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i just wanting to know if anyone who has a k20a swap on their car knows if there is enough room to put a turbo also or if its even worth it

 
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yes there is room for a turbo but with an RSX-Type R K20A why not go All motor?

 
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not worth the extra money for a turbo itr motor ... 2 main reasons...

gearing is shorter - bad for turbo
high compression - bad for turbo

 
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if you have the cash why not? i have seen some vids of turboed rsx's beating bmw's.

i think it was the k20a2 thow (rsx type s) ?

 
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now NA Toda Engine Kit, LSD, Toda Header, Toda Flywheel, Injen CAI or AEM CAI and your at a mid 13 to low 13 second car

 
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^^ sounds like low 13's to me with some luck

 
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a kid where I work has an overbored k20a boosted @ 18psi...I helped him with all the work

the biatch pulls like a mother through all the gears, I think he's taken it down into the 13's...but the kid has money, changed EVERYTHING up including internals etc. etc. etc.

if you have the money it certainly will fit depending on your turbo kit...fabrication needed...if you don't have room just blister the hood...

 
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haha 13's? ... he must not know how to drive ... ;P

 
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13's with all that modification? we have vics getting into the high 12's now with the d17

 
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I said i think...he goes to englishtown a lot, the last time I can remember him telling me was a 13.1 or something a couple months ago

 
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i would rather go all motor and spend the money on ITB

 
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You better have some serious work done to the motor before you do ITBs.

 
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go n/a

 
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My civic has a K20A3 with greddy turbo and it all fit like a golve. I was worried abouth the clearance between the firewall and the turbo, but there is acutually more room there than you think.

 
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what ur 1/4 at???

 
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if i had the money i would get a k20 swap and turbo that...theres a kid around in my area that has one and its fast as *****..so its def worth it without a doubt

 
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most definitely worth it rsxs are dipping into the 12's with under 10 psi. I've never run mine at the strip, but i'm sure I'm close, running 8psi/283whp. WORTH IT? I THINK SO!!

 
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thanks after hearing everyones input I think i am going to go with all engine until i get so more cash

 
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good choice. i have a friend with an RSX with intake, exhaust and a hondata and runs 13's.

 
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Thats nothing my little D17 made 250whp on stock internals. I made 150% more power than the base dyno stock. You are makeing maybe 50% more.

Just busting your chops. Swaps arent everything. The mighty D17 can smake a little power to. Just there is a wall you will hit around 300whp. It is called a tranny. No one has upgraded that yet to find out if there is a replacement that will take higher numbers.

 
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If you cant go mid 13's in this on 7-8 psi, then something is wrong.
The gearing is great for a 1/4 mile run. And as for compression, let me put it this way... The celica GTS is 12.5:1 compression. We run 8-10 psi all day long on pump gas and no alcohol with no problems. We ran 11 psi on the K20A2 with no signs of detonation.

 
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^^ hehe 11.5:1 compression actually. but yeah will hold 10 psi np 10 psi on the SF gts kit dynoed 277 whp on stock internals and no boost controller. coulda made more power if we coulda held the boost steady lol

if you want to turbo the swap I'd say go for it. you'd have potential for a 12 second civic. (will be driver limited)

 
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Catalyst, Did you guys already finish the tubo kit for the k20? Id like to see pics of the turbo manifold , if its possible.

 
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k20a2 is best for FI.