Hi All
Just wanted to introduce myself as I purchased my bros EP3 last month for a trip to the Nurburgring. It's a low mileage (~80k) pre facelift in great condition, totally stock apart from a Gruppe M induction kit. The original plan was to take my other car (Stage 4.25 GTR) however I ended up bottling it, and seeing as my friends all had cars around a similar performance level I thought I'd have more fun in the EP3 anyway and I wasn't wrong!
I ended up having an absolute blast in the Type R and was really impressed at how well it clung on in the corners, I soon adjusted to the performance too and it ended up getting hilarious when VTEC kicks in (y0), it also sounds awesome with the Gruppe M fitted. I'm so impressed with the car I'm actually considering keeping it and maybe using it on track occasionally, although the only thing stopping me is that it's in such good condition!
My only comments on the negatives of the car are the steering feel is pretty poor, it almost feels loose when driving steady, and when pushing on through the bends you don't get much feedback at all, I was surprised at this and expected it to have a more old school stiff feel to it. The suspension could also do with some stiffer springs although I was impressed with the standard set up to be honest. I also quickly noticed a loud 'woo woo woo' sound coming from the rear of the car which got annoying quickly. I originally though it would be a wheel bearing although after taking the rear wheel off and doing some googling I think I'm in need of a FRSU and some new rear tyres as one of them has 'steps' in the tyre every time you feel a different tread line. The car is running on Yokohoma Parada Spec 2s, I also fitted some DS2500s on the front before going to the ring which were brilliant.
Here's some pics of the car!
After a clean up at the parents house the day before leaving for the ring.
On track
Just wanted to introduce myself as I purchased my bros EP3 last month for a trip to the Nurburgring. It's a low mileage (~80k) pre facelift in great condition, totally stock apart from a Gruppe M induction kit. The original plan was to take my other car (Stage 4.25 GTR) however I ended up bottling it, and seeing as my friends all had cars around a similar performance level I thought I'd have more fun in the EP3 anyway and I wasn't wrong!
I ended up having an absolute blast in the Type R and was really impressed at how well it clung on in the corners, I soon adjusted to the performance too and it ended up getting hilarious when VTEC kicks in (y0), it also sounds awesome with the Gruppe M fitted. I'm so impressed with the car I'm actually considering keeping it and maybe using it on track occasionally, although the only thing stopping me is that it's in such good condition!
My only comments on the negatives of the car are the steering feel is pretty poor, it almost feels loose when driving steady, and when pushing on through the bends you don't get much feedback at all, I was surprised at this and expected it to have a more old school stiff feel to it. The suspension could also do with some stiffer springs although I was impressed with the standard set up to be honest. I also quickly noticed a loud 'woo woo woo' sound coming from the rear of the car which got annoying quickly. I originally though it would be a wheel bearing although after taking the rear wheel off and doing some googling I think I'm in need of a FRSU and some new rear tyres as one of them has 'steps' in the tyre every time you feel a different tread line. The car is running on Yokohoma Parada Spec 2s, I also fitted some DS2500s on the front before going to the ring which were brilliant.
Here's some pics of the car!
After a clean up at the parents house the day before leaving for the ring.
On track
