Back in a Honda, EP3 Civic Type R

Back in a Honda, EP3 Civic Type R

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MRobbins1987

Original Poster:

509 posts

129 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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After a mate informed me of a well cared for and extensively modified EP3 was for sale on a Facebook page I decided to part with my Racing Blue 182 Clio Cup. I loved the little clio but it was rather fragile, it seemed to develop a new fault every time I got in it and it was taking the shine off the experience. I've experienced the k20 in the FN2 and it's a fantastic engine matted to one of the sweetest gearboxes around so I had an idea of what to expect.

The car in question was only around the corner from where I live and it really is immaculate for it's age and mileage. The list of modifications are as follows;

Hondata kpro ecu.
DC sport manifold.
Mugen twin loop exhaust.
Team Mfactory LSD.
PRC intake manifold.
Larger throttle body.
Hel braided brake lines.
JDM rear roll bar.
Cusco front upper strut brace.
Eibach springs, camber bolts and arm's with a frsu by ABP Motorsport.
Tegiwa radiator hose kit.

It's currently producing 243 BHP at 8400 RPM and 174 lbft at 5700 RPM to bore you with the figures.

A few photographs from the advert below.









The plan for now is just to enjoy it with a track day or two next year and the possibility of uprated cams and a baffled sump as future upgrades, thanks for reading.

DanielSan

18,748 posts

166 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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This is my mates old car. It really is as immaculate as it looks in the pics, he's spent a small fortune on it over the years. Look after it please hehe

Thorno58

3 posts

139 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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Enjoy her and look after her. Been a cracking car for the last 9 and a half years!

rich85uk

3,312 posts

178 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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Very tidy i do have a soft spot for these, really tempted to start tinkering with my FN2 to get abit more power out it how does it feel in terms of pace? have you considered the 5.1 final drive like on the FN2? quite a popular mod

Butter Face

30,192 posts

159 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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Very nice, welcome to the fraternity!

egor110

16,818 posts

202 months

Monday 7th November 2016
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What happened with the clio?

Everything seemed fine in September.

MRobbins1987

Original Poster:

509 posts

129 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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I've already said it Chris but it's in safe hands, it really is a credit to you, you will have somewhere to keep up with it's progress on here too. wink

In terms of performance I've not really stretched it's legs yet, but it does seem to have a noticeable amount more grunt lower down the rev range than a standard k20 which should make the run to work a little more relaxing, I will report back after a few weeks on it's performance higher up the rev range but as per most of the n/a Type R's and looking at the dyno graph the fireworks are at the top end. I'm yet to really consider future modifications but a mate had a different final drive in his FN2 and he rated it quite highly so it's something to pop on the list.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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that looks really clean. enjoy. only ever had 1 Honda ( when I was in NZ and bought an old Civic with a Prelude engine in it ). yours looks great. look after it smile

hondafanatic

4,969 posts

200 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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I had a very similar spec when I had an EP3. Only real differences were a TODA manifold and Spoon N1/B'pipe. And I think my LSD was a different brand. Plus is was black which added a few more HPs.

It was the most amazing sounding car in tunnels...Loved that thing.

Have you found the pen in the draw under the front passenger seat?

adamwri

1,094 posts

165 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Saw this for sale myself a couple of weeks back and had a bookmark on there. Looks like a cracking example!

Martin_Hx

3,951 posts

197 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Welcome to the EP3 club! This looks like a great example, mine is standard and I've had it almost 10 years now.

This must be a riot to drive with the mods, be careful on the greasy cold roads. There is usually a winter cull of these when the cold weather comes around irked

DanielSan

18,748 posts

166 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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hondafanatic said:
I had a very similar spec when I had an EP3. Only real differences were a TODA manifold and Spoon N1/B'pipe. And I think my LSD was a different brand. Plus is was black which added a few more HPs.

It was the most amazing sounding car in tunnels...Loved that thing.

Have you found the pen in the draw under the front passenger seat?
hehe I remember when CTRO used to be good...

hondafanatic

4,969 posts

200 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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DanielSan said:
hondafanatic said:
I had a very similar spec when I had an EP3. Only real differences were a TODA manifold and Spoon N1/B'pipe. And I think my LSD was a different brand. Plus is was black which added a few more HPs.

It was the most amazing sounding car in tunnels...Loved that thing.

Have you found the pen in the draw under the front passenger seat?
hehe I remember when CTRO used to be good...
beer

traffman

2,263 posts

208 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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I still hanker after another. Great cars. Future classic.

u04pww2

72 posts

96 months

Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Very similar mods to mine, i'm running 245hp and 174lbft, bought it with all the mods already done which saved alot of money and it had been very well cared for by previous owner. I always buy on condition rather than mileage.

Biggest suprise for me was the torque as they always get slated for having none however the gearing and throttle response are perfect and rarely am i left behind by any diesel rep mobiles on my daily 60 mile commute.

In terms of outright performance its around 205Hp/Tonne which is on par with the Mrk2 Focus RS, it suprises quite a few cars. The only thing i don't like about it is the electric steering which is pretty numb.

I'm also thinking about cams like yourself but not sure if its worth the money, tempted to Rotrex it instead.

MRobbins1987

Original Poster:

509 posts

129 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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u04pww2 said:
Very similar mods to mine, i'm running 245hp and 174lbft, bought it with all the mods already done which saved alot of money and it had been very well cared for by previous owner. I always buy on condition rather than mileage.

Biggest suprise for me was the torque as they always get slated for having none however the gearing and throttle response are perfect and rarely am i left behind by any diesel rep mobiles on my daily 60 mile commute.

In terms of outright performance its around 205Hp/Tonne which is on par with the Mrk2 Focus RS, it suprises quite a few cars. The only thing i don't like about it is the electric steering which is pretty numb.

I'm also thinking about cams like yourself but not sure if its worth the money, tempted to Rotrex it instead.
They are quite expensive for a modest increase, you could probably pick up a used supercharger for similar money, I would quite like to keep it n/a though.

Sillyhatday

441 posts

98 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Looks sweet. A mate at work has one in this colour. It looks as tidy as his, if not better.

All of us young uns at work have a Type R Civic. 4 of us. Thats about an 1/8 of the floor staff!

Popular for a reason. Look after it cool

aka_kerrly

12,416 posts

209 months

Wednesday 9th November 2016
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That's one clean ep3 with some tasty mods!

MRobbins1987 said:
They are quite expensive for a modest increase, you could probably pick up a used supercharger for similar money, I would quite like to keep it n/a though.
The thing with a Rotrex supercharger is that it enhances the engine without negatively effecting it's character, the engine still revs and has throttle response like a N/A yet you can achieve well over 300hp with no internal mods.

Butter Face

30,192 posts

159 months

Thursday 10th November 2016
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A rotrex really is a great upgrade for an EP3.

I got all of my kit for around what you'd pay for the NA stuff, I've added a few upgrades for some more power but even at the moment with the mapping not fully completed my car is significantly more capable than an NA car!

MRobbins1987

Original Poster:

509 posts

129 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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I had a few spare hours today so I decided to head to Wales with the camera, flask and box of sandwiches. The car performed superbly, more than fast enough for the road and really useable performance without fear of risking my license to have fun. The extra power over the standard model makes a huge difference and from a little over 5000rpm it pulls extremely well all the way to nearly 9000, the induction roar is somewhat addictive.

Anyway I covered the usual hotspots, evo triangle, b4391 etc. They are starting to get quite slippery in places but it's worth a trip just for the scenery.