Monday, April 2, 2012

2008 Javan R1

2008 Javan R1

2008 JAVAN R1 An amazing, hand built, low production track day sportscar from England. Fully street legal 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds, and 0-100mph in 9.7 are achieved using a perfectly stock Honda/Acura 2.0liter V-Tec motor This particular car has a low mileage "donor" Acura RSX Type S motor with Hondata ECU 6-speed Honda/Acura transmission. Honeycomb aluminum safety cell commissioned from Reynard with separate laser cut sub-frames, Only 1400 pounds, total weight! Left hand drive. One of only 4 in the USA, Florida titled as a "2008 Javan" Designed originally as a street legal track car, it features fully adjustable suspension Race type laser cut stainless steel wishbones (A-arms) front and rear Bespoke lightweight steering rack Fully adjustable springs/shocks Competition type AP brake calipers at the front, and Brembo at the rear, (same as a Lotus Elise/Exige) Full Smiths instrumentation with shift lights Full harness seat belts LED tailights Stainless steel exhaust system Toyo ! Proxes R888 performance tires fitted to Team Dynamics 16-inch front, and 17-inch rear wheels. Set up for street use, with a detachable steering wheel for easy access. A heater/defroster is fitted. A Hondata programmable ECU is fitted in order to get the most from the stock motor. This means that where the regular Honda/Acura motor cuts into Vtec mode at around 6000rpm, the Javan's low weight enables the Vtec to work from as low as 3500rpm. This adds about 20 useable mid-range horsepower, and lets the ...





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