Acura RSX Type-S VS Honda Civic EX /w K20 SWAP
12-22-2002
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Acura RSX Type-S VS Honda Civic EX /w K20 SWAP
So... Why do people want to swap? Would a Civic with the K20 swap perform just as good as the RSX Type-S?
With the money we pay for the K20 Swap ($7k-$10k), wouldn't it be better to buy the RSX-S?
Or do we all just want to see the opponent go
"I LOST TO A CIVIC!"
With the money we pay for the K20 Swap ($7k-$10k), wouldn't it be better to buy the RSX-S?
Or do we all just want to see the opponent go
"I LOST TO A CIVIC!" 
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Rep Power: 0 cuz man.....the swap is just pimp....like having a whole differnt car but with the same body.....i dunno i guess it sounds kinda stupid but its hard to explain 
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but the drool factor is non existent with RSX-s. people
at civic with k20a.
it's the intangibles, you can't always put dollar figure to everything.
but the drool factor is non existent with RSX-s. people
at civic with k20a. it's the intangibles, you can't always put dollar figure to everything.
12-22-2002
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this is why im doin the swap.
If i save up for 2 years i can get the money i need to buy a wrecked car for the swap. It'll cost roughly 6-7k for a wrecked RSX-S (trust me i've seen them).
So in two years i'll have about 5 grand left to pay off on my car. If i trade in my car then (say the car is worth 12 at the time) i'd get about 7 back for the car add the 7 i've saved up in two years you get 14. Now if i take the 14k and put it as a down on an RSX-S i still have 10k to pay off. Which means another 5 years of payments with intrest.
Now if i were to take that 7 grand dump it into a wrecked RSX-S (mind you doin the swap myself) by then i'll have 2 years left on payments. So once the swap is done i have 2 years instead of 5 to pay off. Plus a car that is lighter than a RSX-S
Thats why im doin it.
If i save up for 2 years i can get the money i need to buy a wrecked car for the swap. It'll cost roughly 6-7k for a wrecked RSX-S (trust me i've seen them).
So in two years i'll have about 5 grand left to pay off on my car. If i trade in my car then (say the car is worth 12 at the time) i'd get about 7 back for the car add the 7 i've saved up in two years you get 14. Now if i take the 14k and put it as a down on an RSX-S i still have 10k to pay off. Which means another 5 years of payments with intrest.
Now if i were to take that 7 grand dump it into a wrecked RSX-S (mind you doin the swap myself) by then i'll have 2 years left on payments. So once the swap is done i have 2 years instead of 5 to pay off. Plus a car that is lighter than a RSX-S
Thats why im doin it.
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Rep Power: 0 The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
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Rep Power: 0 the rsx-s is more of a eye catcher true but i respect those who do the swap because imagine the look on the stang owners face who just lost to a civic.
but i really like my rsx-s but i wont have it that much longer i plan to sell it and buy a 64 impala lowriders are my first love.
but i really like my rsx-s but i wont have it that much longer i plan to sell it and buy a 64 impala lowriders are my first love.
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[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
Well, if you swap in the Type-S engine, it'll be close. The RSX's gears are more tuned for racing than the Civics. But, like you said, the civic is lighter. It'd be a good race. Yeah, the main reason people do it is for pimpage points. Everyone expects Civics to be slow. When you're doing 220 hp before any mods in a civic, you'll smoke a lot of wanna-be's.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
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[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
Well, if you swap in the Type-S engine, it'll be close. The RSX's gears are more tuned for racing than the Civics. But, like you said, the civic is lighter. It'd be a good race. Yeah, the main reason people do it is for pimpage points. Everyone expects Civics to be slow. When you're doing 220 hp before any mods in a civic, you'll smoke a lot of wanna-be's.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
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[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
dont you have to swap it with the transmision from the k20a2 so it will be a 6 speed civic, so i dont see what your trying to say[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy916
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[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
Well, if you swap in the Type-S engine, it'll be close. The RSX's gears are more tuned for racing than the Civics. But, like you said, the civic is lighter. It'd be a good race. Yeah, the main reason people do it is for pimpage points. Everyone expects Civics to be slow. When you're doing 220 hp before any mods in a civic, you'll smoke a lot of wanna-be's.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: RyzRocket02
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[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Travii
The swaped civic will be faster, but the rsx type s will out handle it anyday stock. I would do the swap because the civic is lighter, already have the civic, and people will be very suprised when the new civic beats them.[hr]
And 220HP is in the K20A Type R engine, not the K20A2. 
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