Civic Track Car Options [EG vs EK]

[barefootbonzai]

EK's look better than EG's

Is that not reason enough?

i think if you agree with that, EK, if not EG. That's pretty much it.

[IAMVTEC]

Get EK. the EG is too round. EK looks tough with a kit.

[bennjamin]

Get EK. the EG is too round. EK looks tough with a kit.

this is nothing to do with the LOOK of the car.

Which has the most potential on track and the most tuning parts options etc.

IMO the EG is older+ cheaper for parts , and more options for suspension / swaybars etc. so its the better option for track correcto ?

[Perry]

[quote=Limbo;1098691]ek hatch, look at the spoon civic, ek9 that revs till 10krpm
They wouldn't build a race car like that without reason.

Watched a best motoring vid with a b20 ek9 engine, it was as fast as a s2000 round the track, something to think about.[/quote

I remember watching that Video clip and yes a fully worked ek chasis with power from a work 2L engine will go pretty good but it depends on the class that guy is going into aswell.

[Drew]

this is nothing to do with the LOOK of the car.

You need to look fast even when you're going slow to screw with the oppositions mind

[Steer^Gimic]

in terms of wheel base, i would 100% go to a EG Sedan. Especially if you need that little bit more weight for a certain class. Longer wheelbase can be a better handling car in most cases. Short wheelbase = more tempromental.

[Benson]

ek hatch, look at the spoon civic, ek9 that revs till 10krpm
They wouldn't build a race car like that without reason.

Watched a best motoring vid with a b20 ek9 engine, it was as fast as a s2000 round the track, something to think about.

he's talking about the whole package... not only the engine.

You can make an EG rev to 11,000rpm if you want. Just slap in a well built engine

[|N|]

i would use EG base if i was to build a track car..
its lighter + good chassis...

[EG30]

Another possiblity is to import an ex race car from places like China and Malaysia.

In Zhuhai, China they used have the under 1600cc group N class for the EGs and Eks. That class is now obsolete and so are the cars. Now they've a class called N2000 with DC5Rs.

I can't imagine they will be that $$$, and they are all proven race ready cars. Obviously some are better prepped and better shape than others. With the age of the EGs they would be a lot more bashed up than the EKs.

You can import one of those as a race car, provided you have a full CAMs competition lic ( or get some who has to apply for permission to import ). All those cars have FIA papers to prove it's an existing race car so there won't be any problem getting the import permit. Bear in mind the car can never be allowed to be licensed as a road car in Aust.

When in was in HK at a Honda wrecker who specialises in DC5R and K20As, they told me they can sell me a near newly put together DC5R with FIA cage, fully stripped, seam welded, JDM K20A drivetrain, 2 sets of wheels and race exhaust that has completed 4-5 races with FIA papers for about $28-30K AUD which I thought was very reasonable. Cost of doing the same here with the stripping, seam welding, donar car shell, cage and paint is enormus; let alone the mechanicals. With freight and duty/GST you're looking at around $40-45K, all you need then is a car trailer to tow it to events.

Or a new Mugen N2000 DC5R is aval brand new ex Japan in HK for about $80K, used one around $50-60K for a 1 yr old car.

[AsH_]

Eg Ftw !!!!