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Re: Nitrous Oxide

To: Ken C <kenwc@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Nitrous Oxide
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 18:48:44 -0700
Normally aspirated, yes!  But the things that give it the power are:

Dual overhead cams
4 valves per cylinder
Sequential Fuel injection
11:1 compression ratio

All that and an aluminum block and head to boot!

The downside is the 240 hp is rated at 8300 rpm (max 9000 rpm)  That car
has got to be literally screaming when it gets to that point!

Joe

Ken C wrote:
> 
> How 'bout the new Honda 2000 engine?  Two liter, 245 hp, normally aspirated.
> Wait till they start showing up in the boneyards !!  Won't that look good in
> a Spit !!
> 
> A road test had it beating the Z3, SLK, Boxter, etc. A lot of the hp is only
> available over 6000 rpm...  Gee, hard to live with that. <VBG>
> 
> Ken C

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