt. At highway speeds, it's **** all fuel being used. I get a theoretical 550km per tank.

Also the amount of cold air going into the front......

relax bro.

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Originally Posted by Bludger

I'm From Melb, now in Syd, stock dc2r

done a return trip twice.your biggest problem is if you have recaro seats.

Just use your car as normal. no need extra maintenance.

It's not the RPM you're at that creates heat, it's the fuel being burnt. At highway speeds, it's **** all fuel being used. I get a theoretical 550km per tank.

Also the amount of cold air going into the front......

relax bro.

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Haha thanks man! All I needed to know I guess :)

i've done sydney to cairns (30 hour drive). No drammers at all, just uncomfortable in the recaro's/ no sound deadening/ after market exhaust/ coilovers.


10 hour drive is nothing. Just make sure you have a spare wheel and jack/ water.

and yeah like bludger said, i to was getting 550- 600+ kms a tank.

Don't see why it'd overheat sitting at 110km/h. lmao @ oil cooler for your trip.

even if you wanted to get there in 7 or 8 hours instead of 10, you would be fine.

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Originally Posted by u mad?

i've done sydney to cairns (30 hour drive). No drammers at all, just uncomfortable in the recaro's/ no sound deadening/ after market exhaust/ coilovers.


10 hour drive is nothing. Just make sure you have a spare wheel and jack/ water.

and yeah like bludger said, i to was getting 550- 600+ kms a tank.

Don't see why it'd overheat sitting at 110km/h. lmao @ oil cooler for your trip.

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Thanks man! Haha I thought my oil temp would rise by heaps and damage stuff.

your fuel consumptions is really good

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Originally Posted by Bludger

even if you wanted to get there in 7 or 8 hours instead of 10, you would be fine.

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Yeah haha but I'll probably take heaps of stops, aim is 13hrs :p.

One thing I found out is that race tape, will get one to save from rock chips.

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Originally Posted by DC2-PWR

Thanks man! Haha I thought my oil temp would rise by heaps and damage stuff.

your fuel consumptions is really good



Yeah haha but I'll probably take heaps of stops, aim is 13hrs :p.

One thing I found out is that race tape, will get one to save from rock chips.

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Rep'ed for the race tape idea.

Why didn't I think of that????

cairns to Brisbane no stopping apart from fuel and food 2 drivers temps were fine, should only ever be unsure if you motor is ancient/ bad condition. vtec motors run like any other road car motor.. until the little roar :p you will be more than fine.

I drove from melb to sydney i didnt mind at all in my dc2r but my gf got sick of my exhaust. One thing i brought just incase was a 20L jerry can of petrol

Also definately use that tape, i got so many stone chips big and small from that trip all over my lip and front half of bonnet. Probably cos i was just chillin behind trucks cos i didnt want their headlights in my rear view mirror though

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Originally Posted by slingsy

cairns to Brisbane no stopping apart from fuel and food 2 drivers temps were fine, should only ever be unsure if you motor is ancient/ bad condition. vtec motors run like any other road car motor.. until the little roar :p you will be more than fine.

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i did brisbane to cairns in one go by myself, srs. only stopped for fuel and food.

I'm amazing.

i drive dubbo to sydney in my DC2R (b18cr) twice a month on average, always get around 650km to a tank, at 162kw :) very proud of my teggy :)

if you feel safe to drive your car around town, you should feel safe to drive it on long trips :) cmon, its a honda :D

Thanks heaps guys,

I just dont want to overkill the car, hopefully it reaches to NSW and back to QLD. I'll update on this page how I go, haha.

Definetly getting a Jerry can just incase I don't see a BP or something good lollol.