▁domestic ▁market , ▁and ▁only ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁h atch back ▁and ▁a ▁ 5 - speed ▁manual ▁with ▁L SD ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁available ▁transmission . ▁This ▁model ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁B 1 6 B ▁( ▁at ▁ 8 , 2 0 0   r pm ) ▁( AK A ▁P CT ), ▁which ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁dest rok ed , ▁but ▁powerful , ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁B 1 8 C ▁engine ▁from ▁the ▁In te gra ▁Type ▁R . ▁The ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁design ation ▁E K 9 . ▁The ▁E K 9 ▁was ▁very ▁special ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁essentially ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁J DM ▁E K 4 ▁Si R ▁but ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁production ▁line ▁and ▁given ▁additional ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁the ▁ch ass is ▁and ▁body ▁shell . ▁We ight ▁was ▁also ▁met icul ously ▁removed ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁light ▁weight ▁race car ▁feel . ▁Other ▁add itions ▁over ▁the ▁E K 4 ▁were ▁bigger ▁bra kes , 5 ▁stud ▁wheel ▁hub , ▁quick er ▁ste ering ▁ratio , ▁spe cially ▁tun ed ▁susp ension , ▁Rec aro ▁seats , ▁M OM O ▁ste ering ▁wheel , ▁tit an ium ▁shift ▁kn ob , ▁front ▁lip ▁spo iler , ▁rear ▁wing , ▁sm oked ▁head light s ▁and ▁a ▁hand ▁built ▁engine ▁that ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁racing ▁spirit ▁of ▁H onda . ▁This ▁engine ▁featured ▁a ▁hand ▁pol ished ▁cyl inder ▁head , ▁l ighter ▁fly w heel , ▁red es