In November last year, TMI announced that the 2012 Spec Racers would have Honda K24 2.4 litre engines and all those with existing 2.0 litre spec race cars were spooked in case they were no longer able to use them (they are)
I read elsewhere that TMI have emailed the following to the US owners a few days ago :-
Bigger is better - Right? What about a larger displacement engine in the already lightweight Ariel Atom 3 supercar? Sounded like a great idea to us!
The idea sounded so good in fact that all North American Ariel Atom 3s will be equipped with the powerful new Honda 2.4-liter, 16-valve, DOHC i-VTEC 4 cylinder engine mated to a close ratio 6-speed transmission. This replacing the out-going 2.0-liter engine.
Torque is king on this vehicle with lots on tap to swiftly accelerate the lightweight Atom 3 to 60mph at an alarming rate. Keeping all this torque under control in a useable fashion is done with the aid of a Hondata tuned engine control unit.
Another fantastic improvement that both driver and passenger will be able to notice are a smoother ride with this 2.4-liter power plant thanks to Honda engineered internal balance shafts.
The Atom 3 continues to get better, and better. Now is the time to move forward with Atom ownership!
Contact us today to find out more about this exciting new development.
Sincerely,
Mark Swain
TMI AutoTech IncIt doesn't give much away as to the exact specification - bhp, torque etc but it's got to be an improvement in the torque department, expecially with the supercharger
