charleswrivers
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Fair enough. One thing I do have going for me is a lack of hills. I would be cautious about doing what I do here in southeast GA if there were elevation changes. This engine is the smallest displacement engine I've ever owned... but has the highest power or torque to displacement ratio of anything I've ever had. One thing I tend to shy away from is the idea of putting high (300+) torque/power number through it ever. I think it's a good engine, from humble beginnings and has some good headroom if you're into giving it a tune. God love the people who want to mod it for big numbers... but I still don't think it's the engine, (or platform for the matter), to do so with. Since I'm not speeding around everywhere... I already have issues with traction at the speeds most of my daily drive entails if I give it the beans.
I still really wish Honda offered the K20 in it's higher revving, higher output variants. Turbo or not, while I kind of grew out of love for my 9th gen Si... I still really, really enjoyed my RSX with it's K20. Even the base with the engine with similar output as the C2 did really well in a car that was similarly light as the CivicX with the 2.0... though it just lacked the fun kick and extra RPM range to wind it out.
I stopped on my way home yesterday for a guy in a older TSX with his hood up.. they have a K24A2... so the same head I suppose as my old type S. He'd replaced his power steering pump and hadn't tightened down the nut on the pulley and.. well... it went badly for him. So... he was trying to get another nut on and I helped him for a bit. Seeing that engine brought back some good memories.
From what I've read... and from this thread too... even without the extra ~1500 RPMs of room the old A2 gave you (you could get a 8600 RPM limit with a flash... they used the same valvetrain as the Rs at the time and it was known to be good for it)... the C2 still gets to be on par with the old performance versions of the NA K. It was plenty for me for a long time. My RSX type-S and 9th gen Si represented about 6 years of ownership between the two... and I was pretty sad to let the RSX go. I'm 2 years in and genuinely like my Si... and think the powertrain has some advantages over the current and old NA K. You hope it would, given it's the 'option'. I do think it lacks character though. It has it... but it isn't the same. The old Ks are very rewarding to drive hard... arguably moreso than an L... even if the L is faster.
I still really wish Honda offered the K20 in it's higher revving, higher output variants. Turbo or not, while I kind of grew out of love for my 9th gen Si... I still really, really enjoyed my RSX with it's K20. Even the base with the engine with similar output as the C2 did really well in a car that was similarly light as the CivicX with the 2.0... though it just lacked the fun kick and extra RPM range to wind it out.
I stopped on my way home yesterday for a guy in a older TSX with his hood up.. they have a K24A2... so the same head I suppose as my old type S. He'd replaced his power steering pump and hadn't tightened down the nut on the pulley and.. well... it went badly for him. So... he was trying to get another nut on and I helped him for a bit. Seeing that engine brought back some good memories.
From what I've read... and from this thread too... even without the extra ~1500 RPMs of room the old A2 gave you (you could get a 8600 RPM limit with a flash... they used the same valvetrain as the Rs at the time and it was known to be good for it)... the C2 still gets to be on par with the old performance versions of the NA K. It was plenty for me for a long time. My RSX type-S and 9th gen Si represented about 6 years of ownership between the two... and I was pretty sad to let the RSX go. I'm 2 years in and genuinely like my Si... and think the powertrain has some advantages over the current and old NA K. You hope it would, given it's the 'option'. I do think it lacks character though. It has it... but it isn't the same. The old Ks are very rewarding to drive hard... arguably moreso than an L... even if the L is faster.
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