Asking for members to reply and tell me what is your favorite Honda 4 cylinder engine and why.

Which is your favorite among Vtec engines?

What are a few modifications and/or replacement parts that can be done to a
Honda 4 cylinder engine?

Should the Cat be removed?

What would dual mufflers due to the performance?

Thanks all...

 

I guess I'd say my favorite would be a K24a2. Infinite power and upgrade potential. Just costly to swap and upgrade.

 

I am not familiar with this engine.
Can you give me some details about it?

Thank you.

 

How about the RA-series engines? Oh wait, they're not 4-cyl.

 

K24a2 also, or the H22 JDM.

 

The 200 HP from with JDM version H22A.

 

1st fav. engine: h23a vtec.

Better of both worlds with a good low end tq. with a nice high end power band.
Fairly cheap to swap. Awesome after market support. If build right it can be a beast of a engine.


2nd fav. engine: f22a

Really easy to find and dirt cheap engine.
TONS of aftermarket support. Cheap parts. Easy to build. Makes lot's of tq. Also if Bisimoto 455hp f22a engine speaks for itself. (if you don't know what I'm talking about google it)

It all depends on your budget on what parts you can add to your engine.

You can replace your cat with a test pipe if you want. But if you live in a area that dose emissions testing then you will fail. You also will be limited to what parts you can add to your engine.

Dual mufflers on a honda = FAIL

 

What vehicles and years did this engine come in?

 

Let me clarify this question:

What would be your favorite Honda 4 cylinder engine IF ---

1--the engine was going to remain mostly stock.
2--It will have an auto trans.
3--The 2 main things are reliability & gas mileage, but a small boost in performance is fine as long as it doesn;t detract from the 2 main aspects .

Now the other question is---
What minor things can be done and/or added to increase reliability, gas mileage and performance?

1--Should a header be added?
2--Should the cat be removed?
3--What size exhaust be used?
4--Should the air intake be changed?
4--What else should be done or added?

Thanks all.

*Note---When you state your engine choice--please include the years and vehicles the engine was originally in.

 

The K24 (2003 & newer Accord) is a real nice engine. Had a 2003 manual-trans Accord with that, and it was much smoother & nicer than the F23 in another 1998 Accord we used to own. More modern, has chain-driven cams, more sophisticated engine-management. Basically it's a modern 2003 engine, not a re-designed updated 1991 engine.

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A LOT depends on what car you'd put it into. It's a HUGE amount of work to put a K-series engine into a 2002 or older Accord. And it'll have enough custom work that it might not qualify as being very "stock".

OTOH, I wouldn't want to put an older F23 or H23 engine into a 2005 Accord.

PS. the RA series engine was just a wisecrack. Those are V-12 engines for Formula-1.