DC2 Type R owners please :)

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:14

yellows are unfortunately quite rare and therefore put you back in the region of £7-8k+... they also come with awful homosexual-banana'd recaros

but yes, they are sexual.

from spoon sports themselves :cool:

but then don't discount the UKs... cheaper on the ol' insurance.

Janesy B · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:15

New pants plz.

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:16

Is there much/any mechanical difference between JDM and UK?

I like the JDM styling more tbh....annd usually JSM > UK. So assumed.

LiamC · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:19

Ek9s too however.

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:20

Main difference is UK has a 2" exhaust throughput... JDM has a 2.5"... hence why the JDM runs closer to 200, the UK to 190...

people with UKs normally whack on a JDM setup, straight fit.

edit: 2.25" for the UK

loltim · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:21

One of my favourite ever cars

fonzee said:
Main difference is UK has a 2" exhaust throughput... JDM has a 2.5"... hence why the JDM runs closer to 200, the UK to 190...

2.25"

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:21

Can you convert a UK front end to the JDM?....it looks sooo much better

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:22

yes.

i like the UK front end :cool:

both have their place.

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:24

fonzee said:
yes.

i like the UK front end both have their place.

Do you know if it's just

1) Buy JDM headlights and front bumper and bonnet, and wings

2) Bolt on?

Or more to it than that?

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:26

Tim said:
2.25"

pretty sure JDM manifolds are 2.5"?

also, JDM cats are 12", UKs are 17" iirc.

loltim · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:27

fonzee said:
pretty sure JDM manifolds are 2.5"?

Yeah they are, UK ones are 2.25" though

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:35

Tim said:
Yeah they are, UK ones are 2.25" though

yes, no idea why i wrote 2". deary me.

phate, i *believe* its mainly a bolt on job, however some electrical issues can be had iirc depending on model.

typical kit:

tbh not worth even considering, if your after a JDM, get one, you won't save much converting from one to other.

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:37

fonzee said:
tbh not worth even considering, if your after a JDM, get one, you won't save much converting from one to other.

Was thinking that....JDM it is.

Now, to get saving!

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:42

good man. take one for a test drive before you do though, just to make sure and all that

quite a few of us with them now on here who can help.

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:43

Aye, course I'll test drive it first, it's a toss up between this an an S3....this is winning right now...

Thanks for your advice, lets hope the next few months are as successful as the last!

fonzee · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:52

two totally different cars like you say, the S3 is probably going to feel like a bentley in comparison

ill leave you with another rather epic vid :cool:

Phate · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:56

I'd like mowah pics plz

Nick1881 · 19 Apr 2010 at 23:57

Mind if I pimp my old 98 Spec JDM?

-Ad- · 20 Apr 2010 at 00:02

fonzee said:
^sums it up

the last time we took a DC2 thread over.... the OP went and bought one.

just warning

And the guy who was advising me and telling me of his barren search went and bought the one local to him that I was going to look at

Then I found my friend crunchy

Phate said:
Aye, course I'll test drive it first, it's a toss up between this an an S3....this is winning right now...

Might as well just buy twoblacklines passat, it'l be as much fun, the same weight and same speed as an S3

Jonnycoupe · 20 Apr 2010 at 01:10

The JDM 2.5" is the bore of the donut gasket, its a double walled section on the downpipe so the ID is actually 2.25"

Still it makes the UK spec one look comedy in comparison. 98 spec inlet cam were also the same as the EK9 and a slightly more agressive map for 200.

Big job to change the nose of a Teg.

Just get a JDM from the start, awesome machines.