do i have ANY options?...
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do i have ANY options?...
ok, i have an an automatic '03 EX sedan and last night on the way back from KFC, my tranny $hit out on me...just revs like it's in neutral no matter where the selector is...and even when it's in Park, it just rolls like it's in Neutral...so anyway, here's my question:
do i have any feasible options for engine/transmission upgrades?...i know there quite a few options (K20s and K24s), but are any of them really worth dropping into my car with an automatic transmission?...
i know i could dump a ton of money into a manual swap, new car, etc, but i'd really rather not...but i have about $7400 to play with, so any ideas would greatly appreciated...thanks alot...
do i have any feasible options for engine/transmission upgrades?...i know there quite a few options (K20s and K24s), but are any of them really worth dropping into my car with an automatic transmission?...
i know i could dump a ton of money into a manual swap, new car, etc, but i'd really rather not...but i have about $7400 to play with, so any ideas would greatly appreciated...thanks alot...
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if you swap a k series motor........you swap the tranny along with it
btw.........a k20a2 swapped sedan screams...........major sleeper
btw.........a k20a2 swapped sedan screams...........major sleeper
aHHhhhHhHhhhHhHhh the madness! I wanna k20a2 so BADDDD!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRr 
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Repair it under warranty and get a turbo kit. At least 150 whp & less issues with cops. This is your another option.
http://www.dezod.com/pd_dezod.cfm
Repair it under warranty and get a turbo kit. At least 150 whp & less issues with cops. This is your another option.
http://www.dezod.com/pd_dezod.cfm
Originally Posted by usafcushman
ok,...but i have about $7400 to play with, so any ideas would greatly appreciated...thanks alot...
get a swap!! you get a 6spd and have way more options to play with, turbo, all motor, just make sure you get a motor thats at least the same year or newer so you dont have to worry about the man messin with you, well thats how it is over here in cali
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
if you swap a k series motor........you swap the tranny along with it
btw.........a k20a2 swapped sedan screams...........major sleeper
btw.........a k20a2 swapped sedan screams...........major sleeper
i'm retarded...this is my first FWD vehicle, so for some reason i was picturing a tranny like on a RWD vehicle...wow...Mechanic of the Month right here...thanks for the reply...
Originally Posted by 03-Acura-1.7-EL
2003 ? Dont you have warranty on the tranny?
Repair it under warranty and get a turbo kit. At least 150 whp & less issues with cops. This is your another option.
http://www.dezod.com/pd_dezod.cfm
Repair it under warranty and get a turbo kit. At least 150 whp & less issues with cops. This is your another option.
http://www.dezod.com/pd_dezod.cfm
...and i REALLY REALLY REALLY want a turbo, i'm just waiting for a kit other than SF's...and if i get a K20A2 in the meantime, that should hold me...
Originally Posted by Metallica454
Damn, I wish I had $7400 to just play around with. With that money, you could probably do a complete K20A2 swap with tranny and axles.
...thanks for all the replies, guys
...i'll keep y'all posted... 
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Rep Power: 584 wtf are u doing, ur car has a bad tranny, and peopel are saying swap, wtf, try a new clutch first if ur in the money saving area and see if that works first my god, we go from tranny probs to full blown swap
Originally Posted by C2i0v0i1C
wtf are u doing, ur car has a bad tranny, and peopel are saying swap, wtf, try a new clutch first if ur in the money saving area and see if that works first my god, we go from tranny probs to full blown swap
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Originally Posted by C2i0v0i1C
wtf are u doing, ur car has a bad tranny, and peopel are saying swap, wtf, try a new clutch first if ur in the money saving area and see if that works first my god, we go from tranny probs to full blown swap
i don't mind spending money, as long as it's justified...so a busted tranny = K20A2
...perfect logic to me!
Originally Posted by STL01Civic
DAM!!! 03 and 42000, auto tranny die anlready????
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Rep Power: 0 i know it might not sound like the brightest idea, but if i'm going to do the swap, i can save a few hundred bucks by just swapping now instead of after a new transmission...and i don't normally have a few thousand dollars laying around, i just received a very well-timed bonus, so if i don't do this now, it'll probably never get done......
i said go for the swap.
If you have only 7400 saved up.
I would recommand save up a little more and do a manual conversion as well (I think it is somwhere ~9500 <---for my area).
It is easier when everything is off/out of the car.
If you have only 7400 saved up.
I would recommand save up a little more and do a manual conversion as well (I think it is somwhere ~9500 <---for my area).
It is easier when everything is off/out of the car.
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Originally Posted by C2i0v0i1C
wtf are u doing, ur car has a bad tranny, and peopel are saying swap, wtf, try a new clutch first if ur in the money saving area and see if that works first my god, we go from tranny probs to full blown swap
he has a auto
and he said that he wanted to swap b/c he had $7,400 to play with.
u can spend a couple hundred and just get a new tranny.
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Originally Posted by C2i0v0i1C
wtf are u doing, ur car has a bad tranny, and peopel are saying swap, wtf, try a new clutch first if ur in the money saving area and see if that works first my god, we go from tranny probs to full blown swap
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Rep Power: 0 i hate my A/T...but damn, this is getting a little expen$ive...i bought my 'Vic in Monterey, CA, so i paid almost $19k...so we're looking at a an almost $30,000 investment BEFORE the rims/tires, system, body kit, etc...damn, i could have bought a 'Vette ... 
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