Originally Posted by 1989toy4wd

Im surprised none of you have mentioned the 22re's lack of efficiency. Its not a really efficient motor at all, like the other people said it was built for torque.

I dont like knocking on other people, but seriously you are going to argue that a 4cyl can make as much power as a V8 with the same mods. Get real people. Its common knowledge that it costs more money to get 400hp out of a 4cyl than a V8.

And dont get me started on hondas, subies, mitsus, etc. Yeah they can make good power, but you are also talking about DOHC motors with hemispherical combustion chambers, the 22re is a SOHC with a horrible head design, its really restictive and not very efficient as I said earlier. The most I have ever heard powerwise out of a 22re motor was 250hp, after that you are looking at custom everything, when someone gets 300hp out of a 22re it will be a miracle, and they will have a huge wallet.

Now back to LCE, they are the best out there, and the amount of time they worked on it probably amounts to that much money. They are a very good quality company! They may not make that much power but I bet if you spend 6k on doing everything yourself, you will be disappointed cause these engines just dont make that much power.