man if they do bring it over to Aus, Honda will down tune it no doubt. It happend to the DC2R and DC5R, so its going to happen to the Civic Type R.
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man if they do bring it over to Aus, Honda will down tune it no doubt. It happend to the DC2R and DC5R, so its going to happen to the Civic Type R.
JDM EP3 CTR had 156kW. So the 147kW of this new CTR seems like a reasonable detune.Quote:
Originally Posted by xgsir
Whats the point of down tuning it ?? I dont understand.
It's a pity that you don't understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by IAMVTEC
^lol
higher octane fuel in jap, 100octane is available i think
so their cars have a slightly higher compression ratio and are designed for 100octane petrol
over here the highest is 98octane, so thats y jap down tunes a little to suit our lower octane fuel, but its bs, the JDM spec engines run fine on our 98ron
another more important reason is jap likes to keep its best stuff a little more exclusive to home, me thinks...
WHile I believe for the Type Rs that it's a fuel octane issue, the same thing happened with the Accord Euro. We got 140kW while Japan and USA had the 147kW. The engine is physically the same as when you tune both using hondata, the final power is the same for both types of engines.
I'm so confused with K24 engine number between US and AUQuote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
US Euro engine = K24A2
AU Euro engine = K24A3
US CRV engine = K24A3 (:confused: )
AU CRV engine = K24A1
Maybe Honda screwed the engine stamping assy.....
40g for a new type R civic? you gotta take into account the on road costs as well.
Add 4g for all the dealer dilvery,stamp duty,rego etc. proablably another 1-2g of extras and then insurance :S
maybe it would be better to wait for the second hand market for one of these hot hatches :p
Our K24A3 is also used in the UK version of the Accord 2.4L. Oh well, guess they needed someplace to use the K24A3 (was used previously in the Accord Wagon AWD, which is not sold anymore).Quote:
Originally Posted by twing
Yeah 40k plus for a hot hatch is a little steep, for a little more cash Id rather an ITR
The old EP3 CTR was slightly faster than the DC5R on the track as shown by Best Motoring.Quote:
Originally Posted by SiR Feoc
Plus, I'd take the CTR over the ITR. The CTR does not give anything away to the ITR when you are comparing the EP3 to the DC5R
I think it depends on which track.
I mean, the EK9 could beat the DC2R on certain circuits too, mainly because it is a short hatch.
However in most Honda Racing challenge cups or event, EP3 can't actually beat the DC5R, and DC5R is only slightly quicker than DC2R. EP3 can't win in mostly anything that has a straight line *_* But corners - different story!
It'll beat an NSX going downhill, almost with certainty!