VTEC_Thunder

Found this article on hondas new K23A1 motor that will be in the new acura RDX suv.

Looks pretty cool, and check out the variable turbo....

New K23A1

Would make a nice swap motor....?(if you had the money of course)




(forgive me if this has been posted before)

imported_dragon208

the link doesn't work when u click on it!!

Link


but that looks like a sick motor...so is this a 6 cylinder motor or 4..

imported_viper_2_4

I like the motor, I don't like the new SUV....this motor should have went into the RSX, not some stupid SUV

l2iceman

i think it's a 4 cylinder? it should go into the next Civic Type R that'd be sweet

VTEC_Thunder

Link fixed.

Dude!!! "is it a 6 or a 4"????

(pop quiz)...What are the other K series motors?

Bryce

I KNO THUNDER THEY ARE IN LINE 12S :d ...

there a 4 silly

imported_kumanan

how much hp ?

Stoked 06 SI

i believe around 260 but i'm not exact

Tego

260-270hp

215whp

imported_SaYjAiBaO

260-270hp would be 220-230whp considering that most fwd suffer a 15% power loss through the drivetrain.

imported_BlazeInEk

Nice engine! Good old technology!

Tego

There is a vid of a dyno on the new RDX, 215whp.

http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-ar...icle_id=599539

imported_Moe_Mentum

Awesome!

"variable flow turbo VFT"

Damn!!! Now were going to Have double Vtec (with one on the turbo)

imported_rps_ak

true, its a shame their new turbo car is an suv...but my friend at acura went to the employee test drive where they had on hand the new cx-7 and the murano...
he said it blows the other two away, the interior is ALMOST to the level of the RL, and its pretty damn fast! the awd system which first came in the RL is used in this car, and its not even a comparison to the other two...in the dirt it the variable power distribution basically turns the car for you when you have limited traction, where as he almost crashed the cx-7 when attempting the same maneuvers...
u will pay a bit more than the mazda, but its well worth the money if u want this type of vehicle...
hopefully ppl arent scared of buying the first gen of the turbo motor so we can see it again in the future!

imported_Huacha

Doesn't that setup lose boost when the inlet to the turbine opens up more? since the inlet to the turbine gets bigger as the rpm's go up, the velocity of the air decreases.....

You can see it in that dyno video, where the guy says the boost drops off around 4.5K rpm

that turbo would be good for engines that need more low end and less stress at the high end, great setup though!

Xscorpio

looks so goood

imported_SaYjAiBaO

isn't the rdx 4wd though? i'm talking about if you were to put this in a fwd car. a 4wd will have greater drivetrain loss.

Chigga1

its a 4cyl, hence the name..... K23A1

2.3L,

wouldnt it be sittin kinda low in any civic since the block will be larger!