engine swap(k20) or turbocharge?

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Apr 22, 2003

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engine swap(k20) or turbocharge?

what would be beneficial to our cars? a k20 swap or good setup of turbocharge?
also what would have a better fuel consumption and maintenanceof the engine? would turbocharing shorten the life of our engine?

thnx 4 ur comments and suggestions....

Apr 22, 2003

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There's a lot of info on this site about that..not being an azz but there's atleast 1hr worth of reading

Apr 22, 2003

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Right now a k20 is to much, but it will be less to maintain than a turbo d17

Apr 23, 2003

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k20a cause you can add more to that engine and get better gains

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Apr 23, 2003

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if you can only afford one or the other turbo.. period gonna be way more powerful.

Apr 23, 2003

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Why not both?

Apr 23, 2003

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Why not both?

thats what i was leaning towards.

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swap if you can afford it. i'm sure everything will be more affordable in a year or two.

Apr 23, 2003

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swap if you can afford it. i'm sure everything will be more affordable in a year or two.

Let's hope so...

Apr 23, 2003

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Im seriously thinking of doing the cybernation stage 2 turbo on my k20, but we shall see. . . .
So yeah, Id say both.

Apr 23, 2003

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i agree with the above post about doing both, gives u the most options

Apr 23, 2003

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im planning on both

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save up for the K20 swap. You could fix that up later if you want to! (the potenial out of fixing up a K20 is MUCH more that just fixing up a D17)

Apr 23, 2003

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IMO from a money standpoint i don't think either one is worth it right now. for the price of a k20 swap, you could buy a EG hatch and swap in a H22A, or a CRX with a b18 and turbo, which would spank the hell out of a k20 civic. i've seen the k24 going for about 1500-2000 already, and HAsport says they plan to make a mount kit for that motor too, so i think that may be a more cost-effective solution in the near future. i'm not sure what the subframe consists of, but i think its entirely possible for someone to make an aftermarket version of the civic SI's subframe as part of a swap kit for our cars.

Apr 23, 2003

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IMO I wounld go with the K20. A k20 is more expensive but you will be able to squeeze more hp out of it. I don't know for sure but i think the k20 gets better gas mileage than a turbo d17. if you do go with the turbo remember not to be boostin' alot cuz your stock internals will not be able to withstand the pressure. It would be smart to replace them with a gude package. Skunk 2 makes many internals, for previous gens, i have not checked if they make any for ours.