Perks of the "Mugen" Job!
07-13-2012 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Si@Hendy Performance' timestamp='1342028934' post='21851549
I liked it, its just the 46k price tag ( £39k +8k engine work) that makes it silly IMO.
Its a different beast then the normal FN2 Civic Type R's - it stops when needed (thanks too the £5k brakes!) and grips so much better for a start with the help of the mugen suspension and LSD. The interior is standard bar the assit meters.
The engine was heavily reworked for track use in this one, it pulls very well in any gear (but my S2000 is still faster) but fuel use suffers dramatically - I was averaging about 23mpg! My S is better than that!
The LSD is very aggressive, lots of commitment in a corner will see massive rewards even with the Bridgestones the car was fitted with, last year I drove it with some AD08's but it was wet and never really got to push like over the last few days. The car was dropped off at Southampton Honda today, took some photos which I will post up soon.
Its a different beast then the normal FN2 Civic Type R's - it stops when needed (thanks too the £5k brakes!) and grips so much better for a start with the help of the mugen suspension and LSD. The interior is standard bar the assit meters.
The engine was heavily reworked for track use in this one, it pulls very well in any gear (but my S2000 is still faster) but fuel use suffers dramatically - I was averaging about 23mpg! My S is better than that!
The LSD is very aggressive, lots of commitment in a corner will see massive rewards even with the Bridgestones the car was fitted with, last year I drove it with some AD08's but it was wet and never really got to push like over the last few days. The car was dropped off at Southampton Honda today, took some photos which I will post up soon.
Not faster than the 265
Laptimes:
Megane 265 = 1.26.1
Mugen 2.2 = 1.27.2
But an endurance test might be different
That was Evo/Bedford recently.. I read the article but pinched the times off the web, they seem right, both impressive in their own right
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