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The DC5 generation, however, was far more important for both Honda and the Honda Type R lineage. Even though it's not as iconic as the DC2, the DC5 was developed concomitantly with lesser variants ...
Honda Integra Type R (DC5): PH Heroes We've already bestowed PH Hero status on the DC2; now we do the same for its DC5 successor. By Chris Rees / . Tuesday, 8 July 2014 / Loading comments ...
That’s what the Type R badge represents. Since the early 1990s, the red R has marked Honda’s most serious performance ...
The DC5 Integra Type-R comes to the table packing a 220 hp 2.0-liter engine, six-speed transmission, Brembo brakes and Recaro seats. For JUN's track attack however, even Type-R parts wouldn't cut it.
And it was offered in Type R spec. With 217 horsepower (164 kW), the JDM Honda Integra Type R was more potent than the top US-spec Acura RSX Type-S (which had “just” 210 hp/160 kW).
“As close as the DC5 could come to the DC2, there is no touching this car. There’s absolutely no touching the DC2,” Marcus exclaimed, getting behind the wheel of the DC2 Integra Type-R.
The tranny was taken apart so that Albert could install a JDM DC5 Type R 4.7:1 final drive gear along with a DC5 Type R limited-slip differential.
In the most recent video, he brings a totaled DC5 Honda Integra Type R (also known as the Acura RSX Type S) back to looking showroom fresh down to the paint on the wheels.