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gsr or type r whats the difference whitch is better?

Type R is better in terms of being faster and sportier. I have heard you cannot get A/C in a Type R...not sure if that is true.I also know it costs more to insure a Type R especially if you are under 25.MikeC

Heres a few things EXTERIOR/BODY1)Spoilers - The Front and Rear spoilers were developed in an air dome test. Thefront and the rear spoilers are pefectly balanced with one another creating thesame amount of lift.2)Tires - BS Potenza RE010 195/55R 15"3)Front - Side Frame Tip4)Rear - Frame Back Tip5)Stiffer Front Strut Tower Brace6)Rear Lower Tie Rod End Bar7)Removal of rear carpeting and lining8)Five Lug Wheels9)No Sun Roof10)Type R specific badging11)Type R Red 'A' emblems12)Increased Wheelhouse thickness13)Thicker Rear Pillar Upper Girdle14)Thicker Roof Rail Upper15)Thicker Rear Damper Gusset16)Thicker Rear Lower Arm Bracket17)Thicker Rear Wheel Arch18)Third Brake Light19)Absence of rear wiperINTERIOR1)Different Tach.2)Carbon Fiber Gauge Bezel3)Type R shift boot4)Type R shift knob5)Type R seats with bigger and more supportive bolstering - Semi Bucket6)Type R plaque7)No Cruise Control8)A/C Optional9)Black w/ red stitching theme on knob, front and rear seats.10)Different cloth used for seats and door panelsENGINE There are a total of 60 different parts in the Type R1)195hp @8000rpm----------------------------------------(GS-R - 170ph @7600rpm)2)130lbs-ft @7500rpm-------------------------------------(128lbs-ft @6200rpm)3)8400rpm Redline---------------------------------------- (GS-R - 8100rpm)4)8500rpm fuel cut-off-------------------------------------(GS-R - 8200rpm)5)B18C5 - engine code------------------------------------(GS-R - B18C1)6)1797cc----------------------------------------------------(GS-R - 1797cc)7)Compression - 10.6:1-----------------------------------(GS-R - 10.0:18)Port Buffed Head-----------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)9)Port Buffed Valve Seats---------------------------------GS-R - N/A)10)Conrod Bolts fastened using a Micrometer------------(GS-R - N/A)11)Air Intake Diameter - 70mm----------------------------(GS-R - 65mm)12)Throttle Body Diameter - 62mm------------------------GS-R - 60mm)13)Valve Seat Opening Angle - 45 deg.--------------------(GS-R - 60 deg.)14)Air Intake - Straighter----------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)15)Relocation of air intake to inside the fender----------(GS-R - Same)16)Exhaust Pipe Diameter - 57.2mm---------------------(GS-R - 50.8mm)17)Tailpipe Diameter - 76mm-----------------------------(GS-R - 50.8mm)18)Modified Exhaust Pipe----------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)19)Enlarged Silencer---------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)20)100% Stainless Steel Exhaust System----------------(GS-R - N/A)21)Bigger Valves--------------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)22)Light Weight Inlet Valves-------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)23)High Lift Dual Valve Springs----------------------------(GS-R - N/A)24)Totally Different Cam Profiles---Intake: 11.5mm-----------------------------------------(GS-R - 10.6mm)---Exhaust: 10.5mm---------------------------------------(GS-R - 9.4mm)25)Intake Opening Timing Increased---15 deg. before TDC------------------------------------(GS-R - 10 deg.)26)Intake Closing Timing Increased---45 deg. before BDC------------------------------------(GS-R - 40 deg.)27)Exhaust Opening Timing Increased---45 deg. before BDC------------------------------------(GS-R - 40 deg.)28)Exhaust Closing Timing Increased---10 deg. before TDC-------------------------------------(GS-R - 7 deg.)29)Lower Friction Pistons ---------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)30)Specially made Conrod bolts--------------------------(GS-R - N/A)31)Molybdenum Coated Piston Skirts---------------------(GS-R - N/A)32)Light Weight Piston Skirts------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)33)Increased Side Molds on pistons-----------------------(GS-R - N/A)34)Light Weight Reinforced Piston Rods-------------------(GS-R - N/A)35)Fully Balanced 8 Weight Crank Shaft------------------(GS-R - N/A)---Weights were added to #1 & #436)New Adjustable Connectors on Crank Shaft----------(GS-R - N/A)37)Fully Balanced Crank Shaft-----------------------------(GS-R - N/A)38)Connecting Rods Mirror Polished-----------------------(GS-R - N/A)39)Valve Shaft Diameter Decreased - 4.6mm------------(GS-R - 5.5mm)---12% Lighter40)Injectors on bottom of pistons--------------------------(GS-R - N/A)----Prevents "burned-in" pistons41)Single Port Intake Manifold-----------------------------(GS-R - N/A)42)NGK High Spark #7 Platinum Plugs--------------------(GS-R - N/A)43)Hand Ported A-Pipe--------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)44)Smaller Battery------------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)45)Aluminum Radiator--------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)46)Honda Red Valve Cover---------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)47)Transmission Stiffener Brace---------------------------(GS-R - N/A)48)Fuel Rail Stay---------------------------------------------(GS-R - N/A)PERFORMANCE & MISC.1/4 Mile Time: 14.746 Type R----------------1/4 Mile Time: 15.3 GS-RType R Gear Ratios (pre 98')----------------GS-R Gear Ratios1st. 3.230------------------------------------1st. 3.2302nd. 2.105------------------------------------2nd. 1.9003rd. 1.458-------------------------------------3rd. 1.3604th. 1.107-------------------------------------4th. 1.0345th. 0.848-------------------------------------5th. 0.787FINAL: 4.400-----------------------------------FINAL: 4.400































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Type-R is a hand built engine block and was built in limited quatities by a select number of Honda engineers. Which means that they are one-of-a-kind.GS-R is like a regular Integra engine tuned to run VTEC like a Type-R. But when it comes to building them up you can get more torque out of a GS-R than you can from a Type-R. Although the Type-R will give you more horsepower. So in terms of convienience the GS-R is better. But in terms of going all out for power the Type-R rules hands down.