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What horsepower is the 12a ?

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Originally Posted by steve84GS TII
Sorry,that original statement wasnt quite what I meant,I should have proof read it a little better.
What I was leaning towards was the observation that 4 cylinder engines of equal size and output(such as smaller Honda engines) are not able to match a rotaries torque output,even if they make an even 100hp.The problem with that statement is that it drags up the old rotary displacement arguement,which I didnt want to do.
Its true, there are plenty or 100HP 4 bangers that make lots of torque,take the good ol' dinosaur Ford 2.3L....In N/A guise it can barely pump out 100HP,but it makes respectable torque due to its large displacement.Displacement will almost always glean you more torque...The 4A-FE is 1.6L...not huge,but larger than a 12A and it likely has a longish stroke.
thats a very good point! i like to think of it that way, and it does make a very good point, i dont wanna start an argument i was just stateing that what you first said wasn't entirely true, and it just so happened that i had two cars that broke that FIRST example but yah you have a point

ps i JUST got my 7 runnin im so stoked, the guy i got it from had it for 2 years not runnin and i got it runnin my first day!!! i did some carb work and other things, im not sleeping tonight im workin through the WHOLE night to get this thing purrin like a kitten!!!
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