2005 Silver EP3 - 233bhp

[conaghy]

Dropping in, only new to the EP3. I've wanted one for a long time.

I bought this car just before Christmas, it's a 2005 EP3 Civic Type-R. The car has the following mods:


K-Pro ECU
RBC Intake Manifold
DC Manifold
Spoon B-Pipe and N1 Exhaust
AEM V2


Meister Zeta-R Coilovers
Eibach rear camber arms
Stoptech discs
Ferodo DS2500 pads
Bridgestone RE050 Potenzas


233BHP @ 8350 rpm
161.8 lb-ft @ 6296 rpm

I decided to take the car out on a track day at Mondello Park in Dublin. It's the first time in track in the EP3, first time on track in a car of my own and the first time I've been on track at Mondello Park as a driver. I've done Palmersport a few times though.


The car was awesome. It's snowing up North but in the south it's clear skies and sun - even though it's 3 degrees. The track was quite dry though. Also very quiet at times so plenty of clear track.






Here's a short clip from a GoPro I borrowed (I left the wifi on so it kept running out of battery), this is one of the hotter runs I captured. I'm still trying different lines through corners and learning the car and track.


http://youtu.be/EDQAKp6rRlg





Edit:

Here are another few photos:

I hope these resize automatically!

 

[Panjy]

Looks good, welcome to the fold.
How are you finding the Meisters on road & track?

 

[conaghy]

I think they're great for both. I run them relatively stiff on the road (13 clicks maybe?) but they're not crashy or harsh when driving. I kept them as normal for the track and they were nice, makes the car very predictable.

I did stiffen the front up later in the day but didn't feel like climbing in the back to change the tears. I will probably leave that to the next day. With some track rubber perhaps...

 

[GarryK20]

Looks good lad

Welcome to the site man, you had better bring it over to Wales for a catch up!

I miss mine, it's been locked up for 8weeks

 

[Cossiej23]

Nice looking ep3

 

[Rambo]

Great photos!

 

[kevinking2020]

Welcome, nice looking EP3!