Is this engine swap possible? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

krwlz · 05-05-2004, 09:40 AM

I have an 04 civic LX and I wanted to know if a Civic Si motor (newer one, the 2.0L) would fit in my car?

I also saw someone say that the Acura RSX type S engine (2.0L but with 200 horse, rather then the 160 of the Si) will swap real easy into an Si....

Can I put that motor in my car? It'll be a few years down the road if I ever do it, being as I still have a warantee I dont want to void, but is it possible?

And the acura is a 6spd, which is another reason I like the engine.

Scorps · 05-05-2004, 09:58 AM

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Originally posted by krwlz
I have an 04 civic LX and I wanted to know if a Civic Si motor (newer one, the 2.0L) would fit in my car?

I also saw someone say that the Acura RSX type S engine (2.0L but with 200 horse, rather then the 160 of the Si) will swap real easy into an Si....

Can I put that motor in my car? It'll be a few years down the road if I ever do it, being as I still have a warantee I dont want to void, but is it possible?

And the acura is a 6spd, which is another reason I like the engine.

Oh man it should all bolt right in..There is a guy in town putting a RSX engine in his 99 Civic

Spyder_Venom · 05-05-2004, 12:35 PM

Its a honda, PT is right - swapping Honda's are cake.

On a side note, anything is possible, it all comes down to how much money you have.

krwlz · 05-05-2004, 06:40 PM

THis is what I wanted to hear. WHen the warantee comes off, andf Im done paying for the thing, the engine gets swapped to 200 hp i-Vtech. SHould rock and roll pretty good. Be one hell of a sleeper with the LX tags all over it still...

CrazySaturn · 05-06-2004, 07:53 AM

Definitely go for the RSX Type-S engine as opposed to the Si's engine. The Si engine's VTEC system only has allowances to change the cam profile on the intake valves, whereas the RSX's has profiles for both intake and exhaust.

krwlz · 05-06-2004, 08:47 AM

Looks like a huge project, If one of thos eengine falls on my lap, ill probably buy it, only to spend the years between when I get it and when the warantee runs out buying all the stuff I need to make it all work.

Scorps · 05-06-2004, 08:58 AM

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Be one hell of a sleeper with the LX tags all over it still...

Nothing a scrapper and a heat gun wont fix

Or you could leave them on and race some riced up car and beat him...LOL getting beat by a family sedan would suck

inbeastic · 05-09-2004, 08:13 PM

www.honda-tech.com

I'm pretty damn sure that won't bolt in.

krwlz · 05-10-2004, 07:30 AM

Looked there, you have to buy some mounts, and stuff, but it can be done reletivly easy. Not as easy as chevy engine swaps back in the day, but it can be done. If I can find a wrecked RSX with a good front end, I should most of the stuff i need.

Scorps · 05-10-2004, 07:31 AM

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Originally posted by krwlz
Looked there, you have to buy some mounts, and stuff, but it can be done reletivly easy. Not as easy as chevy engine swaps back in the day, but it can be done. If I can find a wrecked RSX with a good front end, I should most of the stuff i need.

And hope the engine isn't fucked!

krwlz · 05-10-2004, 03:10 PM

No thats the engine I want! I need everything forward of the firewall!

Scorps · 05-11-2004, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by krwlz
No thats the engine I want! I need everything forward of the firewall!

I could have had a engine for you a month ago...8K on it...the guy rolled the car in the ditch and was selling the reusable parts off!

The engine is gone now!

krwlz · 05-11-2004, 09:45 AM

DAMN!! haha, I dont have the cash right now anyway. Few more years of saving....

Scorps · 05-11-2004, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by krwlz
DAMN!! haha, I dont have the cash right now anyway. Few more years of saving....

oh...this engine is also Ontario Canada

lazyaznguy · 05-11-2004, 03:13 PM

The K20 (RSX Type-S engine) can definately be stuck in a newer civic. It's not exactly easy, but it can be done and people seem to be doing it lately. You just need to get the engine, buy the mounts from http://www.hasport.com/, and get someone to do the swap (unless you plan on doing it yourself). Just be aware that it'll probably cost you $5,500+ to do this swap, but it'll definately be awesome driving around a K20 civic.

Personally, if I were you, I would just go for a turbo. For the $5k you would need for a K20 swap, you could get a nice turbo kit, build the internals a bit, and be making around 220+ whp, which is way better than the 170 or so whp you get from the RSX engine. Besides, turbo'd cars are much more fun to drive.

krwlz · 05-12-2004, 04:21 AM

Hmmm... $5k is a lot. Perhaps I should just save up the money, and go looking for a '67 vette... Its been my dream car all along.

