12-27-2019, 11:51 AM
pdedse, he wanted the most relaxing, gentleman's ride possible. Top speeds, or any sort of sporting pretensions were not on his list of priorities. Rather, he wanted a uniquely air-cooled I4 experience that would work perfectly for tooling around Japan's busy streets and scenic roads at an easy, sightseeing pace. He specified a seamless, stress-free, locomotive-like power delivery, with dead nuts perfect throttle response, even at very low speeds. The only concession he made for performance or excitement was he allowed the engine timing to be altered in such a way as to introduce a bit of intentional roughness, to give it character, and a meaner exhaust note.
To give it more power all Honda needs to do is introduce hotter cams, larger throttle bodies, and a more aggressive airbox. It has four cylinders, and 1140 cubic centimeters. 75 ft-lbs of torque and 115 rwhp is not a stretch for such a motor. It would barely need to get out of bed to produce those numbers, and still have gobs of low-down torque.
To give it more power all Honda needs to do is introduce hotter cams, larger throttle bodies, and a more aggressive airbox. It has four cylinders, and 1140 cubic centimeters. 75 ft-lbs of torque and 115 rwhp is not a stretch for such a motor. It would barely need to get out of bed to produce those numbers, and still have gobs of low-down torque.