Reply With Quotethere was a better one i thought, with more info. probably got lost pre '08Originally Posted by powdbyrice
HMMMMM are k23 rdx cams the same as the ep3's?
there was a better one i thought, with more info. probably got lost pre '08
omg who brought this back from the dead
Time has passed. Anyone still trying some way, some how.
dang.. i wouldnt mind reading on this.. i got this off of
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr...54329-awd-swap
and it seemed very interesting
I WISH someone would try this...
Ecclesiastes 1:9
"What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
-King Solomon
it would be interesting to see it.
and be very original.
but the real question would be. why? k24 from tsx would be a much easier swap and it's been done before.
besides being able to say you're the only person with a k23 in an ep3?
Its not always about being easy...easy=boring...pushing the boundaries on what can and can't be done is when it gets fun and interesting...
Ecclesiastes 1:9
"What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
-King Solomon
well, instead of a dope ass build, you could have fab'd an awd ep...
i'm sure you can weld in new motor mount locations in the engine bay.
shoot, people are doing all sorts of random swaps. ls1 in everything under the sun. f22 into almost as many things. its possible. easy? nope.
honestly...if I came across this thread earlier in the build it would have been so possible esp since Derek at ALLIN is a master fabricator...
Ecclesiastes 1:9
"What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
-King Solomon
A few things on this. 1 - how the hell would that thing fit in our ep's with that massive oil pan let alone how tall that block is my god. 2 - do u use the k24 6 speed trans or you saying the v-6 one. 3 i assue the turbo part is prolly extra when you order a crate motor from honda. Which from what i have seen you get from the main honda website honda.com, then you just go to hfp and you can buy brand new honda motors threw that, to my understanding. I think a k20a with trans brand new was like 12k
sick motor bro, cant get any cleaner
Not worth it.
Last edited by sleepy ep3; 09-04-2011 at 09:21 AM.
This would be stupid to swap for the people doing it as just because im different I would rather spend it in building my k24 and moping the floor with anyone who gets a k23 for show lol. however you have a point on a AWD ep3 or even a RWD!
but there is a difference between pushing boundaries and being stupid for show. Built K24>k23 all day
first, dude what are you smoking, a k20a jdm swap is NO WHERE NEAR 12K. not even if you were swapping that into a CRX,
direct quote from hmotorsonline.com
30014 - K20A ( Type R) Motor, Tranny, ECU
220 Hp 158Trq 11.5 Compression (JDM)
$ 5299.00 Plus shipping and handling.
and these DROP RIGHT IN to our cars. as far as the biggest price tag i've seen was quoted almost 10k for a shop to buy everything and do it, much lower if you do it yourself obviously.
1.) not sure about the dimentions but i'm pretty sure its identical in size to a k20, i think its a stroked k20 or a destroked k24, oil pan is a minor detail, that is, if it dosen't fit. we have pretty big oil pans ourself and i'm using the stock k24 one. as far as i've read on it its not the oil pan we are worried about, but the locale of the oil filter. which still doesn't seem like its in a bad spot unless you're trying to do turbo work behind the motor, which in that case would SUCK.
2.) you have to use the accord transmission, i don't remember if it fits, i don't think it did because i heard someone had to make a custom mount for the transmission. you have to use the accord trans because of the bolt pattern i think. the use of the accord trans includes a tsx trans, they are the same. i think the rdx trans was either too big or it was awd or something, don't remember those details.
as far as not including the turbo, minor detail, you probably don't want to waste your money on an oem turbo. a gt30r ot 35r is better suited for any kind of performance on this size motor.
i thought jpax installed this in his ek or fitted it or something. i think i remmeber it sitting in his bay, and something about making mounts at his job, with a cnc machine or something.
anyways, hope i'm correct for the most part, wish that thread was still here. it was a dream crusher.
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