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After first announcing its plans to offer a new race engine for Formula Ford-type cars last summer, Honda Performance Development (HPD) has now begun to ship the new powerplants. HPD developed the 1.5-liter inline-four based on the production unit from the 2009 Fit. The engines will be eligible for use in the Sports Car Club of America’s Formula F category. Honda offers a kit that allows the L15A7 mill to be retrofitted into existing Formula Ford chassis like the Swift DB-1 and DB-6 as well as the Van Diemen RF99-09.
HPD has calibrated the Fit engine to provide output comparable to the Ford Kent unit that has been the heart of Formula Ford for decades. The Honda unit is approved for SCCA competition, effective March 1, 2010.
[Source: Honda]
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