I am with D-Z on this one. A KA24DE-T is a good engine but, you are forgetting the number one rule of power. DISCPLACEMENT! A larger discplacement engine can put out more power, more reliably than a smaller engine being pushed harder to do the same. Just go to the track and watch the 10second Hondas run...... then ask them how many passes they get before they have to rebuild the engine. Then ask the 10s Small block V8s how many passes they make before a rebuild.......... I can think of several streetable daily driver V8s and V6s that dont need to be detuned to run on the street at 600HP. I have yet to see a 4 cylinder keep up that kind of power for any respectable amount of time.
(let me clearify 4 CYLINDER IN A CAR! not a boat or a sub or a plane if any)