But what really makes power in all motor hondas is being able to rev high, And a F23 cannot do that, The rod stroke ratio is not good... Have you seen the rods, or even rod bolts at that? If you are really serious of reving over stock redline...I would recommend at least ARP bolts in your journey...
Yeah, I'm just not striving to rev this motor high. If I had an H/B/K or even a D-series motor, I'd rev the piss out of it because it doesn't make any power down low. This motor makes 150ft/lbs of torque right off idle, and stays pretty smooth until the rev limiter. That's what I like, usable power.
I'm not attempting to shift my power range upward to reach a whp goal like NASOHC, I simply want to raise my torque curve throughout the entire range and extend it just slightly so torque doesn't drop off so fast between 5200 and 5500rpm. It'd be nice to hit 200whp, just because it's that magical number that no one has done with an NA F23, but in the end horsepower doesn't matter. It's the shape of the torque curve, and how fast the car is on the track that counts.
I'd take a boosted F all day long over a built H22, but since so many people are on the H-swap band wagon, it's nice to shake things up a bit with an all motor F. I'll won't make more horsepower than most H22's or F20b's, but I already make more torque than most, and that's what moves me down the track.
In the end, the car is still a daily driver for me, and it'll have to stay that way since I'm taking it with me overseas. I really wouldn't want it any other way because it's already such a joy to drive.