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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks
Is that the same as the new HPD 2.4L V6 Indycar engine? Do Indycar V6s have to be 90-degrees? It would make sense for HPD to use the same engine for both classes, if it can easily be adapted to meet the requirements of endurance racing.
[I don't know if you have to carry engine ballast in IMSA, but obviously any production-based engine for entrants using those is going to be a lot, lot heavier than a bespoke racing engine.]
I believe the old 3.5 was based on the single-cam J35, i.e., the run-of-the-mill Honda Accord engine, and was not even based on the twin-cam NSX 3.5 engine which was the more performance-orientated engine.
I wonder why Acura are not using the NSX engine but rather using this racing engine? I take it the smaller capacity will not create any disadvantage to rivals like Porsche or Cadillac using engines around twice the size (Mazda used to run 2.0L, right?)?  |
BOP, to bring them up, and cost savings of cheaper to build units for all of the above. And yes, Mazda used their old flamethrower MZR-R with its bespoke oil leaks/fires