Hi All,
I'm an occasional Xweb lurker (I have an '87 Bertone), but never noticed the X1/20 forum until now! It's great to see discussions about one of my favorite cars ever - I've owned #999 since 1981.
In all the swap discussions, I haven't seen much talk about the Honda/Acura J-series V6. Apologies to the purists, but to me this is an ideal swap candidate. It's a compact, high revving 60 degree aluminum 4 valve VTEC design that easily fits the Scorpion engine bay (I had previously removed the protruding shelf below the rear window for my Lancia Thema turbo engine swap). J-series engines are ubiquitous, and many performance parts are readily available. It's not Italian, but I think it fits the character of the car, and we all know the Monte/Scorp was originally intended to have V6 power.
Here's a pic of my J32a2, 3.2 liters and 260 hp stock. I should get a bit more hp with the headers and true dual exhaust. Mine has the 6 speed transaxle and limited slip differential.
Here is a WIP photo of the engine in the car, sorting the wiring in order to use the stock ECM. Later I plan to upgrade to a programmable ECM.
I'm collecting build pictures and am looking for a place to post them. I used to post on Lancisti.net but their photo gallery isn't very accessible any more. I guess I could post here - any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Ken H.
I'm an occasional Xweb lurker (I have an '87 Bertone), but never noticed the X1/20 forum until now! It's great to see discussions about one of my favorite cars ever - I've owned #999 since 1981.
In all the swap discussions, I haven't seen much talk about the Honda/Acura J-series V6. Apologies to the purists, but to me this is an ideal swap candidate. It's a compact, high revving 60 degree aluminum 4 valve VTEC design that easily fits the Scorpion engine bay (I had previously removed the protruding shelf below the rear window for my Lancia Thema turbo engine swap). J-series engines are ubiquitous, and many performance parts are readily available. It's not Italian, but I think it fits the character of the car, and we all know the Monte/Scorp was originally intended to have V6 power.
Here's a pic of my J32a2, 3.2 liters and 260 hp stock. I should get a bit more hp with the headers and true dual exhaust. Mine has the 6 speed transaxle and limited slip differential.
Here is a WIP photo of the engine in the car, sorting the wiring in order to use the stock ECM. Later I plan to upgrade to a programmable ECM.
I'm collecting build pictures and am looking for a place to post them. I used to post on Lancisti.net but their photo gallery isn't very accessible any more. I guess I could post here - any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Ken H.