I have the R18, it is a great engine, one of the best in its class for performance, reliability, economy and fun, none of the european or japanese, korean competitors in same class come close to it. Great fun to dive tor ing it our at high revs, lovely noise too with intake mod. Basically a great everyday ddaily driver engine.

of course its reliable, its a SOHC 😂

What about mild upgrades and output of 160 HP? Still a commuter car but a little more zip? My VTEC is broken but never went to limp mode, just a little more power and less MPG unless I baby it, then over 40 on the commute.

in conclusion the r18 is an engine..... lmao im gonna run mine til it dies then its time to k swap and the real fun begins

My car is my favourite budget rally car! 2015 Chevy Cruze. Cheap, plentiful, handles great, and mine is around 250hp at the wheels thanks to BNR parts and tuning! It's on my channel, a bit.

The most important part of a budget rally car isn’t the initial price, but the price to keep it going and how easily you can work on it

I literally give 0 fcks about going fast, that's for dumbass losers. I want a machine that works.

Stec made 843hp out of one

The real question is. Turbo worthy?

Hi i have this engine it makes a grinding noise on cold startup people have told me its the vct Actuator. I am pretty sure this engine does not have one its only on the double overhead cam engines found in the si models. I am leaning towards the starter motor any thoughts in the comments would be apricated.

If the I-Vtec system is slightly better than the V-Tec ones, why do we still come across the V-Tech ones?

Thanks, this is the same version of i-VTEC that was on my old Honda Element. Sure, it's not the performance version, but you can definitely feel a little bit of a power bump when i-VTEC switches from 12 valve to 16 valve mode. And if you know when the change over is, you can increase your fuel economy by keeping the RPM's below that changeover point. And I totally agree, if you want the performance version of i-VTEC, just buy a vehicle with it built in. You'll get a MUCH more reliable vehicle and it'll be a fun drive. I finally got my hands on a K24 Acura TSX this year and it's a blast.

Great video. Thanks.

I’m surely dropping between 5K-10K just to keep mine all motor. Really an Exhaust-Intake are all this thing has needs tuning in the long run it will throw codes on and off. A Camshaft-Fuel components and maybe Upgrading the cooling system no focus on power really unless it’s possible with Torque being the focus rather than HP however I am pushing for 200hp. That is where the spending becomes useless but you get the idea

R18 is the worst engine in honda line up. Extremely fuel hungry

Where did you get your tires/axel/sprocket? Looking to do something similar and I love what you guys did

LET ME SAY THIS...... I've been building Honda since the early 2000s...... I have built b-series d-series h-series j series and k-series.... BUT WHAT SHOCKED ME ABOUT THE R18 WAS...... My mom bought a 2012 Honda Civic EX-L sedan with the r18 Z1 she used to own a 99 Civic SI with a b16 in it and use the street race back in the day when I was a kid before I was old enough to get my license and followed suit with building Hondas myself.... I put on her 2012 Civic EXL I decided to do a short ram intake BUT UNLIKE EVERYBODY ELSE WHO DOES IT AND JUST LEAVES IT AS A HOT AIR INTAKE......... She didn't want to run a full cold air intake that goes down in the bumper for fear of sucking up water because it rains a lot here so I built her a short ram intake with the heat shield and then did a custom air duct that goes down to the front bumper where the fog light would sit and I also wrapped the intake tube itself in Gold reflective heat tape!!! it dropped her intake air temperatures on a hot summer day down from 140 degrees down to 70° and by doing that it's seriously made the car happy I COULD NOT BELIEVE HOW LOUD the VTec crossover was..... IT'S INSANE (((for a sohc r18))) It did not do that with the stock air box it did not do that with just the short ram intake by itself but after adding the heat shield and the air duct and then wrapping the gold reflective heat tape around the intake tube Those colder temperatures met that car so much happier when you punch it and now she has the benefit of a short ram intake so she doesn't have to worry about sucking up water like a true cold air intake BUT STILL GETS THE BENEFIT OF COLD AIR Yes it's not a performance car compared to any of my Hondas I've built over the years but she loves it I have made it to a complete SI replica with the grill front and rear bumpers the SI spoiler Wheels etc and now I have even done a header and down pipe and a full Cat-Back exhaust And just for the hell of it I took one of my Honda's and put it on her car and went and had it Dyno tuned It may not be fast but damn the car is so much more fun than it was stock and she is happy with it for when she still wants to try to race somebody once in a blue moon on a red light or just have fun on some back roads even in her fifties I myself have a 95 Civic Coupe that used to have a fully built d16 Z6 NA all motor high compression build that was pushing almost 200 hp at the wheels which was almost unheard of out of an all motor d-series but I wanted to be different Now it has a k24 block K20 head built all motor with full bolt ons now it's a bare Bones track car And my very very rare edition 2004 Honda Accord V6 6-speed manual coupe with the very rare hfp Honda factory performance package only 1 of 500 ever made with full bolt on the J series pushing 320HP at the wheels perfect daily driver

