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I’m currently about to start round track racing
I definitely want a vtec Civic.prelude,del sol, or integra
i know nothing about these motors
now racing in buzz car the motor has to be “stock” lol
so what engine should I be looking at
I found a 01 civic ex with the 1.7 I haven’t read a lot of good things about it
because 90% of the time it will be tacht out between 4500 rpms to redline
I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT ENGINE TO LOOK FOR
thanks guys
I definitely want a vtec Civic.prelude,del sol, or integra
i know nothing about these motors
now racing in buzz car the motor has to be “stock” lol
so what engine should I be looking at
I found a 01 civic ex with the 1.7 I haven’t read a lot of good things about it
because 90% of the time it will be tacht out between 4500 rpms to redline
I NEED ADVISE ON WHAT ENGINE TO LOOK FOR
thanks guys
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Re: New to imports
K series. Can't put a B series in a 7thgen if you wanna be street legal. Check local laws, but something about older engine in newer chassis.
K20A3 is the engine that came in the 2002-2005 Civic Si/RSX Base model. 160 HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
K20A2 if you wanna step it up a bit, K20A2 that came in the RSX Type S. 200HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
K20A if you wanna step it up even more, came in the RSX Type R. ~220HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
The K24 (Euro Accord-R/TSX) has also been used, but the engine is a bit on the tall side (something like 4CM). That said, the Franken K-swap was frequently done, which used a K24 block and a K20 head, and you still had to modify how the engine sat in the engine bay a bit. There was a member here that did that swap that made 218WHP with the engine untuned, and 232WHP after he got it tuned.
K20A3 is the engine that came in the 2002-2005 Civic Si/RSX Base model. 160 HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
K20A2 if you wanna step it up a bit, K20A2 that came in the RSX Type S. 200HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
K20A if you wanna step it up even more, came in the RSX Type R. ~220HP 2.0L DOHC i-VTEC
The K24 (Euro Accord-R/TSX) has also been used, but the engine is a bit on the tall side (something like 4CM). That said, the Franken K-swap was frequently done, which used a K24 block and a K20 head, and you still had to modify how the engine sat in the engine bay a bit. There was a member here that did that swap that made 218WHP with the engine untuned, and 232WHP after he got it tuned.
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He doesn't own a 7th gen was just looking at one. Starting from scratch just looking for cars with engines I would go with a B or K. Oh and the F20 from a S2000!
For engine swap though I would say the older the chassis the better because of legal swap stuff but for a round track racing it probably won't be tagged.
For engine swap though I would say the older the chassis the better because of legal swap stuff but for a round track racing it probably won't be tagged.
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