My old Integra Type R

[andyscott]

Alright folks. Thought i'd share the car i had for 5 years before buying my 197

It's a Championship White '96 JDM Integra Type R DC2, i bought it in January '07, with 77,000 on the clock and i was the 2nd UK owner. It's gone through a few changes since i bought it



It had an Air Walker front bumper, Mugen Twinloop exhaust, decat, Top Fuel intake and Spoon manifold, and i spent the first year or so just enjoying it!

The wheels weren't in the best condition, so i diy'd them black, fitted an OEM front bumper, and swapped the Mugen for a 5Zigen Fireball, because my brother had one on his old Civic SiR and i absolutely fell in love with the noise!



A few months later i had the biggest stroke of luck ever, as i had some spare cash sitting just as a set of Volk TE37s (my all time ultimate wheel!) came up for sale! I snapped them up and also picked up some Bilstein Type C springs and dampers, which turned out to be absolutely perfect for road driving - stiffer but not too harsh, and lower but still easily useable




And that's how she stayed til about a month ago, when i got a set of black Rota Slipstreams as one of my TE37s needed a bit of a fix up (don't have any pics of these though)

I was gutted to see her go, but the good news is i only sold her to my wee bro, so i can visit any time i want! So far the Clio has been everything i expected it to be - basically a newer, more modern version of the Teg :biggrin:

 

[Roy]

Don't let my son see it lol he loves these motors:thumbup1:

 

[clio200cup]

i've always liked the dc2's, but i do prefer the UK front end. the jdm's always look brilliant though, nevertheless.

 

[ben_r1]

Dunno if I could have been tempted out of a DC2 for a Clio lol.

 

[Rogue]

Very nice.

I prefer the DC5, but that is equally as lovely.

 

[Tom]

That's nice. Loving the white wheels.

 

[Craig_B]

I love these!!

Was quite disappointed when I actually went in one tho. That was a DC5 though I think. Wasn't this shape one.

 

[andyscott]

Thanks for the comments guys. Like i say, i'd had it for 5 years, and loved absolutely every second of it! I've never driven anything like it for feel and sensations, and i think i've sampled a decentish range of performance cars. The Clio runs it pretty close, but still lacks just that final few % of feel that the Teg has (IMO of course)

The only reason i got rid of the Teg really was cos it was starting to feel reeeallly old! It's up just under 130,000 miles now, and after 5 years of driving it every day i just needed something a bit more liveable with! It's incredibly practical for what it is, but the Clio does almost everything the Teg does, but in a much nicer environment!

There's a good chance i'll buy another one in a few years as an occassional toy though, cos i think i'll always be a Honda boy at heart :001_wub:

 

[alan]

Nice DC2 there. I also came from one into the Clio. Here's mine, still miss it sometimes though.



DC Sports manifold
Spoon N1 system + decat
Tein Springs

Dunno if I could have been tempted out of a DC2 for a Clio lol.

To be honest when I sold my teg I was on the lookout for a Megane R26 but couldn't find one that suited me! Stumbled upon the Clio and took it for a test drive and fell in love very quickly with it! The Clio definitely doesn't stand out from the crowd as much and is a bit more grown up IMO. The Clio is every bit as good in the handling but the Integra gets it because of the LSD, which the Clio misses.

 

[Willis]

Yet more 'Teg porn, excellent. There's one quite local to me, not sure what's been done to it but it sounds lovely when you're chasing it.

 

[Graeme GTR]

I love these!!

Was quite disappointed when I actually went in one tho. That was a DC5 though I think. Wasn't this shape one.

in what way?

 

[N0ddie]

I want TE37s for my car lol.

 

[Mark83]

I still miss mine sometimes. Numerous trackdays, >200 laps of the Ring and was always reliable.