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I read about the short gears but not surprising on that. 6k isnt a lot but I take it they last well, whats the mpg at best/worst
Type R and VTEC owners
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I read about the short gears but not surprising on that. 6k isnt a lot but I take it they last well, whats the mpg at best/worst
Don
Very best MPG has been around 38 for me. ~70MPH motorway for the whole tank
Total Fuel Spend
£12,469.05
Total Miles
68240
Total Litres
9993.81
Average MPG
31.04
-Yikes 10,000 litres
Total Fuel Spend
£12,469.05
Total Miles
68240
Total Litres
9993.81
Average MPG
31.04
-Yikes 10,000 litres
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well that would also cut it
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I had JDM tranny in mine 4.7fd 70mph = 4800rpm on 5th gear or something like that. With full spoon sports N1 exhaust it was eee EARPLUGS loud .
You know that feeling when you need to pop ears every 10 minutes on motorway
Ehh the memories... Sunday almost 5am driving back from rave in to sunrise.
I still like B engines more than K. More of an Angry wasps
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Debating canning my mk5 golf for the Accord type R as i missed the civic dearly and fancy a saloon yet cant quite justify FD2 pricing
Do it! I’m On my 3rd ATR. Research is a must, a large amount of them suffer from bulkhead rot which can be terminal (unless you’re willing to spend £600+) fixing it!
I’ve just been under mine all weekend stripping off arch liners to inspect and thankfully mines clear! They also can suffer from rot on the chassis where it connects to the subframe (less expensive, 200-300 quid to fix).
5th gear synchros need to be kept an eye on too, when that goes you lose reverse. Early symptoms are a crunch into 5th at high rpm! Headlights are auto levelling, sometimes the sensor rod on the rear suspension siezes and snaps and will point your headlights to the sky or 2 foot in front of you.
Apart from all that, they’re fantastic cars. Let me know if you want to know anything else.
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I always look at cars this old like... Needs 2000 pounds putting in DAY 1 or it costs 2000quid more than others on market. Thats how it is.
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Forgot about this thread.
Picked this up the other week to replace my mini cooper S (That I need to get around to selling!!)
Picked this up the other week to replace my mini cooper S (That I need to get around to selling!!)
Soldato
Love an EP3, Before I bought my Accord I was really considering one to scratch the itch, but alas I chose my big CU2 Accord with its K24 and massive armchairs which i also don't regret buying, still need to get the reflash done to it to eek out that extra performance.
Soldato
I keep looking at fd2's, sort of miss owning a manual box / na / fwd. I don't have much luck with Honda's though.
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bought a black facelift one yesterday for 700 its been trailer ed to work needs a fair bit of work but no rot !
so far it needs suspension engine mounts and brakes seeing to and a good service and timing belt for piece of mint has 101k snap 10 pm purchases haha
Soldato
I've always offered to help you out with that.
Speaking of which @ChrisD. Have you had your digital dials converted from Kph to mph? I know on the FN2 you have a button that switches between the two but i've always thought that function wasn't available on the FD2
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i god damn still love b20vtec builds never been fan of k20 b series sound soooo raw
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https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/honda/integra/honda-integra-type-r/9877582
Just put my DC5 up for sale after 4 years. It's been a brilliant car and hasn't caused me any issues but recently have been feeling the need for a change.
The Mrs and I bought a stealth grey focus ST earlier in the year that does most of the daily duties along with her old Corsa. Plan is to get another year out the Corsa and replace it with a newer fiesta as a cheap runabout. In a few years time I'll trade the ST in against a FK9 once prices come down a bit.
Selling the DC5 will give me a good wad of cash to begin saving for something else. I'm really tempted by a Nismo 370z, I absolutely love the looks and while it lacks the handling compared to some rivals I love the almost jap muscle car thing it's got going on. Other option is a decently tuned GT86 or perhaps another S2000. Leftfield choice is a flat 6 3.4 manual Boxster. Like to think that most decent N/A engined/manual cars are going to hold value quite well.
Whatever I get I intend on keeping it a very long time and will not be a daily.
Just put my DC5 up for sale after 4 years. It's been a brilliant car and hasn't caused me any issues but recently have been feeling the need for a change.
The Mrs and I bought a stealth grey focus ST earlier in the year that does most of the daily duties along with her old Corsa. Plan is to get another year out the Corsa and replace it with a newer fiesta as a cheap runabout. In a few years time I'll trade the ST in against a FK9 once prices come down a bit.
Selling the DC5 will give me a good wad of cash to begin saving for something else. I'm really tempted by a Nismo 370z, I absolutely love the looks and while it lacks the handling compared to some rivals I love the almost jap muscle car thing it's got going on. Other option is a decently tuned GT86 or perhaps another S2000. Leftfield choice is a flat 6 3.4 manual Boxster. Like to think that most decent N/A engined/manual cars are going to hold value quite well.
Whatever I get I intend on keeping it a very long time and will not be a daily.
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Good luck with the sale, looks a nice example.
Maybe look at a Euro R?
https://www.torque-gt.co.uk/white-accord-euro-r-080719.html
Not as much as an FD2 but still not bad?
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have an accord type r project at the moment and collect my leon fr tomorrow
Posted in the Show us your motors thread but I figure it fits here too.
Nürburgring visit last week for a short holiday with a mate. Annoyingly it was high 30's so pretty unbearable with hardly any shade where you want it and no air con in the house!
Mine and his car (M2 LCI) at the house sunbathing.
The view from my room. I mainly go out there for the scenery, vibe and to chill out now, the track has become more of a secondary interest. Even the GP circuit was only configured for the short track, boo!
Everyone does this now, right?
We tried to stay in the searing heat at Brunchen to watch the instruction that was going on, we had to walk up the hill to get in the shade. It was unbearable without shade!
Obligatory on track pic. My time only around 9 minutes as I don't really push it on the 'ring and with the track temperature being close to 60 degrees the AD08R's were starting to struggle a little. Lots of tyre wear over one lap compared to say when it's 20 degrees so I didn't fancy doing too many laps at 25 Euros a pop. I do have a second pic I bought but they've not sent it though yet, will add later.
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On to Bruges (if you haven't been, go!) while my mate went to the F1, I think the car was relieved to be underground for a few days!
And back in the garage. I'll be bringing it out again this week or this weekend to give it a good wash. And while it's out, I'll sort the garage out as it seems to be breeding clutter in there.
Nürburgring visit last week for a short holiday with a mate. Annoyingly it was high 30's so pretty unbearable with hardly any shade where you want it and no air con in the house!
Mine and his car (M2 LCI) at the house sunbathing.
The view from my room. I mainly go out there for the scenery, vibe and to chill out now, the track has become more of a secondary interest. Even the GP circuit was only configured for the short track, boo!
Everyone does this now, right?
We tried to stay in the searing heat at Brunchen to watch the instruction that was going on, we had to walk up the hill to get in the shade. It was unbearable without shade!
Obligatory on track pic. My time only around 9 minutes as I don't really push it on the 'ring and with the track temperature being close to 60 degrees the AD08R's were starting to struggle a little. Lots of tyre wear over one lap compared to say when it's 20 degrees so I didn't fancy doing too many laps at 25 Euros a pop. I do have a second pic I bought but they've not sent it though yet, will add later.
View attachment LFiCJCt.jpg
On to Bruges (if you haven't been, go!) while my mate went to the F1, I think the car was relieved to be underground for a few days!
And back in the garage. I'll be bringing it out again this week or this weekend to give it a good wash. And while it's out, I'll sort the garage out as it seems to be breeding clutter in there.