What's the limit?
Discussion
Kozy said:
Depends how far back you want to go back. I'm sure some old 5.7 litre V8s from over the pond used to put out less than a naturally aspirated 1.6 from Honda...
The Honda was more than likely the more reliable out of the two as well.
Oh I wouldn't agree with that. Low stress yank v8's are bombproof and simple to work on and fix, Honda engines are wonderful but theres no way they can be skimmed so many times or as resistant to head gasket failure.The Honda was more than likely the more reliable out of the two as well.
Put it this way, would you rather depend on a simple low stressed v8 or a honda i4 get you across the outback?
In response to the OP, you can have as much hp as you want (within reason) - but they'll become more and more delicate systems (not practical to repair and very sensitive to conditions/oils etc...)
crosseyedlion said:
Oh I wouldn't agree with that. Low stress yank v8's are bombproof and simple to work on and fix, Honda engines are wonderful but theres no way they can be skimmed so many times or as resistant to head gasket failure.
Put it this way, would you rather depend on a simple low stressed v8 or a honda i4 get you across the outback?
In response to the OP, you can have as much hp as you want (within reason) - but they'll become more and more delicate systems (not practical to repair and very sensitive to conditions/oils etc...)
I would gladly put my faith in one of Hondas VTEC engines to get me around the world if I needed it to.Put it this way, would you rather depend on a simple low stressed v8 or a honda i4 get you across the outback?
In response to the OP, you can have as much hp as you want (within reason) - but they'll become more and more delicate systems (not practical to repair and very sensitive to conditions/oils etc...)
Just found this on the AMG A-class engine:
"Though the M133's fundamental architecture is shared with the base CLA250's engine, very few parts were carried over. It turns out that squeezing that much juice out of an engine that displaces a mere two liters entailed increasing peak cylinder pressures by more than 50 percent. As such, the block is now a stiffer sandcasting rather than a die casting, devised with a closed deck for better cylinder wall support and a rethought two-path coolant flow scheme.
The engine's entire bottom end — crankshaft, rods and pistons — is now forged, while the head casting has been revised with a new water jacket and fitted with lumpier cams and sodium-filled, nickel-based superalloy exhaust valves. Compression ratio dips to 8.6:1 to suit the 26.1 psi wallop delivered by an overhauled turbo system, now boasting a Schweinebraten-sized twin-scroll BorgWarner B03 turbocharger that feeds a short-path liquid-to-air intercooler."
"Though the M133's fundamental architecture is shared with the base CLA250's engine, very few parts were carried over. It turns out that squeezing that much juice out of an engine that displaces a mere two liters entailed increasing peak cylinder pressures by more than 50 percent. As such, the block is now a stiffer sandcasting rather than a die casting, devised with a closed deck for better cylinder wall support and a rethought two-path coolant flow scheme.
The engine's entire bottom end — crankshaft, rods and pistons — is now forged, while the head casting has been revised with a new water jacket and fitted with lumpier cams and sodium-filled, nickel-based superalloy exhaust valves. Compression ratio dips to 8.6:1 to suit the 26.1 psi wallop delivered by an overhauled turbo system, now boasting a Schweinebraten-sized twin-scroll BorgWarner B03 turbocharger that feeds a short-path liquid-to-air intercooler."
Axionknight said:
crosseyedlion said:
Oh I wouldn't agree with that. Low stress yank v8's are bombproof and simple to work on and fix, Honda engines are wonderful but theres no way they can be skimmed so many times or as resistant to head gasket failure.
Put it this way, would you rather depend on a simple low stressed v8 or a honda i4 get you across the outback?
In response to the OP, you can have as much hp as you want (within reason) - but they'll become more and more delicate systems (not practical to repair and very sensitive to conditions/oils etc...)
I would gladly put my faith in one of Hondas VTEC engines to get me around the world if I needed it to.Put it this way, would you rather depend on a simple low stressed v8 or a honda i4 get you across the outback?
In response to the OP, you can have as much hp as you want (within reason) - but they'll become more and more delicate systems (not practical to repair and very sensitive to conditions/oils etc...)
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