Lookin good, cant get great ET's the first time. Get the hang of it bout the third time. Did you do the usual and cleaned out the car, low tyre pressure etc.....Quote:
Originally Posted by lukits01
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Lookin good, cant get great ET's the first time. Get the hang of it bout the third time. Did you do the usual and cleaned out the car, low tyre pressure etc.....Quote:
Originally Posted by lukits01
Yea I did, took out as much as I can from the boot
lowered tyre pressure to 20psi
haven't gotten used to slipping the clutch in
these 18" tyres dont help either
Yeah well I heading over in about a week..so yeah I'll post as soon as I do...
where are you heading to chris? can i come? lol i just dont know how to get to the track...
How many people in Syd hear that have CTR who can go out on Wed?? as in the 26th?? If its on then??
Yeah were going eastern creek raceway..you know were that is?Quote:
Originally Posted by sitta
Yeah well thats when I'm going...so maybe a few of us..Quote:
Originally Posted by Nepolian
hrm, i've grown to love the new ctr, though it does seem the performance lacks somewhat.
From what i have heard, the engine is pretty amazing, much better than the audm dc5r, though serzly, does the fn2 really need dual zone climate control ???
You think its possible when/if the FD2R comes to AUS, the fn2r will be labelled Type S ?? coz as much as i love it, i think essentially thats what it is. I mean, if i was after a daily car, yeah fn2 Type S for sure, i'd love one. but the label of Type R is maybe a bit much... ESPECIally now i hear of 78kg of creature comforts, dual climate control included, wtf on a type R ??
oh and Chris_typer , ur comments really make the fn2R sound like a Type S lol.
woops sorry, brought this thread back from the dead.
well unfortunately i think the FN2R is chasing the Golf GTI which has tons more features than the FN2R as it is now.
i think calling it Type S is a wrong. afterall it has the red top K20A. Euro R would be a more fitting name.
see.. i did the thread on Ek4 vs FN2 which got deleted of coz..lol.. FN2 0-100 is only 7.7s... an Ek4 with I/h/e ctr cams,spoon flywheel,exedy clutch etc.. can at least keep up right.. sure be able to do flat 8s at least.. so tat prove my point that the new type R heavy body is holding it behind.. the Ek9 is still the best type R!!
jus a comment.. dun take it seriously.
Even a family car with I/H/E, cams, flywheel, clutch can be quicker than a stock EK9. :) You can't compare modded to stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by VT1-R
0-100km/h times is over rated.
many people complained that factory claim for FN2R is 6.6sec and claims it's BS.
afaik 6.6sec is 0-60mph which does not equal to 0-100km/h. the 2nd gear is just shy on 100km/h and would require change to 3rd which loses time.
0-400m or 1/4 miles are a better indication for standing start.
no way. THE best type R is this NSX-R :pQuote:
Originally Posted by VT1-R
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what is the rev limiter for new fn2 ? i think the redline is 8400??
maybe honda got that 0-100 time takn it to full rev limiter in 2nd? but i thought the gear ratio's were shorter than that...
Yeah redline is 8400.
iirc 2nd doesn't hit 100km/h. to stay in 2nd would means the car was bourcing off the limiter.Quote:
Originally Posted by preludacris
Yes its a good point that ppl always emphasis too much on the 0-100 or 0-60mph figures.
It depends a lot on the gearing ratios, and 2ndly also a FWD's 0-100kph is bound to suffer due to a poorer launch than a RWD or a 'powerful enough' AWD launch.
An EK4 or EK9 will probably lack torque to launch very well, but then again it is lighter. All in all, isn't it not surprising that most Honda vehicles with 4 cyclinders and VTEC have pretty similar performance figures regardless? Only exception is S2000, which is very obviously quicker.
Even a stock EK4 does 7.7-7.8s so I don't see how a modded one can't beat the FN2. I've driven stock EK4s and then slightly progresively modded EK4s, there is a whole world of difference especially with top end relative to stock. The B16s aren't well known for no reason.
Regardless the Aust CTR already has enough power to overcome its chassis limits. And knowing that it isn't even that fast or powerful, even if u modded it and made it faster 'down the track' (no pun intended), it won't really do much to its balance and overall performance.
As I re-emphasize, I reckon the Type-R is about Balance, so you get max fun.