As the second largest Japanese manufacturer Honda needs no introduction. The CR-V, Civic, and Accord are among the best selling cars and we have no shortage of content for these Honda models. This category is dedicated to all things Honda and Acura. Check out our articles like this B18 engine guide or K20 supercharger upgrades guide. Scroll down for more Honda and Acura content including upgrade guides, comparisons, engine problems, and more.
Honda is one of the first manufacturers that comes to mind when it comes to all-star 4-cylinder engines. While earlier Honda 4-cylinder engine families, like the B-Series, have a strong aftermarket following, the later K-Series is just as established. While the K20 gets most of the K-Series love, the 2.4L K24 engine can be just…
It seems like a question as old as time, who makes the better automobile, Honda or Toyota? For decades, the two Japanese auto manufacturers have been dominating the U.S. market with their ultra-reliable, high-quality, and low-cost automobiles. Among consumers, they are widely known as two of the most dependable brands on the market, and it…
From celebrated road cars to Formula 1, Honda has quite a storied reputation as an engine manufacturer. Honda has truly mastered the inline-4 formula with engine series like the D-Series, K-Series, and B-Series, that not only outperform the competition in terms of performance but also in terms of reliability. Engines like the J35 also prove…
In recent years, the financial markets have been anything but predictable. Case in point, the absolute bonkers current used car market. Used cars with higher mileage and more years are actually selling for more now than they did three years ago. In many cases, cars just one or two years old are as expensive as…
Since its debut in the late-1970s, the Honda Accord has been a common choice for drivers looking for a reliable and affordable car. Since the 1980s, the Accord has been one of the best sellers In the United States, piloting hundreds of millions of Americans for hundreds of millions of miles. While most people typically…
From 2002-2006, the Acura RSX and its performance Type-S variant were two of the most fun cars you could buy. Moderately priced and boasting decent performance, Acura powered the RSX and Type-S with various iterations of the Honda K20 motor. Honda/Acura enthusiasts have long praised the K20 engine for being easy to mod and able…
Arguably one of the most popular 4-cylinder engine families of all time, the Honda B-Series is a staple of the classic Honda catalog, featured in cars like the Honda/Acura Integra Type R, EK9 Civic Type R, and Acura Integra GS-R. Honda’s ability to design fantastic engines has been a staple of the company for decades….
The Honda B20 made its debut in 1985 in the form of the B20A engine. B-series engines were based on the B20A, but the B20A isn’t considered part of the B-series engine family. That engine family consists of the B16, B17, B18, and B20B with the latter the primary focus in this article. The B20B…
Over the course of the 1.8L Honda B18’s 11-year build cycle between 1990 and 2001, it was released in 16 different variants ranging from the B18 to the Type R B18C7. The Honda B18 has twice the number of variants as the earlier B16 and 2.0L B20 engines. That also makes the B18 one of…
The Honda B16 engine has cemented itself in the JDM aftermarket scene as one of the most modifiable and notorious Japanese 4-cylinders ever made. One of the reasons that it is so popular in the aftermarket community is its reliability, having very few common problems. With the right modifications, there are B16 engines out there…
The Honda K20 4-Cylinder is one of the most popular engines ever built. It’s easy to see why, as Honda truly distilled the best parts of their previous engines into a single, robust, package. While the K20 is a fantastic engine in factory form, most people find that they eventually want some more power. That…
With strength and high-rpm performance being two of the K24’s primary strong suits, turbochargers naturally fit into the equation. Historically, turbocharged K24 TSXs, Accords, and other wild swaps have shown that you can push the Honda 2.4L extremely far with stellar reliability. 300 horsepower is a breeze for a Turbo K24, with power figures in…
