Gabo3k

Has anyone read the specifics on why our CL have single overhead cams and not Dual OverHead Cams?

The only good reason I can think of is better reliability, and no need to adjust them periodically!

Anyone?

scalbert

Packaging and costs; plus it really wasn't needed. They hit a good HP/TQ mark with this engine and saved money while at it.

GoldieAlek

what would they do with prelude ? stop selling that ?.......i m refering to my model 2.2 1st gen

juniorbean

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ummm, didn't they discontinue the Prelude in 2000??

AtlCl

DOHC would make your car much more expensive. The NSX has the DOHC 6 cylinder engine.

Black CL-S 4-Life

I have no idea. But if the car was offered in Japan it would have DOHC and be called a CL-R.

Type S

i think that is the way honda design the cls and tls .... dohc vtec engine are design for high perfomance only...

bone_stock

A little thing called resiprocating mass. According to the acura web site the CL has a .3 inch longer stroke than the NSX even though they have identical displacement. If you rev the longer stroke higher via DOHC it could shake itself apart, or at least be very rough in the NVH department!

lou_RENAMED

Yea but doesn't our cars have more torque than the NSX. Things that make you say hmmmmmm..

Gabo3k

Don't mistake the CL-S engine for a non-performer! Our engines do outpower every competitor in our class, we loose out on torque to the G35 only becasue its a brand new model. I am sure Acura will surpass them with the new model (the name of the game).

We are up on BMW, Lexus, and any other brand competing with our Cls.

What else would you call a V6 producing 260 hp, if not high performance! And if you dissagree - what do you call high performance?

bone_stock

We only lose out on torque to the Infinity engine due to the .3 litre larger displacement. G35 equals 3.5 litre V6.

moomaster_99

Torque is a product of displacement...their 3.5L only makes 10 more lbs. of tq for .3L increase in displacement...in the Max/g35....

Fabvsix

DOHC: BAD GAS MILEAGE

SOHC: Much better gas mileage..............


I'm suprised NO ONE mentioned this !

einsatz

Well shit, my old 1992 Camry had a 2.2l inline 4 DOHC engine.
Sure as hell didn't make it a high performance car (an amazing 120 horses!), and fuel mileage was excellent.

So there.

Fabvsix

Who's talking about a 4 banger anyway ? We're referencing a V6 VTEC engine....

HellaWhat

Uhhh.... Don't forget the CL's engine is a J block and not a C block like the NSX.... The better questions would be:

1. Why dind't honda use a different engine that wasn't a J-block in the accord and hence the modified engine wouldn't have made it into the CL/TL.

2. Does it really matter that the engine is SOHC, until someone makes an engine with DOHC and sticks it into our particular car, you'll never know.

If u at headers and a few mods here and there, u can have the 290HP that the NSX has, a bargain if u ask me given the price differential..

If u want more power and have loads of questions, ask honda why they blessed us with a such a great tranny and such a great 4th gear...

Vegeta1

How much more expensive would the cl be with dohc. Weren't they able to keep the price down on the integra which has dohc.
Was the legend dual or single???

IntegraVT

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The C-block engine used on the Legend/RL was/is SOHC.

The only DOHC six in Honda's stable is on the NSX.

caddyman

I have 4 cams on my northstar....