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Originally Posted by PulsarBeeerz
Crash safety regulations? Have you seen the 370Z engine bay? The hood just barely clears the engine. You don't need 2-3" in between the two for pedestrian safety. You only need .8" as a minimum per regs from 2012 at least. There maybe new minimum bumper and leading edge of the hood regs that a S2000 wouldn't pass but the engine height to hood wouldn't be the issue. Its mounted lower than a current MX5..
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Again, let's assume the engine can't be sitting agains the firewall. Let's assume the K24 was matted to the transmission as it is in the 86, then the engine would sit forward pretty far, and the hood would likely have interference issues.
The K24 has a 87x99 bore and stroke, so relatively speaking, that is a long stroke. The 2AZ, aka the Scion TC's 2.4L, has a 86x96 bore and stroke, so slightly shorter by 3mm. The 2AZ motor might be higher and be less compact than the K24 or not; I don't know. Regardless, here is a 2AZ installed in a FRS against the stock transmission:
