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Originally Posted by Guess
How so?
I can't see it being justifiable to put in an engine that is intended for a fairly heavy FWD vehicle into a very light vehicle. Once you add up the total time spent on the project plus costs.. you would be better off swapping a buit B18 into the thing and produce high HP numbers with low torque.. exactly what these light hondas need.
If you showed me a S2000 swap into a 240 or a Supra Swap into a 240 or whatever outragous RWD combination you can think of and I would consider it an achievement.
Name the good a SRT4 motor has the second you have to pay to buy the swap? Potential? Has the same potential other built motors have... Factory Warranty? Thats the reason why people love these motors.. stage 2 and you still have factory warranty.. not on a swap..
Seriously, I would fine it embarrassing to own a vehicle that is not a chrysler that has a chrysler swap in it (Except an old school hemi).
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SRT4 a 'fairly heavy' fwd car? I might weigh 400lbs total more than the average eg hatch.. Hardly makes it a tank.
As for high hp/low torque, how is that what a honda *needs*?? With SHORT gearing, yes you need high revving high hp.. But with longer gearing(like the SRT4 tranny has stock), low down torque is just as good.
For a daily driver, torque is what you want. Even for racing, with gearing matched to the powerband it doesn't matter where the engine makes power.
As for warranty, etc.. Regardless of that, its still a solid engine that makes very good power stock, with lots of potential. Mid 11's in an SRT4 with a bigger turbo and tuning sounds like A LOT of fun in a lighter car.
As for stock bottom end GSR's making 600whp, I bet they spent more on headwork and tuning than this swap cost them.