k20 swap help

ImportRacer2123 · 07-23-2005

ok i have a little problem the bracket for the shifter cables that mounts over the heatshield is touching my dc sports race header. anyone have this problem? also i saw someone mount the battery on the subframe how was this done can somoene explain what was needed to do that?

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EM2typeflex · 07-23-2005

^^I think you should buy the battery relocation kit to move it to the trunk.

ImportRacer2123 · 07-23-2005

hey kyle is there a site that sells one?

poor jaysun · 07-25-2005

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Originally Posted by ImportRacer2123

ok i have a little problem the bracket for the shifter cables that mounts over the heatshield is touching my dc sports race header. anyone have this problem? also i saw someone mount the battery on the subframe how was this done can somoene explain what was needed to do that?

The subframe mount was done by building a battery box that is wielded to the sub frame and the factory pegs are used with your choice of battery tie down. Only problem is if you decide to turbo it, your piping will run over top of the battery.
Do you have pictures of the cables. I never had a problem with my set up and I have a turbo sitting back there with a 3" downpipe.

HondaLuver · 07-26-2005

i stuck mine in the back since, i had a 0 gauge wire running threw my car because a system i had then took out because i hated how it my car heavy and slow...

im not sure about ur shifter cable, look for a way around it...

ImportRacer2123 · 07-26-2005

im using ep3 shifter cables but im doing a k20a3 swap. but something doesn't seem right.

aznboysrfr · 07-26-2005

will ep3 cables work? ... they have an in-dash shifter ....

civic2k2 · 07-26-2005

I would get a relocation kit and put the battery in the trunk. Will Si shift linkages work ?? Im having to get some custom ones for my swap, but I thought you would want to use a RSX linkage and not a Si due to the stock shifter location on them.

HondaLuver · 07-26-2005

yea, i think you have to use the rsx ones, because they follow the same floor plan as a civic... unless you plan on putting your shifter like a si...

ImportRacer2123 · 07-26-2005

oh wait nevermind i remembered i got the base rsx ones I had a talk with the guy about that before i bought the RSX ones.

xproductionz · 07-27-2005

dude.. go to walmart and buy a marine battery box (about $5)to put in the trunk... mount the box to the floor... then go down to an audio store and buy some thick ass gauge wire ..better to buy a spool.. i bought it for $30.. then mount it to the back and run it all the way to the front...

ep3 linkage wont work.. too short

ImportRacer2123 · 08-01-2005

hey i have a new question for you guys... doesn't our returnless fuel system have 2 fuel hoses? because i have 2 hoses that are fuel lines but i don't know where to put the 2nd one. can someone help me out?

ImportRacer2123 · 08-02-2005

ok i got the shifter cables in and mounted i figured out the problem. But now it feels really loose when i shift the gears. it moves for 1st gear kinda moves for 2nd gear. but i don't think it shifts for 3rd gear. Did anyone that swapped a k20 into there car use RSX base cables? i have a feeling they are too long.

xproductionz · 08-02-2005

one goes to the fuel line the other is the purge line.. you should have 2 hoses on the motor side by side next to the one that goes to the fuel rail

xproductionz · 08-02-2005

i'll take pics tomorrow if nobody has it up by then