bake

aight well ive been to the point that i can't take the exterior any further on my car so now im thinkin about the engine, i have an 01 ex auto, kinda been reading through the noob sections and it seems my steps should go tranny swap, then engine swap (k20), then turbo it, does this sound right or should i do it differently than that

civic01vtec

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i am guessing that you have a auto ?

therefore, if you plan on the a/t to m/t tranny swap, that is pointless if you are gonna swap a k20.

bake

i have an auto yes, if i got the k20 y wouldn't i still need to switch the tranny

someguy

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it all depends on what you want outta your car. but yeah, dont do an a/t to m/t swap if your going to do a k20 swap.

someguy

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you would need the tranny from the k20. d17's wont fit.

bake

so k20 swap and k20 tranny, then turbo that would get me about where in the hp range

civic01vtec

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if you got at least 10 g's.....then go for it

i say you will be around 280whp

4drcivic2k1

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Yea the swap can be done, its fairly straightfoward. The K series engine is passenger side mounted, where as the D series is mounted on the drivers side, so the transmissions are not interchangeable. HOWEVER, you will need to add a clutch pedal. (which is simple enough.) If you need any help with the swap, let me know.

mykungfuisthebest

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yea 10-15 k for this plan.... all easy but you need rsx front clip for parts or it will take forever, + alot of labor and other parts