In response to what it takes to make a Mivec 1.8 go fast....
A Mivec 1.8 requires a lot of tuning. Pistons sizes have to correct, a full balance or blue print is needed, ecu tuning, higher compression pistons (But not as high as Mivec unless you have done extensive tuning) and not to mention the obvious stuff like intake and exhaust parts. That's just to get around 190hp or more at the crank. The next step is Jun Mivec cams which will blow your engine because Mivec 1.8 can not consistently rev over 8500 rpm before blowing (Too long stroke)
Compression is already high in a 4G93P engine. It normally runs around 10:5:1 compression ratio.
When you add Mivec pistons to the engine your compression goes up to 12:1:1 or something really close to that. In M'sia there is no high enough octane gas to power such compression.
Even if you use normal 1.6 pistons its still tricky and dangerous.
The reason being that the aforementioned pistons stick out of the block whereas the normal 4G93P pistons do not. When your high compression pistons push up there is more compression build up. In a long stroke engine that's very bad.
Think of it this way (Hopefully this will make some sense) a B16A has the same bore and stroke size as the 4G92 Mivec engine. Our 4G93P engines has the same bore size but a longer stroke than the Mivec and B16A. Which means to get the extra 200cc of displacement a lot of stroke has been added.
The longer the stroke the harder the engine needs to pump upwards to create the desired power. This creates more problems because the higher the revs the more stress the engine experiences.
For example comparing a B18C1 or B18C5 to a 4G93 Mivec hybrid. The B18C has a 84mm size piston which mean it has more bore while maintaining a shorter stroke therefore making it easier to rev.
I don't know whether this makes any sense, haha. But that's as much as i can explain.
A good piece of advice to some is maybe bore the block out and use 82mm pistons but you really need a mechanic that knows what he's doing or you're basically screwed.
My bad i think i had myself confused with my old Accord B20B and it's 84mm x 89mm bore and stroke.
Highest rev was 7,800RPM - limiter.
Google - easiest place for answers and infinitely more reliable than myself haha.
Umm 7,800 is when my rev cuts out. Thanks for the google tip genius.
Actually i've seen bfore a few 4G93P revving more than 8000rpm without a problem, maybe u should do more research on tat on www.google.com!Cheers
so those cars engine can last how long ? 1 year ? or 1 lap ?
Deacon is right. A long stroke, high revving engine places a lot of stress on the cyllinder walls. This has long been one of the major debates with the VTEC guys when it comes to 1.6 VS 1.8.
With the two engine having the same bore, a 1.6 will be able to rev a lot easier than the 1.8 due to lower piston travel time and sideways piston load. Efficiency in the high rpm range is just higher.
Revving a 4G93 all the way to 8500+rpms constantly I think really is risky unless with upgraded and balaned internals. Revving the 93P engine like that is asking for trouble, long term wise. IMO lah. :)