Super Street: We Have No ClueI cannot believe that you guys would do this, but you did. You listed the DC5 on the October cover as a Type R, and it is not a Type R. It is the iS model from Japan, which is the same as the base model RSX here in North America. In one of your pictures, you even show the Japanese VIN plate that says it is the iS model. I've run a Web site for RSX lovers for well over two and a half years, and I picked it up right away, but I think even one of our newbie members can have seen this glaring mistake. You probably want to watch things like this in the future because it is not a good idea to mislabel cars.
Chris Dye (founder and owner of www.clubrsx.com)Via the Internet
Look at the big brains on Chris ... wow, really. You have big brains. Not only were you right about the whole pseudo Type R thing, but you have also made us look like the big idiots we really are. To compensate, we have to make fun of you and your nerdy club. Ha-ha!
Just Wouldn't Be UsThat's it, guys, I have let it go for long enough. Every month, when I get my copy of Super Street, I notice at least one mistake. It is usually something along the lines of a picture of the Top Secret Supra's interior with the Top Secret Skyline, or a picture of the Top Secret Skyline's engine bay with the Top Secret Altezza (wow, you guys are really screwing Top Secret). This time you went too far. As an owner of the US version of the wonderful Honda Integra, I was ecstatic to see that the Oct. '03 issue had the G Games Integra on the cover. It was accompanied by a proclamation of it being a "turbocharged Type R." As I turned to page 170, though, things began to seem a bit strange. I understand Ricky is a Nissan driver, but come on, guys, you have to quit making yourselves look like douches to the people who know what these cars are. First of all, the engine bay is the most obvious sign that this is not the Type R. The engine you see is a K20A3 that comes equipped with the molded plastic intake runners (that is why they are black) and lacks two key ingredients: i-VTEC and the famous red valve cover. This is the same engine that comes in the USDM base RSX. Second on the list is the center console, which does not adorn the Type R logo, but surprisingly enough, it's the exact same piece as in the USDM version of this car. As I stumbled to understand why anyone would change any of these things, I noticed that you guys made the fatal error of placing a picture of the VIN plate in the article. Sure enough, there was my answer. If you look at the line below DC5-XXXXXXX, it clearly states that this is a Type iS Integra. The JDM version of the US base model RSX includes all of the things I have pointed out. Now to some that might seem miniscule given how badass the car still is, but to a true DC5 enthusiast (or true import extremist,) this is the same as calling an Si BB4 Prelude a VTEC, or an LS DC2 Integra a Type R. Or for Ricky's sake, calling a KA24DE-equipped 240 a Silvia. If you guys need help distinguishing these things from now on, I would be more than glad to lend assistance. I know that it's hard to pay attention when you are flashing dollar bills at Nads so he will show his man-boobs. Hopefully my letter will help.JarrodVia the Internet
P.S. If you haven't already noticed, the G Games Integra was built in collaboration with Top Secret. Do you guys have some sort of personal vendetta with them?
We absolutely hate know-it-alls, especially know-it-alls named Jarrod and Chris. But since you guys are totally right, we'll cut you some slack. Besides, how did you find out about Nads' night job?