![]() We modified a new Type S Oil pump to flow better, and added a bafflle inside the oil pan. The cylinder head, we went with a k20 cylinder head off an Acura RSX Type S. I chose the 2.4L out of a 2008 Acura TSX due to the revisions they made to the block for the 2006-2008. The motor consists of a Honda K24 bottom end. The engine setup I designed was to be very straight forward. Everything else didn’t show up/fit/or not up to par. At the end, we used the innovative mounts, throttle pedal and throttle cable. Luckily for me, I was able to source a lot of the items we needed to fulfill the empty promises from Innovative didn’t come through with on time. I hate to ever speak bad about another company, so I will leave out many of the frustrating problems I had and focus on the end result. Owning a motorsport company I’ve been accustomed to hardships of all sorts. Little did I know it would actually take 11 months later after I ‘placed’ the order would I receive the final parts. Doing research I found innovative motorsports, who when talking to them, said they have everything we would need for the swap. I’ve worked with many high horsepower Honda K-series engines, and configured a naturally aspirated build that would be reliable, powerful, lighter, more fuel efficient, and run cooler, this is a huge plus given the high heat and humidity down here in Florida. So by the time money was spent on building a forged internal engine as well as upgrading the factory supercharger, it would be dumping a lot of money into the setup.Īlong came the idea of swapping a K-series engine into the mix. Rebuilding the 2zz would yield a stronger engine, but not really much more power. The lotus had been very reliable up to that point, (minus a broken axle at Watkins Glen) but with the desire to always want more power. The OEM piston failed and ripped completely clean off the wrist pin, destroying just about everything within the engine. Unluck unfolded, after 12,000 miles, the factory Toyota engine decided to puke after a few laps. Prusinski’s 500+ whp Turbo NSX (another beast of a track car), we turned to the lotus as the backup track car. Last year during NSXPO, when we sheared off a gear in Dr. Other than that, the only other performance additions besides the ECU tune was the exhaust we fabbed up. We developed a liquid to air intercooler several years ago that did a very nice job keeping the intake temps cool compared to the inefficient stock air to air intercooler. ![]() Before the engine conversion, it normally rocked the carbon fiber aero additions, stock 2zz Toyota engine and transmission, AP Racing front brakes, and Lotus Track Pack. We left the Lotus fairly unmolested at the beginning of its life. While ultimately its normal duties were to serve as a steady, reliable, and fun track car, it also is still registered for street use. So the time has come for me to write about a regular Mase Engineering stable mate. ![]()
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