craigztoyz wrote:I'd back that statement.
So what then do you think the motor is more closely related to? A 1UZ? A LSX? It is very very much a VH, and that's the point I was getting across. The fact that you can interchange its guts with any other VH, swap heads with the JDM 41, etc. makes it a VH in my book.
The argument that the intake port/manifold is different so it's not a VH is like telling the Honda boys that a B18B isn't a B series motor because it doesn't have VTEC... Or telling the Chevy truck owners that the V8s in their rigs aren't really LSX motors because the cam and intake manifold is different...
You can very much say that the USDM VH41 isn't a powerhouse like the VH45, but you can't say it's not a VH. That's the point I was making.
craigztoyz wrote:Superhatch, Easier is not always better. I'd be easy to drop in a 4 cyl into the Z, carb'd. But not worth it. The Vh45, balanced, is a monster, not that a 41 is not, but, not at all what I am looking for. But thats just me.
If I could get my hands on a JDM VH41 I'd use it any day in a Z over a 45. In that case, easier is better. I don't ever recall talking about carb'd 4 cylinders though...
elwesso wrote:Maybe a JDM VH41, but not a US VH41 for sure!! OBDII and all that BS or go standalone
That's exactly what I meant. A JDM VH41 is an easier swap into ANY of the cars we're talking about swapping it into. A J? Judging from what we've heard... Probably a bolt-in affair. A Z? Not bolt in, but the fact that the accessories are in the right place, the manifolds are more compact, the accessories are higher for swaybar clearance, and the entire motor is more compact makes it a more logical swap. The JDM VH41 has none of the downfalls of the US VH41 and all of the upsides of the VH45. It's a win-win. Now we just need to find someone who will import them.
And all that "OBD2 BS" is very real for people who live in states where you can't remove it from a car that came with it.