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When we think Honda Civic Type-R, we think ‘Small, Fast Agile Handling with the Jap badge on the bonnet to have'!
The Type-R range has seen continual evolvement since its introduction and the latest Civic had to be our choice as a project base to start with! In standard form the Civic Type-R is great fun to drive…
but we wanted more… We
wanted to produce the best! |
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| Factory Specification |
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| Based on the humble Honda Civic, the Type-R marks the welcome return of the hot hatch. Equipped with an extremely advanced naturally aspirated engine, it also boasts many high performance enhancements over the standard Civic models, including a newly developed close ratio 6 speed manual transmission, double wishbone suspension, huge brakes and 17 inch alloy wheels wrapped in 205/45 spec rubber. The design concept was to create a 'hatchback bullet', and this was achieved both in the streamlined looks |
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| Curb Weight |
1204kg |
| Engine |
2.0-litre, 16-valves, DOHC, i-VTEC |
| Comp. Ratio |
10.3:1 |
| Redline |
7200rpm |
| Max. Power |
197bhp @ 7400rpm |
| Max. Torque |
144lb/ft @ 5900rpm |
| Transmission |
Front wheel drive, 6-speed manual |
| 0 - 60 mph |
6.8 secs |
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of the R, and its blistering performance. This particular Type-R was purchased in 2003 and has seen some serious modifications since.
The standard spec of the Type-R is extremely impressive considering the car is very eco friendly. |
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| Project Aims |
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| We now consider our Honda Civic Type-R as a fast road and track car which is currently in everyday use as we continue to test our products for your satisfaction. Though how much longer the car remains street legal is anyone's guess! |
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| Nemesis UK Project Honda Civic Type-R EP3 |
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Shortly after the purchase of our car in 2003 work started on the body kit, designed and manufactured in-house which consists of both a new front and rear bumper with integrated fully adjustable rear diffuser which mounts via stainless steel length threaded shafts x3. This allows the rear diffuser to be both raised and lowered including tilt adjustability. An adjustable Mugen rear spoiler was also fitted and to lighten the load further, Perspex side and rear windows were installed.
We changed the standard and slightly overweight alloys for a set of 17 inch 5-Zigen FN-01R forged racing wheels fitted with Dunlop Formula-R SP Sports D01J 215/45ZR/ 17 tyres.
The suspension was soon replaced with a fully adjustable Tein Type Flex coilovers and rose jointed front lower arms to help provide superior handling; the end result lowered the car by approximately 350mm.
To alleviate the inevitable problems of putting large amounts of power through a front wheel drive transmission, a Spoon limited slip differential was fitted. This improved the cars handling ability considerably whilst also improving the cars overall stability at high speeds and eliminating unwanted understeer.
With the handling and exterior looks complete we next turned our attention to the performance of the engine. The engine modifications include steel con rods, steel pistons (high compression), 0.5mm head gasket, cylinder head machined to our own spec, Toda spec-A cams, titanium valve springs, Jenvey individual throttle body injection, Spoon 421 exhaust manifold, Motec M400 fuel management, Enjo Performance poly engine mounts, electric vacuum pump and an Exedy Hyper single carbon clutch to help transmit the power effectively onto the road.
Sparco seat and Willans harnesses were installed in place of the standard seats including the complete strip of all interior panels and roof lining leaving just the original dash in place. We then relocated the battery and housed it in a carbon enclosed box in the rear of the car.
The brakes have also not escaped improvement and a set of Spoon mono block front callipers were installed in place of the standard units.
To finish stiffening the car up a full FIA approved roll cage was installed the same as used in the Civic Type-R touring cars.
By this stage the car was now fully transformed and greatly improved upon over the original standard Civic with quicker turn-in stability and additional mid-range.
To finish of the overall look of the car we used our in-house graphics designer to come up with a decal design scheme to finish of the overall impact we were looking for.
Having completed the project there was only one more area of fulfilment we needed to satisfy… The question was asked! Just how powerful is the car now?
We conservatively estimated between 240 to 260bhp at the flywheel but were more than pleasantly surprised when the car finished its testing on the rolling road.
A standard Type-R provides 197bhp at the flywheel which is extremely impressive from a 2 litre 4-pot engine, so when the figure of 279.4bhp read on the printout we finally new that we had produced the officially most powerful normally aspirated Civic Type-R in the UK .
UPDATE: 20 June 2005
With our Civic Type-R only two weeks away from it's first race in the Production S1 Series, and after having spent considerable time testing the car on various track days, we have opted to change specific components on the car.
The first changes made were to the suspension. The Tein suspension has been a great setup however having been installed on the car just after the car was purchased, the Tein suspension has seen 20k miles of hard road and track day use. After much research we ended up moving over to a Penske rose jointed coilover setup which has already seen lap time improvements on track and testing days.
We have also changed our wheel and tyre combination to 17 inch Enkei wheels running Dunlop SP Sport racing slick tyres. The reason for changing from the 5Zigen wheels to Enkei was purely because we were offered a great deal on a bulk purchase as we need to take a couple of sets of wheel and tyres when racing.
A new engine has also been installed replacing the old unit due to prolonged the track day wear and tear. We have built the new engine to the same specification as the previous engine with slight modifications to the Head allowing improved flow.
We have also fitted a Pace dry sump kit and located the dry sump oil can in the boot with a fabricated sealed box cover enclosing the can to comply with safety regulations when racing.
To comply with Production S1 competition rules and regulations we have also fitted an ATL fast fuelling kit including a custom race approved fuel cell which required extensive modification to the rear floor of the car.
The Sparco seats have also been changed and we have just completed fitting a new Recaro Pro Racer SPG Hans seat for added lateral support including side head restrains. |
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