August's Top Gear Mag

[angie4m]

Not sure how many subscribe, but in the new edition (August) of the TG Mag (has the BP Green ST on the front) the Lifer Type R has been to the home of the Honda BTTC team and there is a little write up about the kit they can provide to give an extra 45bhp over stock.

It seems to be kinds along the same lines as what you can do yourself, new exhaust, induction, ecu remap. Just wonder if their ECU remap is Honda Approved?

The guy with the lifer invested in a new filter I believe from them at just over £400 and he says he has had an increase in performance. Interesting, wonder if they will be going for the kit and then let JC re-evaluate the FN2?

[AndyC]

£400 for an induction kit Wonder how much the remap is, or is it just a Hondata... Will have to have a read. Have you a web link to the supplier?

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by AndyC

£400 for an induction kit Wonder how much the remap is, or is it just a Hondata... Will have to have a read. Have you a web link to the supplier?

Lets be serious here if that an exhaust and a remap can produce 45bhp more then they will charge what they want.

Don't have a web link, it was just mentioned in the Lifer section of the Mag.

[Munro]

Interesting, I will have to look up the article

[Dimplyred]

My brother-in-law subscribes to TG magazine and then I get them. I'll have to hurry him up a bit this month.

[ChillTypeR]

What else does the article say about the type r?

Thanks

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by ChillTypeR

What else does the article say about the type r?

Thanks

Well not much really....its not a review on the Type R if thats what your after. Its a boy who works for TG Mag and his company car is the Type R that JC thrashed about a week after the guy got it round the TG track and slagged it off.

Every month the guy tells you what he's been upto, the high and low points but not the kinda stuff your after unless your really interested in how well it shifted his stuff during a house move lol

[Dimplyred]

Originally Posted by ChillTypeR

What else does the article say about the type r?

Thanks

It does say that anyone who has ordered a type R recently should get ready to enjoy it !!!

[dave525]

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

It does say that anyone who has ordered a type R recently should get ready to enjoy it !!!

: laugh:

[angie4m]

It actually has a full page this month unlike the usual half a page. However the guy does say that when the Kit they can do doesn't make you look or sound like a 12 year old then he will be the first in the que.

I do sometimes wonder who they have working for them. Oh and its supposedly an Air Filter for the cracking price of £435! The pic looks like and induction kit, but hey

[angie4m]

I found this link in the Wiki Team Halfords Thats the boys

[DeanFYoung]

Originally Posted by angie4m

Well not much really....its not a review on the Type R if thats what your after. Its a boy who works for TG Mag and his company car is the Type R that JC thrashed about a week after the guy got it round the TG track and slagged it off.

Every month the guy tells you what he's been upto, the high and low points but not the kinda stuff your after unless your really interested in how well it shifted his stuff during a house move lol

How well did it shift his stuff during a house move?

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by DeanFYoung

How well did it shift his stuff during a house move?

He was rather impressed but he also hired out one of those transits in the blue with the racing stripes, you know the ones

This month there is also a picture of a rather large tool chest on wheels in the rear too.

We all know the boot is big, thats one of the reasons I bought the car in the first place

[mattsbobo]

Man, I would LOVE to see this induction kit.

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by mattsbobo

Man, I would LOVE to see this induction kit.

Its nothing to look at thats for sure. I'm going for something that looks a lot better than the one in the pic in the mag.

He says he feels increased power with less noise than he expected but there are no dyno figures to say what the gain is.

[NEEMSTAR]

Jacked from the Civic Type R owners Forum

I have dropped an email to Team Dynamics and this is a copy of the response:

We can confirm we are offering upgrade products for the Honda Civic FN2. At the moment we can confirm the following, all prices are plus VAT:

Brake Kit - £1500 + vat
Civic Kits involve:
- Calipers, 4-piston road specification types with a black or red finish.
- Caliper mounting brackets.
- Discs, Ø330x26mm thick, 48 cooling vanes, 8 grooves per brake face, bolted to alloy bell centres.
- Pads, Ferodo DS2500
- Hose adaptors to convert standard Honda hose to suit APR caliper hydraulic feed
- Brake fluid, 1Ltr high temp DOT 5.1.
- All mounting bolts, washers’ nuts etc…

17” aftermarket wheels with adequate spoke depth are required to clear this kit.

BTCC race replica wheels (15” & 16” do not suit upgrade calipers) – tyre packages available on request.
- 7x15" Pro race 1.2 £110.00
- 7x16" Pro race 1.2 £120.00
- 7x17" Pro race 1.2 £140.00
- 7.5x17" Pro race 1.2 £150.00
- 8x17" Pro race 1.2 £155.00
- 9x17" Pro race 1.2 £165.00
- 8x18" Pro race 1.2 £160.00
- 9x18" Pro race 1.2 £185.00
- 9x20" Pro race 1.2 £260.00

Induction kit - £435
Available in 4 weeks. Power increase yet to be confirmed should be available in the next week or so.

Stainless steel Exhaust system
Full system available, manifold (+ de-cat or Sports cat), and a cat back system, all interchangeable. Mounts on existing road car mounts. Power increase and prices not yet confirmed. Available next month

Piggy back Engine ECU
This is still in development though the final product is imminent, it is on our development car at the moment. We are anticipating the final product twinned with the exhaust system and induction kit to achieve an increase of 45 BHP from the standard car. This does not involve anything more than the ECU and brackets, there are no internal engine modifications required.

Spring and damper upgrade
Ohlins fully adjustable – price & availability dependant in interest in this product.

BTCC body kit
Available Now
- Front bumper - £650
- Pair of front wings - £450
- Pair of Rear arches - £350
- Pair of Sill extensions - £150
- Rear wing – available on request.
- Inner door cards

Limited Slip Diff - £525
AVAILABLE NOW

Roll Cage
dependant on spec more info available on request.

Please excuse the lack of prices available, we will have all of this information by next week. All of the products have been developed from our BTCC race cars. We have a continued relationship with our Motorsport suppliers, which has enabled us to provide a road legal upgrade to the standard road going Honda Civic FN2. A fitment service will be available in due course, though at present it is supply only.

[Rich 11]

wow !!!! I want some of that !! ..............

[angie4m]

Originally Posted by NEEMSTAR

Jacked from the Civic Type R owners Forum

Nice one Neem, I was gonna drop them a mail re the ecu but now i've seen the slip diff too and think this may well be winging it way to my car. Actually it will. Thanks!

[AndyC]

Interesting that none of it is dyno tested yet - they are saying should be tested next week and then available to buy next month yet prices are released now. Seems a bit odd and unproven tbh.

ECU should be interesting to read about. Sounds a bit like a unichip.

[illegalhunter]

45 horsrs is alot of bang for your buck