F20B DOHC Swap??

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Mar 7, 2007

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F20B DOHC Swap??

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I'm new here so bear with me. i have a 2003 Civic Ferio RS JDM with the D17A2 and the CVT. I have seen a F20B DOHC lying around not being used and i was wondering if it'll fit my car. What do you guys think? Is it worth it?

Mar 7, 2007

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^good luck with that.

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hrmm I think you have a USDM Civic. unless you smuggled one out of Japan

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lol... no I do have a JDM, I don't live in the States, I live in Jamaica (RHD market)

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OOPS

A lot of people on here will say they have a JDM car after doing simple mods.. my mistake.

I haven't seen this swap done on a 7thgen... a lot of custom work needs to be done I imagine. Most folks swap a K motor instead

Mar 7, 2007

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if i'm not mistakin isn't the f20 motor for rear wheel setups....that would be an awsome swap but good luck cuz you would have to change the civic to rear wheel

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you're right... the F20C is from the the RWD S2000. I'm talking about the F20B from the 1998-2002 JDM Accord/Torneo SiR-T. 200hp and 144lb ft

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anything can be done w/time and money, oh and the know how to do said things, im sure you will get hit up on dont waste your money do the K swap but to tell you the truth that **** isnt easy either, nor cheap so do what suits you and be different

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do it! And take lots of pictures...send me some booze from the island too...thanks!

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well, that should end up being easier than swapping an s2000 motor, but still not easy. the standard answer whenever anyone suggests anything other than a k swap in a 7th gen is the one others have already given: "it can probably be done, but will require a bunch of custom stuff and cost a lot"

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the K swap cost alot and requires a bunch of customization too

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that is very similar to swapping a b series in our car. ud probably have more luck trying to drop a f20c motor in our car. on top of that.. i donno the rules over there..but older motor in new car = illegal.

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g/l man, but my sister has a f20 and i love it hp baby do it and take lots of pictures, but thas hella bad you got a right hand i never knew they came like that i though our car was like the lost jdm civic lol its only usdm, but do it if you have the cash of course.