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Old 06-29-2015, 12:57 AM   #99
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Originally Posted by DAEMANO View Post
120hp/liter because emissions and mileage requirements back then were much less stringent than now. The same motor couldn't be produced today. Too dirty.
Uh, yes it can. Porsche has 125hp/L new engines. The standard 3.4L can probably crank out 400hp unrestricted (it's definitely tuned to produce less than maximum power).

Honda just doesn't want to make a high revver anymore. To be fair, these days it seems like no one really cares anyways.
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