6 8 , ▁after ▁which ▁dynamic ▁performance ▁testing , ▁temperature ▁measurements ▁and ▁other ▁basic ▁evalu ations ▁were ▁conducted . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁H onda ▁practice ▁of ▁using ▁roll er ▁bear ings ▁on ▁the ▁c rank sh aft , ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁engine ▁had ▁more ▁conventional ▁plain ▁bear ings . ▁Two ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁engine ▁were ▁available . ▁The ▁engine ▁fitted ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 7 ▁sedan ▁and ▁C oup é ▁ 7 ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁Ke ih in ▁car b ure tor ▁and ▁developed ▁, ▁while ▁the ▁engine ▁that ▁power ed ▁the ▁ 9 9 ▁sedan ▁and ▁C oup é ▁ 9 ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁four ▁Ke ih in ▁car b ure tor ▁and ▁developed ▁ ▁at ▁ 7 , 3 0 0   r pm . ▁ ▁Initial ▁ske ptic ism ▁was ▁expressed ▁among ▁compet itor ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁trade ▁press ▁concerning ▁H onda ' s ▁power ▁output ▁claims ▁for ▁the ▁car , ▁but ▁those ▁who ▁drove ▁it ▁reported ▁an ▁engine ▁that ▁would ▁freely ▁rev ▁to ▁an ▁indicated ▁ 8 , 0 0 0   r pm ▁and ▁remarkable ▁performance ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 , 3 0 0   cc ▁eng ined ▁car : ▁the ▁factory ▁figure ▁at ▁launch ▁for ▁a ▁standing ▁quarter - mile ▁acceleration ▁test ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 2 ▁seconds ▁was ▁felt ▁to ▁be ▁not ▁un reason able . ▁The ▁engine ▁was ▁a ▁dry - sum p ▁design ▁with ▁a ▁press ur ized ▁oil ▁system ▁feed ing