US vs AUS

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Originally Posted by Setanta

Umm... the US Si (DOHC VTEC) is the same as our VTiR Coupe isn't it? Only LHD.

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yes thats right.


What I meant was, the Coupe in the US is much more common than here (I should have just said that!)

:) I was sure that you meant something along those lines.

Actually, I'd like the US EG coupe - then drop a B18 into it :)

yeh i saw an EG coupe for sale the other day up here on the gold coast, private import apparently. would be somthing tottaly difrent.

anyway, from what ive gathered from honda-tech forums is that the 92-95 Si civic is the same as the 93-94 VTi civic here. same motor, ECU ect ect. i think they only got the ZC in the CRX models we got the ZC in too. the 99- Si over there is B16A2.

while in the UK and europe the 92-95 VTi was the B16A2.

umm also the CTR is only really available for wide sale in the UK and Japan and the UK version actualy has more power belive it or not, also a little known fact the UK produces more CTR's in their own honda factories than Japan does.

so yeh, just though i would put in some info.

That could be because the current CTR is designed and built in the UK :P

Yeah you guys are lucky a 2.5l STi.... :shock:

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Originally Posted by one more chance

okay, i gotta clear up a few things here.
the main reason why the US doesn't have many imports is basically because they are trying to look out for their own domestic manufacturers.
The US government has imposed many trade restrictions against foreign car manufacturers (especially japanese) and usually, the only model in which the US import in, are genrally the base models, because they are cheap!

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Now why does this not surprise me one bit.... :roll:

Im thinking the STi may just be a 2.5. Actually the GT Forester has a 2.5 soo its probably the same engine tuned up a bit

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Originally Posted by wynode

Yeah but they were luckier than us because they got the DOHC VTEC coupe which is much better looking than the hatch.

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What are you talking about wyn? we got BOTH hatches and coupes! We are luckier than them!

...as for the looks....its all subjective...

Not in an EG... no EG coupes here

america might be getting watered down versions of the hondas but you bastards are importing all the jdm B18Cs........j/k ive call up nearly every importer in sydney and all of them say its hard to find those engines

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Originally Posted by McChook

Not in an EG... no EG coupes here

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yeh like those black EG coupes in Fast & the Furious.

aswell as 2 door coupe Accords as far back as the 92 model. [i think]

Aswell as their Acura line-up where you have that sweet looking Acura TL,
3.2L sohc vtec pumping 270hp & 320Nm of torque, thru a 6-speed manual LSD gearbox, slowed down by 310mm ventilated Brembo's [front], shielded by 17" wheels ! and you know Acura is the luxury [aswell as sport] division ! so you know that baby is loaded... :P
:x but we don't get it.

sorry kinda getting carried away there.....what makes it more interesting..
imagine aftermarket ecu & tuning for 98ron !