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I have been into RWD (GM) racing for a while and have always used Hondas as my "work cars" or "daily drivers." With a GM, you could get a "crate motor" to put in your hot rod. You can get anything from a stock 350 all the way up to 540 cubic inch monster. Both carb and (T.P.I.)fuel injected motors are available depending on how much one wants romspmrd. You can also order the LS-X series which have been used in Corvetttes, Camaros and GTO's. I have looked a little bit here and there but not seriously and found nothing comparing to a domestic crate motor so I was wondering if Honda offers similar crate motors? I know they would be costly but the market is there in the import racing scene. I believe that for the Hondas/Toyotas to truly compete with the RWD domestics in drag racing, The Japs will have to offer in house racing development such as "Crate Motor/Tranny" combos, etc.

Import motors just don;y

You can buy brand new Honda engines. They're expensive, but if you wanted a fresh mechanical start it would be one way to go. I've never heard of someone purchasing one, but I've seen them in the honda catalog plenty of times.

GM and Ford are having (rare) success in the crate motor department by selling performance engines that fit in their older cars. I don't understand why Honda won't do the same thing. Given Honda's popularity in racing like drift and drag, Honda is missing the mark not having a performance engines department.