Originally Posted by
Sp3no
Yeah a Civic Type R will rape a standard ST170, mine does 220miles to a tank so think your self lucky, 300miles plus is unheard of. If i had the choice again i would not have purchased a ST170, mind you apart from the clutch in the nearly 4 years of ownership it had never missed a beat.
A true statement, I currently have a 170 but had CTR a couple of years back. Problem with the Honda is steering feel/feedback, its s***e for want of a better word, however the CTR excelled over the 170 in performance and drivetrain. The CTR had one of the best gearboxes ive ever used and was bulletproof mechanically. The 170 has one of the worst gearboxes ive ever used, gets better when warm though.The 170 can be a labour of love but most owners suffer no problems, I know someone who has a 140k miler and its still going strong, mine had the usual heatshield rattle but so did my FRP so must be a Ford thing
Oddly I would say the 1.8 is probably the better engine for modding, my advice is keep it for a while longer and bag a MK1 RS focus instead.
The 170 though for all of its faults still has a great front drive chassis and limpet grip with decent tyres fitted. I think of it as a modern xr3i and as such isnt in the same ball park as the CTR which really rivals the RS.