Lets compare the 2.0L's

[Matt]

"Much respect to the SR motors! Honda motors are like swiss watches in their design and manufacture, and just as fun to work on....not."

Gotta love those lost motion devices huh secoh

emphasis on the 'lost' cause thats what happens to them everytime you take and engine apart!

Cheers,
Matt

[200sxS14]

Obviously I meant 185kw at the flywheel. I am used to typing rwkw, my bad. And an SR20 can definately make well over 200rwkw without changing cams.

[Nero]

The latest 'K' series 2lt NA engine in the caterham R500 makes 187.5kW @8500 also advertised as 170lb/ft torque @ 4500..
Admittedly this is not truely a 'production' engine as it is so carefully put together, but is bought from the 'factory'.
this may be a reasonable benchmark.

[Captiva Fan]

A K-series making over 50bhp is a marvel in & of itself!
:D

[Nero]

"is a marvel in & of itself!".....have you have been saving that sentence up Forg....sounds like a Paul Keating soundbite!
Perhaps we should start the PF dictonary and quote library?

[Captiva Fan]

Seemed appropriate WRT a Pommy motor.

[08RUT]

found another 2.0

kawasaki

http://popularmechanics.com/automoti...wasaki_vulcan/

[itsnotagsr]

Originally posted by Forg
A K-series making over 50bhp is a marvel in & of itself!
:D

Not thinking of an A-series there Forg?

[lil_antonv]

hey u also forgot the rb20det

[Captiva Fan]

Originally posted by itsnotagsr
Not thinking of an A-series there Forg?

I don't think so ... K-Series is the thing in current base-model Rovers, and the pre-Toyota Elise innit? By all accounts from non-English press, they're relatively asthmatic unpowerful devices in native form.

[IMOA]

Originally posted by Ben Wilson
I've heard that the SR20 isn't much lighter than the FJ, and it has extra weight up top (rockers). I'll have to say that the FJ20 I looked at the ports etc of looked very impressive for a standard motor.

The rocker setup on the SR actually saves a tiny bit of weight compared to a standard 2 lobe per cylinder bucket and shim setup. The extra weight in the SR is from it's long skirt design, alloy sump and hefty ripping in the block. The bottom end ends up weighing only a little bit less than an iron block but it's a shedload stronger.

[itsnotagsr]

Originally posted by Forg
I don't think so ... K-Series is the thing in current base-model Rovers, and the pre-Toyota Elise innit? By all accounts from non-English press, they're relatively asthmatic unpowerful devices in native form.

Correct. My reference was to the British Leyland A-series - as found in plenty of rovers, healeys, Minis etc. My experience with these engines is that they wouldnt make 50hp with a 50hp shot of nos!

[Buttocks]

4G63 gets my vote, to bad its mated to a 4WD and not a proper sports car, HMMM 4G63 S13, theres a project for someone

[Tirlista]

4G63 RWD...

Heres a strange question for yas:

How compatible are parts between 4G63 DOHC out of Evo/Vr4 and the RWD 4G63 SOHC out of the Starions and the like?

Can you swap the DOHC heads onto the SOHC block?

There was a rail that was running 7's or something bloody fast down south that was running a 4G63, I assume that motor was a SOHC?! Can anyone confirm this?

[Captiva Fan]

Originally posted by itsnotagsr
Correct. My reference was to the British Leyland A-series - as found in plenty of rovers, healeys, Minis ...

... 1200's, 120Y's, Sunnys, etc etc ...