The Integra Type R is rare and the reason it's faster is 1- bigger engine 1979cc yours 1595cc 2- Different intake manifold design short runner 3- Header 4-1 and larger diameter Exhaust system 4- Cams and pistons 10.8:1 vs. 10.2:1 compression. With the Integra they strengthened the chassis (with extra spot welds), minimized the weight (no sound insulation, thinner windscreen, lighter wheels & exhaust), extracting more power (intake and exhaust ports were hand polished!) upgraded the brakes and of course upgraded the suspension.You can get the engine from the Integra Type R B18C5 or just B18C-R in Japan equipped with a close ratio 5 speed manual transmission with LSD but is going to cost you 4600.00 give or take. So either buy the Type-R and sell your car or upgrade your Civic you still have a lot of things you can do that will get you more power then the Type R for 4600.00. you have exhaust, pistons, cams, intake manifold, headers, intake, high flow cat, supercharger which will give you the torque your missing but can be expensive and with the pulley that comes with the kit usually only gives you a 50 to 75 horse power more but you can usually get other pulleys that will give you more power. With bolt on parts alone you can make just about the same power add in some more major parts cams and so on and your talking over 200 hp. It comes down to do you want a car the every one see's makes them want because the hype or do you want a car that makes more power out handles and when you blow by the ITR makes the him want your Civic.































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