Acura Integra engine

Acura Integra will always amaze you with its sleek and streamlined design but that's only half of what Integra has. Beneath its state-of-the-art exterior, the Integra houses the most powerful engine that you can find. Acura Integra's engine is known for its power, speed and reliability.

Except for Type R and GS-R trims, Integras are offered with a 1.8 liter dual overhead-cam 16-valve four-cylinder engine rated at 140 horsepower. This engine is mated with an option between 5-speed manual overdrive and 4-speed automatic transmission. The high-performance GS-R is equipped with a 1.8 liter, dual-overhead-cam four-cylinder that has 16 valves and a high-tech intake system producing 170 horsepower. This engine is coupled with Valve Variable Timing and Lift Electronic Control that performs by changing the engine's valve time throughout the rpm range.

Powering the more active and race-ready Type R is a 195-horsepower four-cylinder engine displacing 1.8-liters and having four valves per cylinder and dual overhead cams. Like GS-R, it also come Honda's Variable Valve Timing and Variable Lift Electronic Control. To reach utmost level of performance, engines should be given top notch care.

There are tips that should be followed for proper maintenance and engine care. Drivers should regularly check the water pump and change the timing balancer belts every 84 months or every 105,000 miles. If the vehicle is working at extremely low or high temperatures, the mentioned features should be replaced at 60,000 miles intervals.