6/7/2023 0 Comments Blueprint pro ibeam k24![]() So why have all of this work done to what is already considered a relatively advanced motor? Was it simply to have bragging rights when he pins the Church Automotive Dynapacks? Not highly likely. Dare we say that it fits better than the B18C5 did from the factory? Sure, why not? With the help of Hasport engine mounts and a Chasebays harness, the freshly-built K24 motor lined up perfectly in the engine bay without any clutter. LB23, yet he still managed to front the cash to have the majority of his parts special ordered or custom made. However, Gil's bank account isn't loaded like the reigning MVP (and poor sport), Mr. After slapping the two engine halves back together, Gil had a weapon that was more lethal than LeBron James on a fast break in the open court. The dudes at Blueprint Racing managed to work in a full port and polish job with their custom pro valve job for more flow, and reshaped combustion chambers before reconstructing the head with race valves, dual valve springs, titanium retainers, and Skunk2 cams. The top end wasn't left out it awaited an equally extensive destiny of its own. Everything from forged Wiseco pistons and Pro I-Beam connecting rods, down to a lightened OEM crankshaft were stuffed into the machined 2,354cc block. To kick things off, Gil had the K24 engine sent to Blueprint Racing in South El Monte to get completely torn down, balanced, blueprinted, and reassembled with a plethora of beefed up internal components. We guess somebody has to tell the muscle car meatheads that there is a replacement for displacement and Gil was determined to find it. We're used to low torque engines with high horsepower that can rev to the brink of 10,000rpm without breaking a sweat. Those three figures aren't exactly what everyone has came to expect from Honda engines, and definitely aren't anything to sport a chub over. But there's no way he could just leave it at that, considering that his newly acquired motor fell a little short in the horsepower (160hp), redline (6,500), and compression (9.6:1) departments. Even a guy like Gil Salazar of El Cajon, California, who already had one of the premier Honda/ Acura's with his 2001 Integra Type R, opted to swap out that B18C5 in favor of its big brother, the K24A1. They've already began to slowly bow out of the picture, making room for the bigger and badder K-series over the past few years. Sadly, the B-series engine will vaguely be remembered when the cyborgs take over in 2019.
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