1994 Civic World Time Attack Challenge

[Austro]

Not as of yet, I have thrown around several ideas but yet to come up with a solution that I am 100% set on. So far I have looked at:

Honda B20A6 out of a 3rd gen Prelude
Mitsubishi 4G54 out of a 1st gen Magna
Honda K24A1 with AWD from a CRV
Holden 186 RWD from An LJ Torana

The usual suspects such a B16 of B18 or even a K20 have been looked at but cannot find one at the right price currently. All a bit too costly considering they will need a full internal rebuild regardless of which motor I go with.

At least for the B20A6, wouldn't the larger initial buy-in cost on a B16/B18 (or even a K24A3 as mentioned) be easily offset by the power ceiling and ease of access to off the shelf aftermarket parts?

[longerpay2]

That is the main concern with the B20A6, I have built a fully forged one in the past and that was very expensive to source parts for however not impossible. The same can be stated for the Mitsubishi engine but givens its size, presents an interesting option. It is an interesting point of discussion, because if you could fit any engine into the front of a EG Civic, what would be the best? Ideally I would like to stay FWD as going RWD would take up a lot of underbody aero advantages that the FWD layout presents.

[Super-DA9]

It is an interesting point of discussion, because if you could fit any engine into the front of a EG Civic, what would be the best? Ideally I would like to stay FWD as going RWD would take up a lot of underbody aero advantages that the FWD layout presents.

Out of the options you have mentioned, a K24/K20A FWD setup will be the best for the SMSP track without a doubt.

I would imagine any money saved by using an old prelude engine or non-honda unit will need to be used for all the custom work anyway. Remember that you're comparing engines/transmissions that have no off the shelf conversion parts (for an EG) to ones that have everything you need already developed and readily available.

I'm sure you know about the EG that JDMyard won open class with this year, that is a good example of what can be done this way.

[longerpay2]

Out of the options you have mentioned, a K24/K20A FWD setup will be the best for the SMSP track without a doubt.

I would imagine any money saved by using an old prelude engine or non-honda unit will need to be used for all the custom work anyway. Remember that you're comparing engines/transmissions that have no off the shelf conversion parts (for an EG) to ones that have everything you need already developed and readily available.

I'm sure you know about the EG that JDMyard won open class with this year, that is a good example of what can be done this way.

It is definitely an interesting point of discussion and given this will be the first time this car has run and the main focus being on aerodynamics and weight, the powertrain will probably end up being a B18 or a K24 but considering all the available options is something I am really keen to do. And powertrain has a long wait ahead, more updates on the wide body progress tomorrow.