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High-revving engine.
The Type R's L8-livre
dual overhead cam 16-valve

VTEC inline four-cylinder
engine is one of the world’s
highest-rated normally aspi-
rated mass-produced engines
in terms of horsepower per
litre (108 horsepower per
litre). The engine develops
195 horsepower at 8,000
op.m., and 130 fetb. of
torque at. 7,300 rp.m.

The Type R has 25 more
horsepower than the 170-
horsepower Integra GS-R,
the result of high-compres-
. _ Sion low-friction pistons

. (compression ratio is
10.6:1), high-performance
camshaits and valve gear,
larger throttle body and sin-
» _“gle-port intake manifold,
. _thand-polished intake and
-, exhaust ports, and high-vol-
‘ume induction and exhaust
system.
{ts Variable Valve Timing
and Lift Electronic Control
-: (VTEC).system was pio-
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sports car. The VTEC system
“uses three cam lobes and
‘three corresponding rocker
arms for each pair of vaives
and operates on both the
Jntake and exhaust valves.

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THE Acura integra Type R's improved ha scttizz; Sor 2000 is due to a lower overall

height, a stronger body, better aerodynam:<e -

The two outer cam lobes
have a profile that optimizes
low-speed torque and
response while the middle
lobe has a high-lift, longer-
duration profile that is
designed to opumize high-
end horsepower. The :

‘changeover point between
tow lift and high lift in the

Type R is at 5.700 r.p.m. At

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increased by 0.9 mes od on
the exhaust side by". mm.
The valve timing is extended
an additional 10 degrees on
the intake side and eight
degrecs on the exhaust side.
The engine block is man-
ufactured of pressure die-
cast aluminum alloy and has
cast-iron cylinder liners for
light weight and maximum
rigidity. Engine features
include Programmed Fuel

: high performance tires.

Injection, a highly rigid
crankshaft with cight full
balance weights, a crankshaft
reinforcing bridge, an oil

cooling system and oil jet
piston cooling, nwin-spring
intake and ex haust valves,
and a highly rigid integrated
aluminum die-cast engine
stiffener.

In addition, the Type R

features a larger diameter
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Increases exhaust flow by
30% over the Integra GS-i
model.

The Type R also features
a chose-ratio, five-speed man-
ual transmission, a light-
weight flywheel coupled
with a heavy-duty, hydranli-
cally actuated clutch, aad a
torque-sensitive helical fimit-
ed slip differential.

Suspension

While the Type R's four-
wheel independent double-
wishbone suspension is simi-
lar to other Integras, it's
been beeled up to improve
high speed handling. The
front suspension consists of
an L-shaped lower control
arm, an upper control arm, a
coil-over shock absorber, 3
stabilizer bar and a perfor-
mance rod. The front spring,
rate has been increased by
22% with a 115% increase in
compression damping and a
70% increase in rebound
damping.

The rear double-wish-
bone suspension components
consist of upper and lower

control arms, a trailing arm,
a coil-over shock absorber
and a stabilizer bar.
Damping rates for the rear
suspension have also been
increased with compression

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damping settings in the pro-
gressive-valve unit increasing
by 66%, and rebound damp-
ing going up 31%.

Fhree other factors have
also helped the Type R's
handling: a lower overall
vehicle height (by 15 mm)
and acrodynamic retinements
thar result in 30% less lift
and 1% less drag; a rein-
forced unit boay structure;
and high-performance tires.
The Type R is equipped with
Bridgestone Potenza REO1O
performance tires, similar to
those found on the NSX.
Toe Type R's 6 x 15 inch
aluminum wheels have a 5
mim greater offset than the
GS-R

Brakes

Like all Integra models,
the Type R has four-wheel
disc brakes with ventilated
rotors at the front and solid
rotors at the rear, but the
Type R has larger brake discs
and larger calipers, and also
uses a refined ABS system
which is 5.6 kg (12.3 Ib.)
lighter than the GS-R.

Steering
The Type R has a torque-
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