(03-02-2018, 10:38 AM)RawrImAMonster Wrote: Yeah I get that they're different engines, but Honda's motor literally came out over 10 years ago and didn't have a lot of modern technologies like direct injection.
Now that I'm thinking about it, a k20 in a miata would probably actually be pretty fun.
K20/K24 motor swaps are a real thing with miatas these days, and the results are pretty amazing. its not a simple swap but its doable and worth the money if you're chasing lap times.
blame awesome turbo tech and DI for the death of N/A power. and they also aren't as emissions friendly compared to the engine architecture of a turbo car.
the only modern 2.0 N/A in the US market that i can think of that touches the 100hp/l mark outside of the 86 twins is the now-dead 1.3L Renesis, but good luck keeping one alive. if you go back to the early 00's there was a ton of cool stuff that got close from 1.8 to 2.0 sizes from Subaru, Toyota, Honda and even Ford.
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