Honda’s J-series can be called the crown jewel of the company’s motors. J32 – V-shaped in its layout, absolutely uncharacteristic for Honda. At the same time, they are a real center of concentration of all kinds of technologies and innovations. The J32 engine line was originally intended only for expensive cars or for top versions of the most promising (popular) models.
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Acura TL
The Acura TL is a Japanese business car manufactured by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. from 1996 to 2014. Until 2004, the car was sold in the domestic Japanese market under the names Honda Inspire and Honda Saber. In total, four generations of the model were made. The car was equipped with front and all-wheel drive. The first generation cars were made in Japan, the rest in the USA. The successor to the model was the Acura TLX sedan. In total, more than 0.5 million copies of the Acura TL have been sold.
Engine J32A
Engine J37A
Back in 2007, the legendary J37 engine was released specifically for Acura cars. At the heart of the new engine was the J35, which performed well on the early larger Acura and Honda models from 1999 onwards. Both engines are united by V-blocks with a height of 235mm with six cylinders. Unlike the J35, which had a crankshaft with a piston stroke of 93mm, in the J37 this parameter was already equal to 96mm. The diameter of the cylinders increased by one millimeter, and became equal to 90mm. The connecting rods have been reduced from 158.5mm. up to 157mm. The cylinder head on the J37 was single-shaft and with a variable valve timing and VTEC valve lift.
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Engine J35A
In 1999, based on the J32 engine, Honda minders developed a new 3.5-liter J35A engine. It was based on a 235mm high V-block with six cylinders. The block had a forged crankshaft with a piston stroke of 93 mm and its compression height of 30 mm. The cylinder diameter was 89 mm. In addition, lightweight connecting rods with a length of 158.5 mm were present in the design. Also, in the design of the J35A engine, one can note the presence of only one camshaft (SOHC) in the cylinder head with 4 valves per cylinder and a system for changing valve timing and VTEC valve lift.
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