Originally posted by: gsellis
On a Type-R, the engines in the Integra were hand built in parts of the stages. The pistons, connecting rods, and values were matched and balanced. I would assume that the tradition continued in the CTR.
As for the redline on the new car, I think it was one of the chief engineers that mentioned "break it in like you will drive it." His car had a 10k redline on his JDM ITR (which would be getting closer to mechanical - but he could fix it

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And yes, the "R" cars sound great. Because of the cam profile change in VTEC, when others are starting to wheeze, it gets throatier at higher revs. The ITR at 8500 was music. That's why I like the NA 4.6l Cobra engine, revs and it breaths well. And the C7 finally does not sound like a boat! I actually, finally, like a vette of the showroom floor (bumper to front glass finally is a win in looks for me).