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Car: '02 Acura RSX Type S
Engine: K20A2
PeakHP: 181.1
PeakTQ: 129.6
Honda and Acura platforms had become such a mainstay in the import scene during the '90s, that when the lackluster EM and ES Civics were released in '01, and the company announced plans to retire the Integra, Honda loyalists thought all was lost. The crowd-favorite B18C1, B18C5 and B16A engines were all officially killed and the company once responsible for creations like the Integra Type R and Civic Si had apparently traded performance for mainstream appeal. Later, when Honda announced details of the all-new RSX, and with it, the K-series engine, enthusiasts weren't quick to bite. But when 2NR tracked down an RSX Type S for Power Pages only months later, and made over 20 whp by bolting on a simple short-ram intake and cat-back exhaust-two of the only products available for it at that time-the once-scorned Honda community began to take notice. Fast forward to the modern day, and if you're looking to do a swap in a FWD Honda, chances are the engine you're lusting for begins with a "K".

Car: '92 Mitsubishi Eclipse Gs-T
Engine: 4G63
PeakHP: 290.3
PeakTQ: 278.4
In much the same way as the Civic or Integra may have best represented import culture throughout the '90s, tuned EVOs and WRXs are slowly beginning to steal the spotlight in the modern day. But for all their rally-inspired, JDM charm and massive power-potential, many forget that there existed an equally powerful, equally potent turbo, AWD, four-cylinder platform years before their release: the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle Talon. Though it could be argued that the DSM platform was only half Japanese, it's better half was all that mattered to us: Mitsubishi's factory-turbocharged 4G63. It was the first four-cylinder to break numerous horsepower and 1/4 mile records before EVOs could carry the torch. The first generation Eclipse/Talon was a hit from the get-go among its die-hard fans, for reasons newcomers to the import-loving world figured out when 2NR published power gains of over 106whp and 79 lb-ft of torque by adding three parts, totaling only $604, to a '92 Eclipse in Power Pages. It was a power-per-dollar record that still stands to this day, that, considering today's small retail price of clean DSMs, shows these cars offer a performance value that's hard to beat.

By Luke Munnell

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