172 clio or 182 !


With the extra welding I ment like the subframe has extra welds all the way along its seam. And the lower control arms appear to be fully welded shut on the civic?
I haven't seen this on any other car I've had.
 
Danny_B16B_R said:
I'm extremely unsure a standard Civic Jordan with 158bhp could cause me any problems on a dry track/day.

Not trolling in the slightest or out to belittle a car i love (ek9) but people seem to think their B16 engines are unmatched by the Clios F4R, which you'd be a fool to think.

Ek9's have a monocoque chassis aswell dont they?
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Well the clio 172 I raced could struggled to keep up :)

Will be having a go with my mates 182 and will video it.
 
LoganK said:
Well the clio 172 I raced could struggled to keep up :)

Will be having a go with my mates 182 and will video it.
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I'm not doubting you.

But unless you know the driver, spec of the car, tyres etc etc it will always be irrelevant.
 
His mates 182 so he will know the exact spec. Would be fool proof to swap cars and race again afterwards. Takes the driver out of it.
 
I wasn't talking about the impending race, i was talking about this 172 that he 'left'.

What track are you racing your mate on in his 182?
 
jesse888 said:
With the extra welding I ment like the subframe has extra welds all the way along its seam. And the lower control arms appear to be fully welded shut on the civic?
I haven't seen this on any other car I've had.
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lol maybe it needed the extra welding cause they knew it would rust!

jokes aside, its great that honda did seam weld the ek9, shows they were ahead in the game
 
Danny_B16B_R said:
I'm not doubting you.

But unless you know the driver, spec of the car, tyres etc etc it will always be irrelevant.
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Ask any real racer, doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile :p

Danny_B16B_R said:
I wasn't talking about the impending race, i was talking about this 172 that he 'left'.

What track are you racing your mate on in his 182?
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Wont be racing him on a track will be a fast and furious style race of course. He doesn't go to track days. I will be at crail this year and maybe knockhill if my cars suspension is done. So I will also try get him to come to crail for a bash :)
 
nice vids there, whats your verdict on both the cars at cadwell?

the ek9 seems to be the car of choice from what i can see, mainly cause of the lsd
 
LoganK said:
Ask any real racer, doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile :p



Wont be racing him on a track will be a fast and furious style race of course. He doesn't go to track days. I will be at crail this year and maybe knockhill if my cars suspension is done. So I will also try get him to come to crail for a bash :)
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F&F quotes? ****! lol

Crail? Come on now!
 
5alldaway said:
nice vids there, whats your verdict on both the cars at cadwell?

the ek9 seems to be the car of choice from what i can see, mainly cause of the lsd
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9 much better.
Road only? RS Clio all the way..
 
Lee s said:
9 much better.
Road only? RS Clio all the way..
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yeah i found my dc2(standard) a bit too raw for normal road use so i ended up selling that, i would imagine the ek9 would be a bitch to live with also!

182 is still harsh but more comfy than the type r's lol!
 
DC2 was voted Evo mag's FWD hero, cannot deny it's an absolute blinder of a car...

I'll be honest, i've had a 182 with cup packed suspension, and at current a 172 cup, the Cup is far harsher on the road compared to the 182!

Feels alot more nimble aswell (the cup i mean) caught me off guard once or twice. I love it, and have absolutley no desire to get rid of it.
 
yeah i have that evo magazine somewhere, i ended up selling my clio trophy to buy the dc2, the dc2 was an epic car!
 
Just test drove a standard 182 with a rs192 exhaust system today and i thought to myself this would be a fantastic daily.

Enough low end poke to scoot around with good mpg and enough grunt when you floor it to put a smile on your face.

I also test drove a standard 197 and that for me has been closest thing to an ek9 i have found. Tight short 6 speed gearbox. Loves the revs and hard road suspension.
 
banzai_ek9 said:
Just test drove a standard 182 with a rs192 exhaust system today and i thought to myself this would be a fantastic daily.

Enough low end poke to scoot around with good mpg and enough grunt when you floor it to put a smile on your face.

I also test drove a standard 197 and that for me has been closest thing to an ek9 i have found. Tight short 6 speed gearbox. Loves the revs and hard road suspension.
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fast as a 9?
 
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