Coldo

as above.
In comparison to a 165bhp RST?

Cheers

T28 RST

Quicker than the RST at that power

kyle5090

Not much quicker that that i would think my FRST at about 165bhp was good to give one a run its about 210bhpnow and it smokes them, i hate the jap scrap puts a smile on my face the thought of it.

crazycage

tuned fiesta turbos will always kil them ,

Coldo

Time for more boost then

A wee sack near me has one, and is bleating on about how it would kill my escort, need to sort him out i rekon

Alps Pacino

Coldo

No offence but the worst thing you can do is race him for several reasons

his car will out handle yours
brake better
and not blow up after a got old thrashing lol

Just save your money and accept the fact that there will always be something quicker out there

Gaz 88

Have to agree they do have good brakes and handle well for a fwd car.

Stoo

They're quick cars mate, when i had 174@Wheels on my RST i could stay level with one but like said above, it'll out handle and brake you anyway.

I really liked mine, i'd defo have another

S1rst

Pretty quick cars the civic type-r's. People often seem to forget that there just an n/a 2.0.

As said above though a civic type-r is obviously a far more superior car to an RST in every way in my opinion. Maybe if you have decent suspension and brakes you may do 'ok' but you'd need a fair bit more power than 165bhp mate, to get anywhere near it.

costina

iTrader: (1)

145lb ft @ loads a revs around 8000

buy a new one and keep me in a job

Gaz 88

take it you work for honda? What prices are the 30th addition models going for now?

Rhys

Surprisingly nippy little cars

JohnnyB

I could just hang onto the back of one with 226 bhp sierra


so you need a good bean tin to stay with one

smithy20vt

yeah there nice cars but preference i would have an integra over a civic

an for a little 4 pot the sound good

heres mine

http://youtube.com/watch?v=czE0-l9u6jI

M.A.D.RST

Not quick

Test drove them at work and also went for a 'test drive' at a dealership when i thought about selling my old series 2 rst for one

Handles great and good stopping power but was no where as quick as my 200bhp rst

Used to race one in the mornings to work Was fun always nailing him apart from the one time there was no way to pass him so i sat on his bumper as he couldnt pull away, got upto the round about and that was the test of the brakes

Mr Brannen

cracking cars , and have you seen how affordable theyve become

fuzzy

much quicker .my mate in his 53 plate type r leaves my other mate in his focus st170 standing. pulls away surprisingly faster considering its only 27bhp more.

gaz s1

i nailed one in my s1 down the a5 the other day it was in a straight line tho

danneth

good cars, nothing in that and my mates focus RS

jcrsturbo

one tried to get away from me the other day in my 170bhp rst n i could keep up easy on the streights but he was quicker round the corners.
but when i get my cam and intercooler he wont b able to get away from me round the corners cuz i would have already over taken him ... hopefully lol

pig

my type r would and did piss on afew rs turbo's.the honda is a cracking little motor in every respect m8

Oranoco

The guy who lives over the road from me was gutted as his Type R couldn't keep up with my Fiesta RS Turbo and that only has 167bhp at the moment.

Have driven a couple of CTR's and once you get over the funny gearlever position (which I understand they've moved again for the new cars) they are cracking fun and with a filter on they sound the nuts when VTEC kicks in. I quite like them as far as they go although wouldn't personally have one

jcrsturbo

they are reliable tho those vtech engines, iv only ever seen one go rong n that was only cuz he ran it low on oil

kl-mortiss

had one. and not as quick as my 220 bhp rst but still a great car if you dont mind seeing one every 300 yards

Red16

not sure what theyre like compared to the mildly tweaked RST but i mullered one on the way to work the other week

Rhys

Looks like i will be getting one tomorrow. Needs a little bit of tidying up to get to my standards. But its genuine enough car with only 18k on the clock

Finch-inaCos

You reckon.. I have destroyed two of these in my old S1 (172BHP ATW). One of them was on country roads around Milton Keynes & Bletchley, the only time he came close was when breaking for a corner. I held more speed than him through the corners and easily out accelerated him.

Yeah the brakes are better but IMO they are highly overrated.

Leave them for the Jap Lovers and stick with a well tuned RST.

xr2i-carl

i beat few in my rst!

what do these type-r quarter in?

Stoo

Yep i do, i was there

My old RST had a 1.9, stage 3 head, cam and big coolered up and i wasn't getting by him.

Suppose it'll vary so much, folk with less power are beating them and folk with more power are losing against them. Strange really..

Once they get into that Vtec they pull and pull. But getting there feels like forever sometimes.

RichardPON

So basically you drove your car faster than the other guy?

Simple fact is that the CTR is a better car by a country mile. Get the CTR, and leave the RS Turbos to the council estate racers.

Nash

iTrader: (3)

Pretty sure its low 15's high 14's. I managed a 14.56 in my old DC2 ITR i cant launch for shit though, car wasnt standard and was quicker than Standard CTR's.

Finch-inaCos

No...

... How long before someone says "No you didn't, you couldn't blah blah blah"

RichardPON

Mate, honestly I don't care.

Proving how one shitbox of a Ford might be 0.01 seconds quicker than a very good standard car means fuck all to me.

Bottom line is the CTR is better. The End.

Coldo

Whats with your holyer than thou attitude PON?

Every post i read of yours recently you seem to be climbing on your high horse? Is it so hard to realise that other people may prefer shitbox fords?

Cheers for the replies chaps, ill need to fob him off for a bit by the looks of it

RichardPON

Holier than thou? I'm not anti-Ford. Just anti-RS Turbo

Simple facts mate.

People seem to be under the assumption that the RS Turbo is some sort of driver's car, when in reality, it's an average engine in a terrible car.

When it comes to which is "better" per se, the CTR is playing Premiership football, where the best the RST can hope for is a Johnstons Paint Trophy final place!

Rhys

pmsl Coldo. Just at end of day say the Civic type R is newer by like 10 years etc

Im getting one as i fancied a fun car with some warrenty left on it. Will do a track day in it as done some research and everyone raves about how much of a good car they are. And i mean out of the box. im not into chucking loads of cash at cars now, if they are good std then so be it. Much, much less hassel that way.

Quite looking forward to get mine and im not. I dont like buying a new car incase i wasted shit loads of money Will see what happens.....

costina

iTrader: (1)

Lol thats the only killer!!!! they like a drink

Coldo

Haha, dont get me wrong, im not disputing what the better car is!

Just think its a bit shit how people go on about them being "council estate racers" i'd say those days have been and gone, most RST owners tend to be enthusiasts more than anything.

Still choose the rst over the typeR tho

xr2i-carl

doubt anyone who lives in a council estate could afford such rs turbos being over 2.5k for a decent one + £££ maintainance

also the civic type r is turning into a chavs car in my opinion with the amount i see in them

alot of rs turbo owners are dedicated ford fans who are very enthusiastic about the car and what they do to it!




(i think the type r is ok myself but wouldnt not buy one for lots of reasons)

Finch-inaCos

Why bother to post then?