i finished my swap! :with pics!:
PICS ARE IN :mbiggrin:
after trying to acquire parts for the good part of a year, i can finally say that i swapped my engine!:mbiggrin: heres what i got
k24a1 block, k20a2 head, a2 oil pump, z3 chain guide
rbc im, injen sp1576 cai
kpro of course
stock transmission...? no wait!:mtongue:
tsx 6th gear added on, obx lsd
the best part of it all is that i can say i did all the work myself--yes including that bloody transmission (bearing pressing and all). it is amazingly satisfying to know i got my hands dirty there. :thumb:
some notes:
-if you plan on doing this yourself, leave a good week or so of free time to have everything done (ie the engine and transmission are put together)--things you already have will break, and the unexpected always happens.
-having a laptop nearby would be amazing--any troubles you come across can immediately be searched for here or at k20a.org :thumb: 99% of them will be found on a thread already made...so the search button is your friend :mcool:
-pictures, labels, and a buttload of zip lock bags to keep everything organized would save you a world of time, but thats already implied
acknowledgements:
over here id like to thank davis for his k24 diy and doug for his countless insightful threads--without them id be shooting in the dark figuring out what im doing. i appreciate all the work mike at elite tuning is doing for me, and more than anything i appreciate the patience he's had with how long this damn things been taking:mtongue:
i would also like to thank my friends andy, joe, rich, and erik for the helping hands/experience they provided in this whole experience.
i am sure there are plenty more people that i need to thank, but im running on such a high of having it completed
EDIT
some pics. sorry for the lack of anything comprehensive--my hands were relatively full for the whole thing, and my friend that basically hung out the entire time was too big an idiot to take any pictures unless i said anything
the k24a1
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
my empty engine bay
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
my countershaft with the tsx 6th gear
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
my mainshaft with the tsx 6th gear
http://lh5.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
my office :mtongue:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
another angle
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
transmission being put together (massive pain in the ass)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
she's in :mbiggrin:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
it was so nice to see my parent's garage after all of this
http://lh3.ggpht.com/jamie.wongbandu...JPG?imgmax=512
i may have a couple other pictures of my header and exhaust on my phone in addition to others--i'll get those up in due time as well :thumbu: