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Diesel_Freak · 12-24-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hayes

If I remember correctly, the 20 and 22 have absolutely nothing to do with the displacement. 20R is the 20th iteration of the R series engine and 22R(E) was the 22nd iteration of the R series engine. 22R is a carb'd engine and the 22RE was fuel injected.

Correct... Sort of... The 20R WAS a 2.2L, the 22R/E are 2.4L motors.

EDIT: All this talk about different motors is completely irrelevent, so what if a FHI Boxer Motor can make 500hp... it's a different motor that was designed to take that power load and flow enough air to make those numbers. A motor like the 22RE is a long stroke motor that frankly was not meant to spool up to 7K and make 400horse. Is it stong enough??? Yes, absolutely, but it was designed to be a tourquey motor, not a race engine. The money I spent to take my 1.8L 8V VW motor up to over the 200hp at the wheels (206) mark was un-real. But with all that money came high quality parts and added longevity so... There are all kinds of motors with all kinds of displacements and designs, but not all of them will do the same thing. A motor is an air pump. The faster and more efficently you can get air in and out determines your power. Everything else just modifies your powerband or your Torque curve. With that in mind, have at it.

Cheers

Dave