Recent content by coo1rim

26mpg while living and working in Toronto core, but it's an Elantra N with 6MT.

Spoons come a long ways. Back in 1999, the performance shop owner offered to drop a spoon engine into my 1998 DX Hatch for $10k. One of my greatest regrets.

AT Toronto Motorsport Park (smaller track), only turn 1 and 2 are over 100mph, which makes EN fast they R.

Glove box can take a lot abuse. Passenger seatbelt is hanging wrong, just reach over and flip it back. I hate to see the kids, with your OCD and GF's panic attack. You both need to chill.

Can't even order one here in Canada. Sad, cause I won't have the opportunity to pass one of these, at the local racetrack, in my 2023 Elantra N 6MT.

6MT is the missing ingredient that takes Civic from competent daily to real sportiness. I used to track my humble 2.0L (6MT K20 with natural aspired engine in 10th Gen Sedan) and it'd keep up with the BRZ/GT86. The 2700lb curb weight in my old 2017 LX Sedan gave it a big advantage. But, for long...

6MT with 2.0L engine.

Given the K20 under the hood, there's potential to make it into something that can handle we weekends at the race track. Just need to make the engine high revving and let the battery assist handle low rpms stuff AND put in a 6MT transmission. As is, young enthusiast community is quickly...

Given that Government is waging war against the regular folks (e.g interest rate hikes and housing market completely controlled by big corporation and/or foreign influence). It'd be an awesome PR move if Honda lowered the price on the Si to show they're not the usual Corporate ass, who...

I put-in a deposit for a 2023 Elantra N. Hopefully, long term durability is good enough to make it a good buy. Would not have been a solution if Si had the K20C1.

If it's manual, it'll be similar transmission & engine as Type-R. It's going to be an awesome comparison with Type-S vs Type-R (win/win for Honda). However, Japanese ego might get hurt if Type-S comes out ahead...especially if volume production makes it much less expensive then Type-R.

Don't need an embargo for driving impression. Same chassis and engine as old one, but stretched a bit. So, better stability on the big tracks and no advantage on the smaller/tighter course. The big change that eclipse all else, is the price.

My 10th K20C2 6MT on 205/55/16 snow tires and completely stock. Messed up the take-off cause I couldn't put down traction.

Given how well 10th 2.0L NA 6MT puts down power at the racetrack, 11th NA will be better suited for only street use, cause any slower is going to ruin your track day. All these new wave of performance car for the masses is horse shit. When factoring price, GR86 was only car that would have been...

In 1998, I bought new DX Hatchback for $14K and put about $3k of suspension and wheel upgrades. It didn't have current Type-R's grip level or power, but it was unbeatable for dynamics and reaction. It's still the best handling car I've owned. I'm expecting Type-R to be similar (or less)...