looks like im late to the party here... Only critical info i have to add here is that the block is technically rated for 300HP if we can trust the guys in the honda forums. Defenitely not worth it to modify unless you really love this car for some reason. Also something people should know before buying one of these is that the R18s had a recall for micro cracks in the lower block that leaks oil slowly.I think it was caused by a casting defect. My 07 civic LX 5 speed is currently leaking through the vtech solenoid gasket but not the block. got the new gasket ready to go in soon : ]

So, as much as i like this video, anything above a v6 is useless in rally. No grip means a limit of torque and power. It just means youll be sliding way too much.

Thanks, great explanation. 😎👍

yano not everyone buying a honda is looking to make it a race car. Used SI's are beat to shit usually where as something like this would be more garage kept and taken care of so if you are looking for a daily buy the LX with the 5 speed.

I've got a 2009 Civic coupe. Weird little space ship looking thing. It's got one of these. It's fast enough to handle the motorway. The low end torque has gotten me out of trouble a few times (Dodging idiots). Of course this means it's just powerful enough to do stupid things, but it's like Honda sat down and said "Lets make the perfect engine for a daily" and nailed it. It's a manual and currently thinks it's averaging 39.4 MPG.

Economy Vtech just kicked off yo.

40mph is the top speed of my bus, or the speed my bus mostly goes

Could i turn a jeep patriot into a rally car?

I was there 😧, Honda scooters were the best

This is Carter. It’s so cool to see you guys still hanging out! That looks like a blast!!! Awesome video, hope post-high school life is going well for you both 😎

R18Z1 works the same way. I thought VTEC would work the same way as it works in any Honda but it's for saving fuel only and is engaged 1000-3500 rpm. I'd prefer K20 engine but R18 is still not bad for someone who doesn't need performance and needs to save gas.

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Exemplary video

What’s the difference between a Subaru and a porcupine? A porcupine has the pricks on the outside!

I remember going to the 1989 British Motor Show when I was 8 years old, it was so cool. By comparison, this national shitbox junket looks unbearable. The fact they have a fenced-off supercar ghetto and (presumably) Lotus, McLaren, Lamborghini etc don't have actual stands is particularly shit.

awesome video! but not enough drain gang…

Autism

1:18 “Get a video of me wojaking” clearly points to just some guy

Lol a used Audi is never cheap my guy

the 8th gen r18 Civics actually redline at 7000 RPM with a fuel cutoff of 7100 rpm while the 9th gen R18 Civics redline at 6850 RPM with a fuel cutoff of 7000 RPM & Eco VTEC really only works on the automatic transmissions it works on the manual transmissions as well but isn't as effective as the automatic

I’d like to add the Honda Fit,great handling cheap reliable ride.

I just bought a 2011 Civic EX coupe with 188,8xx miles. I love it so far. I have some sportier Hondas, so i dont want to modify this. The exhaust has a leak, though, so maybe I'll put something solid on there. Great video, im subscribing.

Just what I needed. Thank you!

The only downside about my r18 in my honda civic 2012 it drinks oil for some reason? At 95k miles

v8 RWD (mustang) cars are NOT good for rally.. the weight of that engine in the front throws off the balance in turns and causes understeer.

Civic needs suspension bad! Coilovers / front and rear swaybars(or just rear) fully stiffen the ass end up and go really soft up front. Then pull the fuse on your ABS or disconnect wheel speed sensor to disable ABS.

My TL's 3.2 VTEC is sweet! Mucha fuerza!!

I'm confused about the description about the VTEC in the r18 you described. My understanding is the two outside lobes on the cam are symmetrical, and the middle is the deeper lobe. That is traditional intake VTEC. I could feel and hear it engage just above 5k rpm. Am I misunderstanding? This motor was not the e VTEC.

I’m new to all this. What site are you using to find these cars ?

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Do you have a video of the red Audi going over this jump on the first pass?

How far into the stage was this?

Was there an accident at the race?