ek9 owners- are you happy?

[Dan3SGTE]

Not everyones gona be into every car. Some cars aren't my Sort of thing, it's the way it is. 95% of people that have owned a honda at some point well rates them including me. I do believe you need to have a car or at least drive it often and experience it in different situations to make a good judgement.

Buying an ek9 is pretty much a win/win situation as I've said they don't loose value. You can always sell it on as Market is pretty decent for these cars.

 

[Texx]

Would be good to know what spec Starlet you have come from and whether you are looking to buy a stock EK9.

Personally, I've never driven an EK9, but used to own a DC2 Si (i like to call it the 'comfort version' of the Type-R ). Cracking car, just a bit guttless unless you absolutely ring it's neck to within an inch of it's life, trust me doing that draws a lot of attention that most of the time is a little unwanted.

Stock vs stock, there is no real comparison as they are different cars with different setups, but with these type of 'sporty' Japanese hatchbacks it's rare to find one that is completely (I mean bone stock) standard.

It really depends what makes you happy, for me it's plenty of torque on demand and torque that comes from the engine rather than being 'amplified' by the transmission. The Starlet allows me to just put my foot down and go, the Teg would involve banging down a couple of gears and then roaring off down down the road. Reliability wise, your more likely to get problems with a turbocharged engine as your forcing it to do something that is not natural for the engine, an N/A lump well maintained will sing along quite happily for the duration of it's life.

It's down to you matey, but one thing you can be sure of is if you do buy a Type-R of some sort and as long as it's not a complete turd, your not going to be thinking you've borrowed your Nan's car.

 

[Idrees]

I think my major issue with these cars is that I heard a lot of owners rave about the ITR SO MUCH and when I drove one it was a let down, perhaps dont listen to the hype and let the car be hyped up too much.

I must agree. People go on about "Vtec just kicked in y0" etc etc so you expect loads when you drive one. I've driven a good few but the first time I wasn't impressed tbh, after all the rave about them!

 

[EP824U]

Vtec just kicked in y0 haha that jokes.

What is stupid which Ive just seen and realised (so many of u r guna call me a little bitch for this but they r fast cars), I could get a 225bhp audi tt quattro 52 plate for the same sort of price and 50 quid less a year on insurance. I do think that would b kwl having that sort of car at 21.
(BTW I'm a design engineer, not a hairdresser):freddy:

 

[Texx]

The most common misconception people make with VTEC is that it's similar to a turbocharger. It's not similar, it's like comparing a snooker cue with a tennis racket, they are completely different things.

The idea of VTEC is to improve the drive ability of the engine at lower rev's or 'off VTEC' as some might say. The best way I can describe VTEC is by saying it's like stripping both camshafts out every time you hit a predefined engine speed and replacing them with higher lift equivalents and then swapping the cams back over once the engine speed drops below the predefined point again.

Obviously this is not possible, hence why VTEC was born. It's purely a mechanism that enables the engine to switch between a low lift cam to increase low down torque by increasing intake air velocity and a high lift cam that lets the engine flow more air.

 

[Gee]

I must agree. People go on about "Vtec just kicked in y0" etc etc so you expect loads when you drive one. I've driven a good few but the first time I wasn't impressed tbh, after all the rave about them!

This misconception is from idiots that you get in every field of car ownership.

There are plenty of people who own Starlets who say they beat M3's and Evo's on CT9 at 1bar :homer:

You will never hear me 'rave' about VTEC or say it is 'better' than a turbo, simply because I know the two are completely different and I'm not an idiot.

VTEC is what it is.

A turbo is what it is.

I don't compare the two.

 

[EP824U]

This misconception is from idiots that you get in every field of car ownership.

There are plenty of people who own Starlets who say they beat M3's and Evo's on CT9 at 1bar :homer:

gee i smoked an m3 in my starlet! An evo fq340 kinda got close to me also but when we got to the corners and windy bends he got left for dust.

 

[Corey_gt]

gee i smoked an m3 in my starlet! An evo fq340 kinda got close to me also but when we got to the corners and windy bends he got left for dust.

Now what your saying there is exactly why these threads go in the muppet section its not because of the word 'Honda' its because of stupid irrelevant posts like that. Keep it on topic your the one who started this do you want to be the one who sends it on its way too.

 

[Franza1]

gee i smoked an m3 in my starlet! An evo fq340 kinda got close to me also but when we got to the corners and windy bends he got left for dust.

Have a few warning points ( 3 to be exact ) on me.

 

[AdDaMan]

There are plenty of people who own Starlets who say they beat M3's and Evo's on CT9 at 1bar :homer:
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HAHA your never gona let that gem rest are you Gee.

gee i smoked an m3 in my starlet! An evo fq340 kinda got close to me also but when we got to the corners and windy bends he got left for dust.

im sure he's being sarcastic...?!


isnt he.....?

 

[simonjp]

lolololol

jdm honda's are tyte yo.

"i got a 98 sleeper civic hatch super lightweight, will beat your supra's fat ass" hhaha

go test drive an ek and tell us your thoughts!!!!111

 

[Jaf_ep91]

ek9

theres a fair few ek9's in the area where i stay, they handle like they are on a track and most of them go like hell, although a glanza on 15" alloys shows them how to take corners and straight roads do we need to question it haha

 

[Corey_gt]

theres a fair few ek9's in the area where i stay, they handle like they are on a track and most of them go like hell, although a glanza on 15" alloys shows them how to take corners and straight roads do we need to question it haha

LMAO:haha:

 

[dantheman]

vtec is good fun, and reliable.. but if i wasnt planning on turbo'ing my dc2 i wouldnt have got one.. as i would get bored of the power.. but thats only because i am addicted to forced induction :haha:
vtec is fun, but not as fun as a turbo.. BUT if i were to pic a n/a car to keep n/a, it would def be a vtec as they are so much more fun to drive than normal n/a engines..

ive been driving my completly stock engine dc2 type-r for a few months now whilst ive been building up the turbo lump for it, and have had a few tear ups in that time and it has suprised me numerous times just how quick it is considering its n/a and stock.. they are very capable cars in the right hands

 

[richglanzav]

not sure whether it was an ek9 type r or just an ek4 made to look like one but on way back from the gym at cannock 2day saw a gorgeous civic. was rly low, had black wheels and a carbon bonnet. rly rly niceeee

 

[adi271087]

iv always wanted a k20 eg6 in silver with bronse rota grids. oni thing i dnt like bout civics is ppl put realy anoying exhausts on them and the sound like sooped up hairdryers.

 

[Dan3SGTE]

iv always wanted a k20 eg6 in silver with bronse rota grids. oni thing i dnt like bout civics is ppl put realy anoying exhausts on them and the sound like sooped up hairdryers.

so true.

I cant believe how many of the hondas around put shitty exhausts on there 1.4's.... They sound sooo annoying.

 

[adi271087]

iv only heard a few i liked lol. i like a deeper note .not that a high pitched waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

 

[EP824U]

HAHA your never gona let that gem rest are you Gee.



im sure he's being sarcastic...?!


isnt he.....?

lol of course I was! The mods are right tho, I did shoot right off topic with that piss take. I accept my punishment :teach:

 

[Jaf_ep91]

my mate has a 1.4 civic and has a jordan exhaust on it and its got to be the most annoying thing going, its actually embarassing to sit in the car haha.