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well, like I said earlier ... I was supposed to get my k20a 8 months ago ... so if I had gotten it from another company, I would've already had it ........

oh well ... the k20a is different in so many ways, it's not worth it to me to get a k20a2 ...

 
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say that to any owner that has an original ford GT40, Panoz, or the new c6 z06 vette
I know converting auto to a manual is a big bitch..
k20 swap is obviously less work but the prices come out to around the same if not like I said less for a k24 and it has alot more that torque goodness

 
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^ because we're swapping in a gt40, panoz or z06 engine into our cars, right? :|

it is not the same price for the two ... I'm giving general market values for those parts. If you want me to give the k20a2 swap the "look I found this deal" treatment, there are a couple k20a2 swaps going on car-parts for $2400.

why don't you get your heads out of the dream world and THINK about it? if the k24/k20 swaps were that cheap, more people would have them rather than k20 swaps

 
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the cheapest I found a K20A2 was on ebay for 6 g's brand spankin new from japan. Are the engines u found usdm or from japan?

 
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They probably are american domstic that are used, but still in more than adequate for a swap, at least this is my guess. The brand new engine would be nice, but it would be better to get a used one, or one out of a totaled car, value wise, comon sense wise as well. Can you imagine how much the legend, or even integra four door engine would cost shipped over here. I really wish i could have a legend, would take a punch in the face/gut once a week for a year to have one. I would even sell my kids, future kids that is.

 
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white castle you must be crazy you are not thinking logically at all. We tried reasoning with you, but you just do not get it. If you compare k24 frankenstein swap with a2 swap, accepting that you can get the same "good" (pulled out of my @$$, in your case), deal on both of them, or not, then the a2 will be cheaper, signifigantly with less time put into it. My point is that you can deals on both, so your argument is thin. Time is also money, so it costs alot more, but this does not matter because even strait parts you will spend more. Even if you do it your self you could be earning money, or even time itself is a cost, it is a fact.
About the v8s not reving as high, it is true that they do not need to, but of course some will. Like he said european cars, as well as some US, but not the mustang GT.

I think this is the end of the line whitecastle, you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to.....walk away!!!!

 
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yea, the whole reason of doing this was to show that we can do it... and our options are not limitless.... btw when i started this project, there were no tsx engines at the cheap prices they are currently going for...

 
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eh, I dunno ... like I said, I'm not here to offend anyone or to start any arguments ... but facts are facts and one of my biggest pet peeves with cars is misinformation

 
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I'm WAAAAYYY to lazy to read all this but my understanding is that for a K24A2 (TSX) you need the tranny out of an RSX or TypeR, the ECU from an RSX (K Pro'd) and the wiring harness from an RSX. I'm sure there are a few other things like the intake manifold and so on too but I think what I listed is what makes it a more unique challenge apart from the K20A series

not sure about the mounts though.

 
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Yeah Im not sure if I understand either. Whats wrong with the TSX engine and just use the 6-speed that comes with that? Does its transmission not fit?

 
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TSX tranny is tiptronic (sp) and also too big if memory serves.

 
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The 6-speed manual is tiptronic? I guess I don't know what tiptronic is then. I thought that was only on automatic trannys.

 
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the tranny does not have the same bolt on points as a rsx or si... so the mounts don't work

 
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also have to replace the intake manifold, cuz te TSX engine is DBW

 
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well isnt the TSX a better block? and the CRV good because it doesnt have any of the EGR ports?

 
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better compression... for the tsx, but it has a egr port... you have to cover that up... with the crv block and the rsx a2 head, its about the same when tunned

 
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better compression meaning higher, but not as good for a turbo setup...

 
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I think your perspective on this is just a couple footsteps off the mark. Bigger displacement has more LOW end torque, but smaller displacement built for race has a higher rev ceiling and achieves its torque at high rpms. And a proper race setup (and driver) will keep the engine high up in the power band so that they are getting the torque they want. They just aren't getting it at low rpms

 
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This thread is 15 years old

 
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i got a k20a2 which mounts exactly will i need to swap into my 99 ek 4door i google searched it and it said sumthing about i need eg subframe and i have a 92 hatch sittn rite here too

 
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https://hasport.com/store/index.php/mounts/ekk3.html

Can't confirm for sure, but hasport says makes a k-series basically bolt-in on an EK chassis with stock suspension, subframe, etc

 
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what if you got a 05 crv awd with k24a1 and you got a dc2 integra for free!! having all this in front of me doesnt seem to far to bad. adding the k20a2 head doesn't sound to crazy but making the dc2 awd with the Frankenstein swap that will be fun and not so cheap but free platforms ill take it any day.