Abstract

Honda has developed a 1.8L VTEC 4-cylinder engine for a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) that meets the needs of the Brazilian market. This engine has a function that enables it to be run on either gasoline or ethanol, or on both fuels mixed in any ratio. Engine specifications that are suitable for Brazilian fuel were selected by optimizing the valve timing using VTEC and changing the compression ratio. For the fuel system parts, materials with ethanol corrosion resistance were chosen and applied to the Brazilian market. In this paper, the performance achieved by this engine and the applied technology are described.

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Author (organization or company)

• Ryoji SAIKI（Automobile R&D Center）
• Susumu NAKAJIMA（Automobile R&D Center）
• Hiroaki NAKASHIMA（Automobile R&D Center）
• Kentaro MIKI（Automobile R&D Center）
• Hideyuki OKI（Automobile R&D Center）
• Yoichi GORYOZONO（Automobile R&D Center）

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Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.19 No.1 (13 - 20)

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