Thread: 2.3L vs 2.4L
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Old 03-21-2006   #64
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Re: 2.3L vs 2.4L

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Originally Posted by niterydr
By "stop making horsepower" they begin to bottleneck compared to other heads (aka honda's for example). I ment high rpm, not high horsepower. Latenight typo, I'd go edit it, but since I was quoted by 3 people it wasn't worth it. The 2.1 is a great idea for a motor. I love all the theorists in here.

Justin- I agree everything has bottlenecks, but if I were going to go through the trouble of a smaller displacement motor to make up for it in rev's, I would have to go to 9500rpm + and I would want a serious power band up there. The headwork/turbowork/transmission required is beyond the budget of 99.99% of the dsmer's. IMHO its just not worth it to do it "right". Unless you have some no holds bar setup, it isn't worth wasting the cash.
What are you considering "high horsepower"? Just because you want a powerband like that doesn't mean others do. You are just a theorist too, Swanny.

I agree that you have to make the engine work in the car. I know of someone else looking at making big HP in a car that is notorious for killing drivetrains. Pot, meet kettle.
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