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Old 04-06-2018, 04:54 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by nikitopo View Post
Yes you are right. I was confused with the numbers and thought it was the other way around. The 2.4lt engine is over-square, but for sure it would need several changes to achieve the 240hp number.
With the same compression ratio, you'd go from 156 lb-ft to ~185 lb-ft without changing much if anything. Yay, torques!
Should be able to get to 240+hp with bigger valves (8mm larger bore gives a lot of room for that) along with modestly bigger ports, intake runners, header tubes, and throttle body. It's not rocket surgery...
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