^ exactly - most have no oil consumption issues. It's a better engine - half way to the VQ35HR level of refinement/efficiency.

 

Dont forget mileage has a significant effect on performance also. That 03 is probably pushing over 100k so the performance is greatly reduced from when it was new. There was a thread about mileage vs engine performance somewhere here i think. So the 03 was probly back to around stock hp but probly a little above even with the mods.

 

Day to day real world driving, i would rather have the extra torque,than the BHP any day, a track with long straights is the only place the extra BHP will show an advantage.

 

So, you say get the 2004 because of the torque??

 

Unless your only doing highway runs more torque is always best for little spirited driving bouts and hondas

 

In real world driving, you would be hard pressed to find a significant difference on the butt dyno. It isn't a V8-like difference.

In my video I posted on the previous page, the race-track was only an 1/8 mile. A whopping 660 feet.

 

Gotcha!

 

If it was a case of 18BHP or 18FTlb, i would still go for the latter regardless,
couldn't view your video, however as we all know BHP shows in terminal speeds, and torque shows in rate of acceleration, hence my preference.

 

If you plan on doing some minor bolt-ons, particularly MREV2 and 5/16" spacer, you're going to see a bigger improvement out of the RevUp engine. It will make up for that lost torque.

In all fairness, my '05 did suffer the OC issue, but that was four years ago and I got the engine replaced under warranty. No issues since.

 

In the video, Since the non revup has more torque and isnt stock shouldnt it have pulled on the stock revup a little and THEN the revup pull on it to win the race? And since it was from a dig and the both had wheel hop the amount of wheel hop couldve differed. I would love to see a 20 roll with two stock vehicles one revup and one non revup but one can only wish.

 

All the talk of bolt on's, there is one point being overlooked, some bolt on's, and in particular some exhausts and intakes, can actually rob the car of power, so saying the because a car has some bolt on's it should be quicker is incorrect.

 

Which is why I said MREV2 and 5/16" spacer. You will only see an increase with these. Sure, If you throw on HFCs or TPs and a cat-back, you will probably see some low end losses at first, but you will also need a tune at that point. After the tune you will definitely see gains over stock. Bottom line is, if you plan on doing these type of mods, the RevUp engine is the way to go, as it will see the most benefits.

 

whats MREV2?

 

The MREV2 is a replacement lower plenum manufactured by Motordyne. It is designed to optimize the airflow into all cylinders. When combined with the 5/16" spacer from Motordyne (as well as a Z-Tube and high flow filter) it shows some very nice gains on the RevUp engines. Combined, these mods make power throughout the powerband, with big increases in the mid and upper range. Check out some dynos HERE, and also look around the Motordyne website: http://www.motordyneengineering.com/.

Also, search around here on the forums. These are usually the first mods people get, and I have never heard anyone say anything other than how great they are.

 

that is a big difference considering the non rev had the plenum spacer and intake. some claim thats easy 10 to 15hp difference, and yet the stock rev still took it. I have an 04 and would go for a rev up any day if i know the engine was replaced under warranty and had the issue fixed.
However I dont see myself selling the car for a rev up upgrade, not worth it IMO. If i do decide to sell my G this summer i'll be going for the G37S or X