^^ that's the thing, the torque stays the same, and a big part of power gain is increasing the torque and trying to match it with your horsepower.

 

Like the old saying goes, "there is no replacement for displacement."

A V6 with more displacement, more pistons, more stroke will always be more powerful than a I4 assuming equal mods.

Sure you could drop $10,000 into an I4 and get 225 hp or so but youd have to wind it up to 6000 RPM's to get it which drastically increases wear and tear on the motor. A V6 will make 225 all day long with no problem.

If youre wanting the most horsepower you can possibly get, then youre gonna have to bite the bullet and get the V6 and take your lumps on trade in value cause you probably owe more than its worth at this point.

However, if you think your I4 has good power now but you would just like a little more oomph, then keep it and throw some cash into some modest mods and enjoy the smaller payment and 34 mpg!

Another thing to consider is that there are much more choices of mods for a I4 than a V6 AND theyre cheaper (usually) and because of that, it can bemore fun to mod a I4 cause you have many more options and can bemore creative and dial it in to just the way you want it.

 

i'm postive that the i4 can get more hp then 225! throw a custom 90mm turbo with a 50 shot in there and thats garenteed past 225hp.

 

Actually, you may think that your car makes more horsepower than 244 and more torque then 212, but in actuality, those numbers are to the crank, not to the wheel. Meaning the power made from your engine has to go through a series of steps before it gets transferred to the wheels. In that process, you lose horsepower, with a manual, you lose minimal, but with an automatic, you lose somewhere around 10-15%. If you are so sure that you can get more than 244hp and 212 torque, then dyno it. I'm 99% positive, you'll barely reach 244 hp and 212 torque. If you search, there has been people who have modded the v6 and they are barely reaching those numbers.

 

+1 to stevent

To the OP, v6 FTMFW.

I just got my v6, and it doesnt even feel like the same vehicle. Much smoother power delivery, more refined. To avoid the kill of trade in, I am selling it privately (to family, actually). Value of the sale is only 1500 less than what I paid for it almost 16k miles ago. That's not bad. Only negative is that I had to eat the sales tax I paid on it.

 

^ dude you just got another accord? Hella rich ahaha

 

nope. other one is already sold to my father. just hasnt gotten to him yet. i've sold my m3 as well. kind of downsizing.

 

NOOO!
NOT THE M3!!!

 

didnt really want to, but i owned it outright, and wanted to use that equity for something else (home). sometimes you gotta do it.

 

what a sacrifice....