as the chap above says, compare the JDM EP3 to the JDM EK9, don't mix and match UK spec with JDM, as its like comparing an EP3 to a civic VTI. I have owned and driven both, the JDM EP3 is all round better, more power low down, more power higher up too. Furthermore the JDM K20a engine revs much like the B16b to the B16a2, higher, more aggressive and buckets more torque. The 6 speed LSD JDM gearbox is VERY close ratio, not to mention the differential being a lot more controllable than the S4C found in the EK9, it seems to respond to throttle input and vary its severity in accordance, very very nicely matched to the very different stiffer anti roll bar on the rear, making it very neutral to drive. I find the standard brakes on the JDM EP3 to be a lot more responsive than standard EK9 brakes, most likely due to the disc and pad size being The only thing I would say about the EK9 is the driving position feels better when going fast, as said earlier, much like a go kart, but to be honest if being driven say on the motorway, the JDM EP3's recaro seating position is still very nice and you don't feel like everything is bigger than you on the road. Don't get me wrong, the EK9 will always be the original and probably coolest civic type r (definitely better than a UK spec EP3 in every way), but in terms of daily use and the occasional B-lane blast, then the JDM EP3 is (in my opinion) the better all round chassis and drivetrain.