[Kimira]

how much was all this in total for all the parts?

[SLO REX]

I've seen better.




















subscribed, but just kidding looks fvcking sweet.

[kornsined]

Originally Posted by Sujak

hope they dont charge you an arm and a leg cause your car was in there for 4 months and couple days.

no a decent shop (and the shop i went to), charge only by hours worked. Mine was there for 6 and a half months and was charged 40hrs. They actually had 20hrs of uncharged work when we ran into Kpro issues.

[K/Turbo]

I called Henry and he said he had trouble getting the starter to crank over. He fixed that problem and now the car is ready to be towed to the dealer. The Honda dealer has it scheduled for this Friday. I'll keep updating.

[kornsined]

excellent!

[EM2 Mang]

Wow just read the past 10 pages and i really cant wait to see the finished product, looking great man GL and fingers crossed for a easy startup!

[K/Turbo]

Originally Posted by Sujak

hope they dont charge you an arm and a leg cause your car was in there for 4 months and couple days.

This project was a learning process for them since it was their first K Swap. They are only going to charge as much as if they did this swap already several times. For example if this swap actually took them 60 hours the first time but second, third, forth time around it would only take 40 hours, then they would only charge me for the 40 hours. They also don't charge for time the car is just sitting in there shop. Labor cost is around $2700 dollars now. It's a little over the $2000.00 I originally budgeted for but I kept adding more things to be done on the car.

Originally Posted by Kimira

how much was all this in total for all the parts?

K20Z1 $6000
Greddy Turbo Kit w/ intercooler $3400
HKS Blow of Valve w/ flange kit $250
Quaife LSD $950
Act lighten flywheel and 6-pad clutch $500
Thrust 3 inch RSX catback exhaust $600
Hasport motor mounts $500
Hasport Stage 2 Axles $700
Koyo Aluminum Si radiator $350
RSX subframe $275
Labor estamated $2700.

Around $ 17,000 so far.

Thanks everyone for the positive comments.

[jackburton]

[kornsined]

is right. It's gonna be a very quick civic. Over 300whp for sure.

two things i wish i added:

Quaife LSD $950
Act lighten flywheel and 6-pad clutch $500

[K/Turbo]

It's alive. The Honda Dealer flashed the imobilizer this morning and the car started. Now Henry is going to make sure everything is runing right and tune the car. He still needs to trim and install the front bumper. Then bolt on some interior items. Hopefully I can pickup the car around next Tueday.

[SEN_ONE]

Nice, make some videos.

[jester444]

Hell yeah... That's my kind of civic. Best of luck, man. Check Six.


Oh, and +1,000,000,000 rep to anyone who can tell me where that came from.

[HondaLuver]

god dam thats a shit load of time for a k swap. took me and josh 8 hours of messing around, drinking heinikins... and we got the d17 out and the k20 in. all thats needed are small things like ecu reprogram, hoses, pedals, shifter box and wiring harness

[ohsnapsjay08]

Dang!! awesome dude! this is the moment ya, let us know whats up.

[K/Turbo]

Stopped by the shop again to check up on the Vic. They had the front bumper on and the interior was put together except the glove box area for easy access to the ECU. They forgot to put the bumper beam on so they have to remove the bumper again.

The car was so dirty since it had not been washed for about 4 months. I went ahead and washed it there at the shop. I also cleaned and detailed the engine bay. I even changed the valve cover myself. I'm just trying to help them out so I can get my car back sooner and save on some labor.

Here are some more pics. I even uploaded a short video of the car being started up. The car sounds quiet for having a 3 inch exhaust. It does vibrate inside because of the stiff motor mounts. I have not had a chance to drive it down the street yet because Henry wants to make sure there is tranny fluid in the tranny and everything checks out ok. I'm also getting a gas tank pressure CEL code. Hopefully this will be worked out soon.

Here is the link to the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9O_USEwvj8

Please keep in mind that the engine has not been tuned yet and the BOV has not been installed yet. Quality may not be that great because I used my digital camera to take the video. Hope you like the vid.