I'm going to look at a used ITR maybe tomorrow, I was wondering what kind of things should i look for. What problems have you noticed ITRs generally have?? well thanks

 

do a carfax on it. just wondering, do you know what makes an ITR an ITR? check for 5 lug and other things. look at the engine, make sure there's no oil leaking from anywhere or any other fluids. if you can or know a good honda mechanic, bring him/her.

 

k thx. ya i know all the stuff, 5 lug, check vin, interior (amber clock), spoiler. i already checked all that stuff i just gotta check the motor

 

make sure the VIN tag on the tranny matches the car. check the engine code. but i still think your best option is to bring a mechanic

 

Check the engine code and tranny.
Type R motor= b18c5

On the tranny you will see the letters stamped "LSD" another way you can tell is if you look at the numbers and letters on it next to the stamped letters. The last 3 characters would read "s80" or the other way around i might be wrong.

Basic stuff would be 5 lug conversion, red valve cover, stock strut bar, ABS braking, spoiler, door panels, rear disc brakes, lighted up amber gauge cluster and clock and the red stiching on the interior.

 

patched up holes in the intake manifold from nitrous foggers, and holes in the trunk from the bottle mounting

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lost Type R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the engine code and tranny.
Type R motor= b18c5

On the tranny you will see the letters stamped "LSD" another way you can tell is if you look at the numbers and letters on it next to the stamped letters. The last 3 characters would read "s80" or the other way around i might be wrong.

Basic stuff would be 5 lug conversion, red valve cover, stock strut bar, ABS braking, spoiler, door panels, rear disc brakes, lighted up amber gauge cluster and clock and the red stiching on the interior. </TD></TR></TABLE>

very good info...look for these particular items, take the car to a mechanic that you trust, and hopefully it all works out for you. good luck.

 

Everyone and their brother has a red valve cover, etc. from an ITR.

The real problem isn't fakes, but whether or not the previous owner beat the crap out of the car with stuff like blowers, turbo, nitrous or infrequent/poor mechanical work.

 

I was absolutely pathetic during my search. It took me 2.5 yrs to find my R. Along the way i saw some real ********. You'll know which is the rite one for you trust me. I f you have a buddy with one its a lot better. Because you can become acustom to what they should look smell drive and even taste like I did...
Most important thing, don't ever settle.
good luck....\\

 

what year? how much?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Lost Type R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the engine code and tranny.
Type R motor= b18c5

On the tranny you will see the letters stamped "LSD" another way you can tell is if you look at the numbers and letters on it next to the stamped letters. The last 3 characters would read "s80" or the other way around i might be wrong.

Basic stuff would be 5 lug conversion, red valve cover, stock strut bar, ABS braking, spoiler, door panels, rear disc brakes, lighted up amber gauge cluster and clock and the red stiching on the interior. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i think he was just looking for potential problems to check out, not wether or not it is a itr,, cv boots always go bad, and clutch master cylinder in my expierence. give the tranny alot of attention too because you dont want to get any bad syncros. anyone have these common problems?

 

It took me a few months to find the right R. Definitely have it checked out by a mechanic or someone of that nature. I had one lined up for a great price, and looked like a killer deal on autotrader... but i had it looked at and it ended up being in 2 accidents, also with the motor being blown and rebuilt incorrectly. Also, try to stay away from heavily modifed ones, those are usualy the more abused. I love when guys have like 10k in mods, but say its "never been raced or abused"... its like putting on a turbo kit and never revving above 4k

 

There shouldn't be any valve clicking on the real low mileage R's...no grinds or anything in the tranny..

I got really lucky, found a 2000 ITR with 20k on it for 18,000...perfect condition...not a ding on it...and the guy changed the oil every 2000 miles and used Amsoil....found it in a week too...I was very lucky...

He did AutoX it a few times, but that's what it was made for...I'll be autoXing for the first time with my R this weekend.

 

if anyone is looking for a clean 2000 PY R in the southwest. PM me for details

 

What yr is the car youre looking at?

 

Try checking if the R burns oil like crazy. Most ITR owners come along this problem.

 

Well... you can buy this one..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...29248
yea, 71 miles on it, only $24,000...

 

Don't jump on the 1st R you see. I almost did that, and my gf stopped me cuz she recognized that it was a piece of **** that had been in an accident. There are a few shops in Toronto that are selling insurance write-offs.

Check for tranny grinds, particularly 2-3, AC, brake pulsating. Also check to see what mods the previous owner had, e.g. Apexi VAFC (involves splicing into existing ECU, may damage ECU when removing Apexi, as I found out).

I also found out later (to my advantage, but scary) that Honda replaced the motor/tranny right before I got the car. Check if VINs on motor match car.