The other night I had a chance to go up against a "Type R" under semi controlled conditions. I said semi controlled because we were on a quiet side street with no driveways or cross streets for about 750 meters plus myself and my friend, that was driving the "Type R" for the owner, are experienced competition drives. On paper I should have been at a big disadvantage. The "Type R" has more hp, less weight and better gear ratios. Other factors to consider is the weight of tire and wheel combo I have on my car and the power required to accelerate them. The 16" Momo Arrows and 225-45-16 Toyo T-1s aren't exactly lightweight compaired to stock they weigh 3Kg more per axle. Each additional Kilogram of rotational weight at the wheels is like adding 4Kg to the weight of the car. Also my sound system adds about 76Kg to the overall weight of my car.

From a rolling start at about 50km/h in second, we ran it through the gears until we hit fifth. I was able to jum p ahead about a half car length. The "Type R" seem to have a much power as a Civic Si until it hit 6000RPMs then the "Type R" would have a sudden burst of power until it reached redline then it would catch up, shifting up to the next gear I would jump a head again but not as far ahead this time not as far. Shifting into forth we were running nose to nose and by fifth the "Type R" was slowly pulling ahead.

The Integra "Type R" has a much shorter and tighter shifter so it is able to go between the gears faster. I think if I had my other transmission with the 4.39 final drive ratio rather than the 4.10 final drive I use for daily driving I think I would have been better matched. The other thing I didn't think about was to remove the two tool boxes from th e back of my car. Luc will tell you I carry enough tools in my car for my job that I could rebuild the car on the side of the road. The combined weight of the two boxes is about 60 to 70Kg.