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Originally Posted by Z K
Last track day I went to at Buttonwillow had 4 of 4 CTRs attending not able to run more than a few laps before overheating. This includes cars with upgraded intercoolers and radiators... this is not a good track record. Also, look at the various blogs and videos that speak of this issue. It is very common.
Yes, the e92 335i had overheating issues as well. Other cars like the 370z too... but the Civic Type R is advertised as a track car - the main selling point is the fast lap time on track. You'd figure Honda engineers would place more thought into the cooling off the car. Instead they shipped a half-baked product figuring most buyers would never track their cars.
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Sounds like CTR's have a lot in common with Z06's, GT350 electronics pack, Mustang GT PP1 & PP2, or SC'd E9x M3's. Forced induction cars are especially tough to keep cool. I agree that when an OEM markets a car as "Type R" and the R stands for Racing, then it should have sufficient heat dissipation!