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Coming from the land of the four pots (UK) I really couldn't care for one at all, I don't think I'd even care if you could get 1000bhp and 100mpg out of one I just don't like them.
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Any 4g63 experts out there.. I have looked at the DSM forums and it seems like there is a lot that goes into getting the 4g63 up to 400-450hp (at the crank) but it is not crazy expensive to do so. Most of the mods go over my head so does anyone have any idea on a ball park cost to get a 4g63 to 400-450 hp from a stock engine?
Trust me, I'm not a "ricer". I'm just following Fran's advice as to which engine to use. The Razor is the first car I've ever owned that has a 4 pot. Since owning one, I've done quite a bit of research on Honda, Mitsubishi, GM LNF, etc. Ask me a year ago and I wouldn't have known anything about them.
And here is the problem, you can't they all sound like crap, the ONLY two exceptions to this rule are motorbike inline-4's or Subaru boxer flat-4's with unequal length headers.
Fours just don't sound good, the only semi I've gotten from one was just purely on the induction noise with a good filter but it's not enough.
Did I mention I hate fours?
Sorry Ben...thats BS...having spent many hours in the Forests of the UK in the group B rally car days and listened to the turbo 4 cylinder F1 cars of the day....they all sounded bloody marvellous...
The Subaru flat four sounds like its running on 3 1/2 cyclinders...I had a WRX and while is was only 220hp stock it was cracking little car that went very very well but sounded like absolute poop...
The Subaru flat four sounds like its running on 3 1/2 cyclinders...I had a WRX and while is was only 220hp stock it was cracking little car that went very very well but sounded like absolute poop...
Group B rally cars and F1 cars would probably be considered a little extreme I would imagine.
I guess it's all subjective, I think the boxer engine sounds great (with unequal length headers!) and given I've been surrounded by production four pots in various states of tune throughout my years I just don't see it, sorry.
V6 for me thanks!
I guess it's all subjective, I think the boxer engine sounds great (with unequal length headers!) and given I've been surrounded by production four pots in various states of tune throughout my years I just don't see it, sorry.
V6 for me thanks!
Gotta pick the right Honda.
It's a 4 pot and I even like the way it and its K20 brethren sound.
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Noooope sorry, the best sounding induction noise came from a GENUINE EK9 JDM Type-R with the B16B but other than that, not interested.
Like I said, I've lived with four pots most of my life. BORING.
Like I said, I've lived with four pots most of my life. BORING.
4 cylinder Alfa engines sound superb too....Alfa GTa on full song ..music.
It's hard to compare the sound of a 4 cyl. and 8 cyl. They will be different. Different isn't ALWAYS bad though. I agree that you can make an 8 cyl. sound better than a 4 cyl., but not all 4 cyl. sound bad.
Mr. Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
I had a 1982 Alfetta GTV - that sounded :heart:
I had an acquaintance who built up a Porsche 550 Spyder replica with a Subaru boxer engine...he sold it soon as he drove it, could NOT stand the sound....
...that WRX motor is a winner, IMHO....but, then, so is the Mitsu 4....mine was the stock non-turbo model, sounded like a Singer sewing machine for the most part, but it was OK for what it was!
Cheers!
Doug!
what is it that makes the subaru sound like that?
Bump this up for more action.
Mr. Wolfe
Mr. Wolfe
