Spoon Engines
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Spoon Engines
What are spoon engines? I heard about them in The Fast and the Furious, and some of my friends are talking about them, can someone explain to me what they are/ and point me to a site so i can check them out
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Re: Spoon Engines (Alexf2002)
Spoon is a company that develops racing parts for hondas. They are based in Japan and if you have to ask, you can't afford it. For instance, a fully built B18C5 will set you back $4,500 not including shipping.
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Re: Spoon Engines (92sleepR)
Spoon Sports is a small compnay Only 20 people work there. they are great motors. check em out man. they are very expensive BUT well worth it
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they are not worth the money, for the amount you pay for the engine, you can build an engine that would run circles around a spoon engine....Who really gives an F if your radiator cap says "spoon" ??
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they are not worth the money, for the amount you pay for the engine, you can build an engine that would run circles around a spoon engine....Who really gives an F if your radiator cap says "spoon" ??
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Re: Spoon Engines (Alexf2002)
What are spoon engines? I heard about them in The Fast and the Furious, and some of my friends are talking about them, can someone explain to me what they are/ and point me to a site so i can check them out
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Re: Spoon Engines (DragIIcivic)
they are not worth the money, for the amount you pay for the engine, you can build an engine that would run circles around a spoon engine....Who really gives an F if your radiator cap says "spoon" ??
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Re: Spoon Engines (FormNFunctionEK)
The engines are overpriced and VERY fragile... I know 2 people that have put one in, but both of them blew their engines in about a year. They also costed about 11000$CAN. Not a good deal IMHO...
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I had some dudes run up to my car the other week and ask me what I had done to my car I was like it is stock they was like no way it is way to loud you got one of those Spoon engines in there hahaha I got a damn d16y8. I guess if you car is loud you must have a Spoon engine.
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Re: Spoon Engines (Alexf2002)
SPOON engines are basically a fully balanced R engine. There are three types to choose from now. One is B16B 1800cc, one is B18C 1800cc and the last one is B18C 1800cc high CR engine(11.7:1).
SPOON engines are long lasting, if u said it blew up in a short time. Then I wonder why it blew. What kinda setup to match the SPOON engine he got coz SPOON only offer the head and the block, no tranny no intake manifold etc...ALSO the most important part is how he tuned it. If he screwed up the timing and air/fuel mixture, damn...problem occurs easily.
Btw SPOON makes parts for circuit racing but not drag racing, if u go drag racing, SPOON parts may not be your choice. But they offer really good low-mid range performance which is very useful to me for sports daily driving and circuit racing.
SPOON engines are long lasting, if u said it blew up in a short time. Then I wonder why it blew. What kinda setup to match the SPOON engine he got coz SPOON only offer the head and the block, no tranny no intake manifold etc...ALSO the most important part is how he tuned it. If he screwed up the timing and air/fuel mixture, damn...problem occurs easily.
Btw SPOON makes parts for circuit racing but not drag racing, if u go drag racing, SPOON parts may not be your choice. But they offer really good low-mid range performance which is very useful to me for sports daily driving and circuit racing.
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One thing that most people don't realize is that when you buy one of these crate engine it is a fully balanced stock JDM Type R LONGBLOCK with a Spoon 2 piece headgasket. No Spoon valvetrain, rocker arms, camshafts. Nothing.
So why did these motors blow up? Probably because whoever bought the engine thought that it could spin to 11,000+ rpms and then the engine went boom!!! Any engine will fail if you put it through a lot of abuse.
I think that for around $3700-4500, a brand new Spoon prepped B18C-R longblock is a good deal. The high compression version (11.7-1) is not that good since all you get are new pistons. I would take oversized CTR pistons and throw in a Toda 1.0mm headgasket for a cool 11.9-1 ratio.
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[Modified by spoonek9, 5:29 PM 9/18/2001]
So why did these motors blow up? Probably because whoever bought the engine thought that it could spin to 11,000+ rpms and then the engine went boom!!! Any engine will fail if you put it through a lot of abuse.
I think that for around $3700-4500, a brand new Spoon prepped B18C-R longblock is a good deal. The high compression version (11.7-1) is not that good since all you get are new pistons. I would take oversized CTR pistons and throw in a Toda 1.0mm headgasket for a cool 11.9-1 ratio.
Just my opinion...
[Modified by spoonek9, 5:29 PM 9/18/2001]
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Re: Spoon Engines (Blue-Civic-Hybrid)
it was a joke "three spoon engines" from fast and furious as well as "racer's edge." yes i do know the price for a b18c5 smart guy
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Re: Spoon Engines (92sleepR)
Spoon is a company that develops racing parts for hondas. They are based in Japan and if you have to ask, you can't afford it. For instance, a fully built B18C5 will set you back $4,500 not including shipping.
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Re: Spoon Engines (spoonek4)
SPOON engines are basically a fully balanced R engine. There are three types to choose from now. One is B16B 1800cc, one is B18C 1800cc and the last one is B18C 1800cc high CR engine(11.7:1).
SPOON engines are long lasting, if u said it blew up in a short time. Then I wonder
SPOON engines are long lasting, if u said it blew up in a short time. Then I wonder
Nothing really was done to tune them except for cam gears and a suitable ECU. Last I heard, Spoon no longer offers built crate motors. Last I heard from the people with those 2 Spoon engines, they were running just a little bit rich so it's even less likely damage was due to tuning.
If anyone here owns or owned a Spoon engine, I'd like to hear some feedback from you guys.
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Re: Spoon Engines (B-DIDDYR2K)
I don't know about their newer motors, but the ones that they have in the last catalog ranged from about $4500-$6500 depending on displacement, compression, etc. And yes, a B18C5 SWAP is $5000-$5500...but when you buy a Spoon motor, that's ALL YOU GET...no tranny, axles, linkages, ECU, anything...just the longblock. I used to know someone with a 2.0L Spoon B18C w/ Spoon internals, Spoon ECU, and Spoon gear set and final drive. He was quick, but I dunno how long it lasted. I lost touch with him and only knew it had no probs for about a year.
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Re: Spoon Engines (Paisan)
....Who really gives an F if your radiator cap says "spoon" ??
Mine says Mugen, is that good?
Mine says Mugen, is that good?
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