DC2R or DC5R?

[nzitr]

DC5R is Soft compared to DC2R... ESPECIALLY AUDM DC5R... JDM DC5R is a different story...

I went from a mildly worked NZ DC2R to a stock JDM DC5R. I had to do quite a bit more to the DC5R to get the same connected feel that the DC2R gave me. I'm very happy with my DC5R but I still think the DC2R is quite special. The reality is both are good choices.

[aussieitr]

DC2. No question. Every time I drive any other car I am disapoined at the lack of connection with the actual driving experience.

[m0nty]

I hate these threads. Stock vs stock the DC2 is a better car but once modded both cars are leagues ahead of any other FWD sports car. At the end of the day buy what makes you happy, not what other people tell you is a better car because at the end of the day they both have good and bad points.

All this talk about feeling one with a car and having some kind of connection makes me laugh. People often confuse raw with connection. We're not F1 supremos and none of us could find the limit at which one becomes superior to the other. It's all subjective anyway.

It also comes down to how deep your pockets are. If you're prepared to spend uber dollars on modding them the DC5 becomes a very strong package, just like an AP1/AP2 or any other Honda. Everyone has their limits. I hate the JDM comparison too since we all mod our cars so at the end of the day most DC5s here are far superior to the JDM car.

[Elwood]

I hate these threads. Stock vs stock the DC2 is a better car but once modded both cars are leagues ahead of any other FWD sports car. At the end of the day buy what makes you happy, not what other people tell you is a better car because at the end of the day they both have good and bad points.

All this talk about feeling one with a car and having some kind of connection makes me laugh. People often confuse raw with connection. We're not F1 supremos and none of us could find the limit at which one becomes superior to the other. It's all subjective anyway.

It also comes down to how deep your pockets are. If you're prepared to spend uber dollars on modding them the DC5 becomes a very strong package, just like an AP1/AP2 or any other Honda. Everyone has their limits. I hate the JDM comparison too since we all mod our cars so at the end of the day most DC5s here are far superior to the JDM car.

Both cars are good, and both AUDM cars in stock form suck balls compared to JDM.

[m0nty]

Both cars are good, and both AUDM cars in stock form suck balls compared to JDM.

DC2 is close to, if not identical (excluding front end lights) to the JDM DC2 I think. But again, moot point ahoy due to most people here not driving the stock AUDM versions.

[tinkerbell]

a worked DA6 would wipe the floor with a stock DC5 too... in terms of track performance...

but what about daily driving? the DC5 wipes the DA6's ass...

m0nty - most guys are responing with "car X is better, because of this (probably subjective) reason"

this is fine, and i think is the *purpose* of these threads...

it is very important to realise the community is diverse and not everyone has the same tastes/desires...

there will always be rivalry within marques, we are just REALLY lucky that we get to argue about which Integra is better, as both are so spectacular to begin with!!!

[tinkerbell]

DC2 is close to, if not identical (excluding front end lights) to the JDM DC2 I think.

rims, exhaust, ecu, ex. manifold, cams, sway bar, etc

[00dc2]

cams?

[l3vnd1]

I thought the JDM had:

A faster steering rack
A smaller cat
Different headers
Different front end lights.
180Km/h Dash
Flat side indicators

[Elwood]

^Engine

[l3vnd1]

does it have 6 more Kw(147)? Or am i confusing it with the DC5R?

[Chi]

I thought the JDM had:

A faster steering rack - same crap
A smaller cat - shorter cat due to longer header length.
Different headers - stainless steal 4-1 headers opposed to audm mild steel 4-2-1
Different front end lights. - S14 front end LOL
180Km/h Dash - "Cluster guage" up to 180km/hr max,
Flat side indicators - .

edited for you

[totti]

does it have 6 more Kw(147)? Or am i confusing it with the DC5R?

audm dc2r 141kw
jdm dc2r 147kw - different headers and ecu tuned with higher octane fuel

[l3vnd1]

audm dc2r 141kw
jdm dc2r 147kw - different headers and ecu tuned with higher octane fuel

why cant we have that...

[Elwood]

^We have shit fuel.

:P