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Multiple K20 Questions!! please help!
greetings: not sure if there have been other posts similar to this, my search button is temporarily a little jacked up.
anyway, i've looked into mods that provide the most bang for the buck, I have all the basic bolt-ons, cai, header, exhaust. But i found myself wondering, what is next? Pulleys? Not worth it. cam gears? 1-2 hp? forget that. Venom controlers? 299 for something that does so little? hell no. None of these other bolt-ons were ticking my pickle, so i looked into turbos / forced inductions.
Considering i have a 20 mile commute each way to work, a turbo wouldn't be as cost effective. Granted, 175-200 hp from 6-8 psi is nice, but at a cost of around 4k, and 10 mpg loss, i looked towards something else. A k20a2 engine swap.
I've looked into it a bit, and a brand new one usually costs around $5,400. I understand that used ones are available, which is definitely an option, but for now im just checking out overall price.
My Questions are as follows:
at a standard 200hp, would acceleration / top speed be equivilant to gains benefited from forced induction?
With the swap, would 0-60 times and 1/4 times reflect those of an RSX-S?
If you have a k20 swap, what are your: 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times,you top speedm and your MPG?
thanks guys, i love you.
-thuener
anyway, i've looked into mods that provide the most bang for the buck, I have all the basic bolt-ons, cai, header, exhaust. But i found myself wondering, what is next? Pulleys? Not worth it. cam gears? 1-2 hp? forget that. Venom controlers? 299 for something that does so little? hell no. None of these other bolt-ons were ticking my pickle, so i looked into turbos / forced inductions.
Considering i have a 20 mile commute each way to work, a turbo wouldn't be as cost effective. Granted, 175-200 hp from 6-8 psi is nice, but at a cost of around 4k, and 10 mpg loss, i looked towards something else. A k20a2 engine swap.
I've looked into it a bit, and a brand new one usually costs around $5,400. I understand that used ones are available, which is definitely an option, but for now im just checking out overall price.
My Questions are as follows:
at a standard 200hp, would acceleration / top speed be equivilant to gains benefited from forced induction?
With the swap, would 0-60 times and 1/4 times reflect those of an RSX-S?
If you have a k20 swap, what are your: 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times,you top speedm and your MPG?
thanks guys, i love you.
-thuener
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Originally Posted by Thuener
With the swap, would 0-60 times and 1/4 times reflect those of an RSX-S?
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Originally Posted by Thuener
greetings: not sure if there have been other posts similar to this, my search button is temporarily a little jacked up.
anyway, i've looked into mods that provide the most bang for the buck, I have all the basic bolt-ons, cai, header, exhaust. But i found myself wondering, what is next? Pulleys? Not worth it. cam gears? 1-2 hp? forget that. Venom controlers? 299 for something that does so little? hell no. None of these other bolt-ons were ticking my pickle, so i looked into turbos / forced inductions.
Considering i have a 20 mile commute each way to work, a turbo wouldn't be as cost effective. Granted, 175-200 hp from 6-8 psi is nice, but at a cost of around 4k, and 10 mpg loss, i looked towards something else. A k20a2 engine swap.
I've looked into it a bit, and a brand new one usually costs around $5,400. I understand that used ones are available, which is definitely an option, but for now im just checking out overall price.
My Questions are as follows:
at a standard 200hp, would acceleration / top speed be equivilant to gains benefited from forced induction?
With the swap, would 0-60 times and 1/4 times reflect those of an RSX-S?
If you have a k20 swap, what are your: 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times,you top speedm and your MPG?
thanks guys, i love you.
-thuener
anyway, i've looked into mods that provide the most bang for the buck, I have all the basic bolt-ons, cai, header, exhaust. But i found myself wondering, what is next? Pulleys? Not worth it. cam gears? 1-2 hp? forget that. Venom controlers? 299 for something that does so little? hell no. None of these other bolt-ons were ticking my pickle, so i looked into turbos / forced inductions.
Considering i have a 20 mile commute each way to work, a turbo wouldn't be as cost effective. Granted, 175-200 hp from 6-8 psi is nice, but at a cost of around 4k, and 10 mpg loss, i looked towards something else. A k20a2 engine swap.
I've looked into it a bit, and a brand new one usually costs around $5,400. I understand that used ones are available, which is definitely an option, but for now im just checking out overall price.
My Questions are as follows:
at a standard 200hp, would acceleration / top speed be equivilant to gains benefited from forced induction?
With the swap, would 0-60 times and 1/4 times reflect those of an RSX-S?
If you have a k20 swap, what are your: 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times,you top speedm and your MPG?
thanks guys, i love you.
-thuener
acceleration is the same as a turbo (because I've had both) ... but the torque is much greater with the turbo. however, the reliability is much, much greater with the engine.
you can get a used type s engine for around 3500... to get the swap in and running including labor, it'll probably be around $5500-6000.
0-60 ... I don't know? ... 1/4 mile should be around high 13's with boltons
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