Hello, which engine is better to put in and cheaper than a type r 2019?
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Hello, which engine is better to put in and cheaper than a type r 2019?
Hello, I hope you guys are safe from all the madness, I was just wondering if there is a better engine for a 2012 9th gen Honda Civic Ex 1.8L than the type r engine for a swap? I am looking at the EX 2.0 turbo Engine for a swap and also an Si engine swap in the future but wanted to know which engine you recommend I put in there?. Also can you go from automatic to standard because my car as it is right now is automatic and I was wondering if it can be turned into a manual drive vehicle? Also which automatic swap would be the greatest for the 2012 Honda Civic ex 1.8L V-tec? Thanks Huge for your response.
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Way too much integrated electronics and costs. Way easier and cheaper to just buy the correct vehicle
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k24z7 came in that chassis (9th gen si). I'd go with that. Since you'd end up doing a transmission swap anyways, you can do the AT to MT swap at the same time.
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type r swap plan .....must mean that spending money isnt gonna be a problem
k swap 2.4 L
j swap V6 3.0--3.2--3.5--3.7 L
V8/rwd conversion lol
k swap 2.4 L
j swap V6 3.0--3.2--3.5--3.7 L
V8/rwd conversion lol
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Lol hey, do you know which V8 rwd swap would work? I'm thinking the corvette engine would work (C6), or what do you think?
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I think this is one of those times where if you have to ask there's a 0% chance of you having the knowledge to actually do it. That would take some serious custom work.
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The EX/Si thing stopped after the 7th gen civics. The Canadian Si is the same as the American one from 2006 onwards (engine-wise, anyway).
Type R's are the same, and I heard somewhere that you can get a crate K20C1 (that's the Type R engine code, right?) + turbo and wiring harness from Honda for $5000 USD shipped. That seems like a smoking deal to me if it's true. I'm not sure that's the platform I'd swap a Type R engine into (or do any engine swap for that matter), but to each their own. I'd go with Colin here; buy a different car.
Type R's are the same, and I heard somewhere that you can get a crate K20C1 (that's the Type R engine code, right?) + turbo and wiring harness from Honda for $5000 USD shipped. That seems like a smoking deal to me if it's true. I'm not sure that's the platform I'd swap a Type R engine into (or do any engine swap for that matter), but to each their own. I'd go with Colin here; buy a different car.
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