EDIT: Project car that I need to restore of course. Cause I know they arnt cheap... Even as restoration projects. But if I have cash, and my loan is paid off on this car, why not get one for a vette?

Scorps · 05-12-2004, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by lazyaznguy
The K20 (RSX Type-S engine) can definately be stuck in a newer civic. It's not exactly easy, but it can be done and people seem to be doing it lately. You just need to get the engine, buy the mounts from http://www.hasport.com/, and get someone to do the swap (unless you plan on doing it yourself). Just be aware that it'll probably cost you $5,500+ to do this swap, but it'll definately be awesome driving around a K20 civic.

Personally, if I were you, I would just go for a turbo. For the $5k you would need for a K20 swap, you could get a nice turbo kit, build the internals a bit, and be making around 220+ whp, which is way better than the 170 or so whp you get from the RSX engine. Besides, turbo'd cars are much more fun to drive.

well the engine I was talking about was like $6K and it had a Turbo kit on it.....thats probably how he rolled the car...LOL

05-05-2004, 09:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	Is this engine swap possible? I have an 04 civic LX and I wanted to know if a Civic Si motor (newer one, the 2.0L) would fit in my car? I also saw someone say that the Acura RSX type S engine (2.0L but with 200 horse, rather then the 160 of the Si) will swap real easy into an Si.... Can I put that motor in my car? It'll be a few years down the road if I ever do it, being as I still have a warantee I dont want to void, but is it possible? And the acura is a 6spd, which is another reason I like the engine.

05-05-2004, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Spyder_Venom Psycho Location: MN	Its a honda, PT is right - swapping Honda's are cake. On a side note, anything is possible, it all comes down to how much money you have. __________________ The local track whore

05-06-2004, 07:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
CrazySaturn Insane Location: Champaign, IL	Definitely go for the RSX Type-S engine as opposed to the Si's engine. The Si engine's VTEC system only has allowances to change the cam profile on the intake valves, whereas the RSX's has profiles for both intake and exhaust. __________________ What's the difference between you and a mallard with a cold? One's a sick duck...I can't remember how it ends, but your mother is a whore!

05-12-2004, 04:21 AM	#16 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	Hmmm... $5k is a lot. Perhaps I should just save up the money, and go looking for a '67 vette... Its been my dream car all along. EDIT: Project car that I need to restore of course. Cause I know they arnt cheap... Even as restoration projects. But if I have cash, and my loan is paid off on this car, why not get one for a vette? Last edited by krwlz; 05-12-2004 at 04:35 AM..

05-05-2004, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	THis is what I wanted to hear. WHen the warantee comes off, andf Im done paying for the thing, the engine gets swapped to 200 hp i-Vtech. SHould rock and roll pretty good. Be one hell of a sleeper with the LX tags all over it still...

05-06-2004, 08:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	Looks like a huge project, If one of thos eengine falls on my lap, ill probably buy it, only to spend the years between when I get it and when the warantee runs out buying all the stuff I need to make it all work.

05-09-2004, 08:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
inbeastic Upright	www.honda-tech.com I'm pretty damn sure that won't bolt in.

05-10-2004, 07:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	Looked there, you have to buy some mounts, and stuff, but it can be done reletivly easy. Not as easy as chevy engine swaps back in the day, but it can be done. If I can find a wrecked RSX with a good front end, I should most of the stuff i need.

05-10-2004, 03:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	No thats the engine I want! I need everything forward of the firewall!

05-11-2004, 09:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	DAMN!! haha, I dont have the cash right now anyway. Few more years of saving....

05-11-2004, 03:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
lazyaznguy Upright	The K20 (RSX Type-S engine) can definately be stuck in a newer civic. It's not exactly easy, but it can be done and people seem to be doing it lately. You just need to get the engine, buy the mounts from http://www.hasport.com/, and get someone to do the swap (unless you plan on doing it yourself). Just be aware that it'll probably cost you $5,500+ to do this swap, but it'll definately be awesome driving around a K20 civic. Personally, if I were you, I would just go for a turbo. For the $5k you would need for a K20 swap, you could get a nice turbo kit, build the internals a bit, and be making around 220+ whp, which is way better than the 170 or so whp you get from the RSX engine. Besides, turbo'd cars are much more fun to drive.