How much power can these engines handle?

[Tim Yoak]

::bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: If these engines have a cast iron block, they should be able to handle quite a bit of horsepower. I know that the bottom end of all these early hondas are bulletproof. I believe they were also a closed deck design. Most new hondas are an open deck design which makes the cylinders a lot weaker. does anyone know how much horsepower and torque they will produce with mods such as a new cam, headers,webber carbs, etc? why swap when you have a very strong engine design that can be upgraded right on the car.

[3rd GEN]

i would say in the neighbourhood of 160-180...
160 ok...
but your really pushin it with 170 +

i believe there is someone on this board with one that has 180

[anchovies]

KMS has what ...280?

[bobafett]

yeah i am sure justin and seanstick would like to argue that the a20 can hold well over 200 HP.. :)

[Tim Yoak]

now some of the crx engines can handle well over 400 horsepower, this is a bigger displacement engine then that. does anyone know if sport compact car has a website? I believe there was an article in there about this subject.

[Neuspeed87lx]

didnt justin say his car has over 300 hp

[3rd GEN]

well..i don't know exactly how much hp they can handle..

but i do know it can take alot of shit! hehe
with the shit i put mine through sometimes..and it still purrs like a kitten and doesn't miss a beat...

then again, i only has 193K km's..so it's still young..haha

[1989se-i]

Originally posted by anchovies
KMS has what ...280?

Does he have an N/A A20?

[bobafett]

btw

www.sportcompactcarweb.com

[MoonScryer]

ys, KMS does have a n/a A20, pushing 13.7:1 compression, or something like that, w/ Kawasaki carbs and a completely reworked head. Check the Performace section for the thread about him.