four banger for the future?!

[Six_Shooter]

I don't see how anyone can think that they can build a turbo 300+HP reliable daily driver for cheap. the guys that try that w/ hondas have the car up on jackstands more than its driven, sinking/wasting THOUSANDS into it. building a 300hp 4cyl will easily cost TWICE or MORE what it would take to build a 300hp V8, and be less reliable.

This is simply not true, if you know how to build the car. The parts don't cost twice as much as V8 parts, so why would it cost twice as much?

Blanket statements like these should be left unsaid, since they are biased and misleading.

People keep telling me there is no way I built and turbocharged a 250(ish) HP 3.2L V6, for less than $1300 USD at the time I did it. Sure it wasn't perfect, but it was a very reliable daily driver for the two years I drove it that way. If I wasn't dumb, and pulled it apart to upgrade, I would likely still be driving it, and tuned properly by now. lol
I know that's not a 4 cyl, but is just a big brother to. With better understanding of thermal dynamics and temp controlling, along with more finite fuel and spark control, can make some very impressive numbers.

I guess we can go back about 15 years or so when people said you could "NEVER" drive a 1000+ HP car on the street, and never try to push for more. ;) Oh wait.... haha

HP/#cyl does NOT = reduced reliability



Poor workmanship + lack of knowledge + cutting corners = reduced reliability (usually)