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Hello everyone!

I'm an apprentice mechanic in Canada Ontario, I picked up a 2002 civic SI coupe for 800 bucks off a co-worker I'm still only a first year apprentice so I've been kinda using this car as a trainer I did an alternator and redid all the breaks.

I'm confused about the engine in this car, some websites say this trim level comes with a 2 liter and others a 1.7

what's the deal?

 
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In the US, the Si is a hatchback with the K20A3 (2.0L i-VTEC) engine. Its equivalent to the Canadian SiR.

Your Si is equivalent to the US EX model, equipped with the D17A2 (1.7L VTEC) engine.

That said, if you're shopping for parts on a US-based website, select the EX model instead of Si in order to find the correct parts.

 
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That sucks, I picked it up for 800 bucks with new tyres so I can't really complain. But I don't get why it's branded as an SI Lol.

is a k20 swap an ok idea? Bolt on?

 
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Also! I really appreciate the response. I was confused as I knew it was a 1.7 and I read the k20 is 2.0L

 
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Do you live in an area with etests?
Have to keep the mto happy, swap might present some problems

 
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I know all about that, I have my drive clean certification, thankfully my license is registered outside of the city so technically no.

 
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Lucky,
k swaps are fairly easy with these cars, there's several threads about it.
I've been keeping an eye on kijiji for wrecked RSXs that way you have all the parts you need, and can swap to 5 lug as well.

this is probably the most recent kswap thread, has lots of good pictures

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...swap-auto.html

 
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because it is a Si Canadian Si

 
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Canada's always done that with the civic. Canadian Si always = US EX

k20 swap isnt quite bolt on, but its doable. You'll need parts from the rsx and civic SiR to make it work

 
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Yeah, I'm looking into the swap.

I'm daily driving this beast currently but I might try this in the summer

, I watched a video somebody swapped out an RSX swaybar into the coupe, apparently it reduced understeer, anyone have some simple mod ideas I could do on my day off?

 
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rear RSX anti-roll bar

swaps are quite involved, you will also need special wiring, ECU, engine mounts, sometimes it requires cutting and welding

 
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Find a neuspeed front upper strut bar. I just sold mine for $100 and it takes seriously 10 minutes to install. Immediate difference in steering response.

HID retrofit into OEM headlights. Intimidating, but only takes like.. 4 hours to do if you take your time. It is a bit pricey (probably $300 or so), but holy crap, light output for days. Then again, you're in canada, and HIDs don't play nice with DRLs, at least for OEM H4 setups.

If you don't like the red interior dashboard illumination, that's not a hard mod if you have some soldering skills. In my 2002, I originally used kits from ledautomotive.com but ended up getting brighter SMD LEDs and resistors from ebay and used their conversion guides to make my own LED bulbs. Changed from red to blue interior dash lighting.

 
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Does it make a difference? I've
Driven small hatchbacks forever so I find this coupe doesn't handle corners as nice

The cluster comes out real easy I pulled the SRS lightbulb to pass a safety inspection, apparently there was some kind of recall

 
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It does. Steering doesn't feel as mushy.