SEMA and HASPORT with GUESS WHAT
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SEMA and HASPORT with GUESS WHAT
u got urself guessing huh.. but guess what hasport had on display at sema today.... they had a 2001 civic with a... DRUM ROLL PLEASE.... a B18C and the motor mounts... APPLAUSE NOW..... hondata was there too but havent had a chance to talk to them yet
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Rep Power: 306 There is only one reason to show a product at SEMA. To issue its plans for production. It costs money to show at SEMA. So you pay the money to garner interest in your product.
Many things are not street legal. Many states do not have the same restrictions as California. I live where there are no restrictions.
I could easily put a older engine in my car. I like the K series. But they are expensive and they spin the wrong way. A B series should fit. As the D16 is the relative same size as the D17. Yes, they are older technology, but there exists a lot of stuff for them.
Many things are not street legal. Many states do not have the same restrictions as California. I live where there are no restrictions.
I could easily put a older engine in my car. I like the K series. But they are expensive and they spin the wrong way. A B series should fit. As the D16 is the relative same size as the D17. Yes, they are older technology, but there exists a lot of stuff for them.
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i still don't know why ppl would wanna swap a B series engine when the K series is so much a better motor. Grant you, we haven't seen huge HP from them yet like compared to the B series........but give it time.
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
i still don't know why ppl would wanna swap a B series engine when the K series is so much a better motor. Grant you, we haven't seen huge HP from them yet like compared to the B series........but give it time.
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Rep Power: 403 can people tell me why people with older cars like 90-00 are putting a k series in their car?
because its a way better engine than a b series
in the long run it will be cheaper and better with the glut of products for the k series engine. and people are currently driving around 700 hp daily driven turbos. it is currently alot easier and better to turbo a k series engine and be able to extract more HP
because its a way better engine than a b series
in the long run it will be cheaper and better with the glut of products for the k series engine. and people are currently driving around 700 hp daily driven turbos. it is currently alot easier and better to turbo a k series engine and be able to extract more HP
Originally Posted by HondaLuver
can people tell me why people with older cars like 90-00 are putting a k series in their car?
because its a way better engine than a b series
in the long run it will be cheaper and better with the glut of products for the k series engine. and people are currently driving around 700 hp daily driven turbos. it is currently alot easier and better to turbo a k series engine and be able to extract more HP
because its a way better engine than a b series
in the long run it will be cheaper and better with the glut of products for the k series engine. and people are currently driving around 700 hp daily driven turbos. it is currently alot easier and better to turbo a k series engine and be able to extract more HP
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Originally Posted by 2blu
U might be able to get more power out of the k series, but who honestly want to drive a 700 hp front wheel drive car daily. There would be no traction at all. Ive driven a 450 horse civic and it would spin in 4th. I just want 300 WHP and a b18 would be cheaper than getting a k20.
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Rep Power: 312 Few things to remember - the gauges, AC, and other controls rely on the multiplex bus for the 2001+ series cars. If you swap in a B series into the 2001+ civic (regardless if it came from a 2001 car), you are still going to need the ECU, which is incompatible with this. NONE of your gauges and controls will work, unless either Hondata comes up with something, or Hasport has figured it out (which I doubt).....
So - that means this will probably NOT be a daily driven car...
So - that means this will probably NOT be a daily driven car...
thats falking great! selling my k20a3, and have a b20z laying in the closet...can you say 220whp with a vtec head and high compression pistons!!! woooooo-hooooo! *** the guages....somebody will have something, or just change over to autometer...
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Originally Posted by sw388integra
*** the guages....somebody will have something, or just change over to autometer...
You won't be saying that when you have a complete wiring mess inside and outside the car....
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i see thier point. b series are way better than k's other than in perfomance. why u ask?
cheaper-by alot.
more parts for them- that are cheap!
tested, tried & proven.
not everyone needs 300whp on their civic for daily driving. 200-250 whp around here pwns.
cheaper-by alot.
more parts for them- that are cheap!
tested, tried & proven.
not everyone needs 300whp on their civic for daily driving. 200-250 whp around here pwns.
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upon further interviews with the aem directors and guys from hasprot.. who by the way was show casing a crx with a k20 swap.. basically they were pushing there k20 mounts... anyways they used the aem car as a prototype to help get info about what needs to be done to make the b18 mounts... imma talk with the hasport guys for more interviewing cause i got one scheduled for tomorrow
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upon further interviews with the aem directors and guys from hasprot.. who by the way was show casing a crx with a k20 swap.. basically they were pushing there k20 mounts... anyways they used the aem car as a prototype to help get info about what needs to be done to make the b18 mounts... imma talk with the hasport guys for more interviewing cause i got one scheduled for tomorrow
