Honda Integra Type R DC5 Resource

An Enthusiastic Buyer

2007-12-29T08:06:00.000-08:00

Not all UK dealers understand the pros and cons of Japanese Imported cars, none more than JDM Integras. Specialist buyers such as Steve Coulter generally pay more for your Integra DC5 than you would be offered in part exchange, especially by main dealers. Always worth contacting if you are looking for a reputable trade buyer of JDM models, and all other performance cars too.

New Young Brother

2007-10-20T08:24:00.000-07:00

Cars are often refered to in the feminine tense, but I'm not sure you can really call the new Honda Civic Type R FD2 Sports Saloon a she! So for our purposes we'll call it the DC5's new baby brother!

Designed to be the ultimate Type R in Japan, the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Honda Civic FD2 supersedes the Integra DC5 Type R Coupe as Honda's Flagship performance road racer.

With factory modifications to the 2.0 V-Tec K20A engine, including: 'Drive by Wire', re-surfacing head ports as well as tuning inlet and exhaust ports the output is now up to 225 bhp with 215 Nm of torque at a lazy for a V-Tec 6100 rpm.

The real trick though is in the handling, much improved by utilising the light weight saloon body shell's rigidity and then hanging exclusive to FD2 Type R suspension and specially tuned ABS / EBD system. One over the UK Type R, the rear suspension is now upgraded to a Double Wishbone configuration.

Power is transferred via a six speed close ratio gearbox, with short shift throw, through the now ubiquitous to JDM Type R Limited Slip Differential.

There's more information about the specification here and I'll update as more technical information comes into our domain.

Pre-Facelift Honda Integra Type R

2007-08-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

Here's a much sought-after Honda Integra DC5 Type R for sale. It's one of the last of the so called 'pre-facelift' cars in stunning Nighthawk Black with contrasting Red Recaro seats - one of the best colour combinations. This car has had a 12000 mile service, has a long MOT and has been fully undersealed for UK suitability. It's priced at £14995 with a full twelve months Motorplan Platinum Warranty for peace of mind. Here are some pictures and more information.

Honda Integra DC5 Type R Nighthawk Black

Half Inched

2007-01-11T14:35:00.000-08:00

Are they stolen to melt down? Lifted to order by a Mr Big who likes to see them lined up at a secret location? What am I talking about? Henry Moore bronzes or HONDA INTEGRA DC5 TYPE R 6 SPEED GEARKNOBS! Yes, the one thing that seems to go walk-about between our Japanese friend part-exchanging and the car arriving this side or at an auction are the beautifully made 6 speed aluminium gearknobs. So, if you ever know of one available or someone who can supply them at a sensible price I'm yer man!

JDM Honda Integra Undersealed For British Weather!

2007-01-06T09:06:00.000-08:00

One of the points to bear in mind when bringing any car over from Japan or the Pacific Rim is that these cars are not undersealed. So, this is essential conditioning for the Britsh Winter with the roads covered in salt. Sorry to say that your lovely imported car may have an underside as clean as the exterior when it arrives, even with a liberal coat of Waxoil, it won't be quite as clean after six months. But at least it won't go rusty!

Honda Integra K20A Engine

2006-12-28T09:15:00.000-08:00

This is the engine that powers the Honda Integra DC5 Type R. They are incredibly reliable and employ variable timing control to achieve the maximum power output of 220ps. For more information about the K20A engine please click here.

Face Value?

2006-12-25T04:33:00.000-08:00

Are the service histories of Japanese 'Grey Import' cars worth the paper they are written on? Here's some good advice.

"Daddy, what's molybdenum?"

2006-12-21T00:36:00.000-08:00

Good question, because it's been a while since the name came up in my world. It's a hard, silvery-white metallic element used to toughen alloy steels and soften tungsten alloy. The point of it's use in the flywheel of the engine in the Honda Integra Type R DC5 is to enable the construction of a lighter, faster spinning component exhibiting less inertia and enabling the engine to be more instantaneously responsive.

With weight being a key issue in the bhp/tonne alchemy of high performance cars, molybdenum does it's part in reducing the weight of one of the heaviest indivisual components in an engine.

There's more about the K20A Honda engine that powers the car here.

Japanese Car Import Buying Guide

2006-12-20T01:53:00.000-08:00

Here's some good information regarding buying Japanese Import or so-called Grey Import cars. So named because they are not built in Europe or necessarily for the European Markets. When younger than ten years old these cars require what's called Enhanced Single Vehicle Approval, more of which is described in the article. Read on here...

The Best Handling Car Ever?

2006-12-16T15:21:00.000-08:00

You've just found a great new resource of information about the Honda Integra Type R DC5. Facts, figures, road tests, prices, availability and anything else about this superb car I'll post here in this weblog.