K20a3 block k20a2 head????

[MugenReplica]

Time for a little history lesson for those who haven't been around since 2002.....

*Honestly, the myth that the modification is not worth it, was perpetrated by a member named Anjapower.



-Starting back in early 2004, Gearhead Geek performed the first K20a2 head swap onto a K20a3 block.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr......&highlight=

-After working out the bugs and realizing that the K20a2 ECU worked on a head swap, but just barely, he upgraded to Kpro.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr......&highlight=

-Anjapower, now a friend of Gearhead Geek, hits the drag strip with just a couple of modifications to see where it will take him.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr...rip&highlight=

- In early 2004 following Gearhead Geek's success, Anjapower contemplates the K20a2 head swap.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr...ne.&highlight=

-Mid to late 2004, Anjapower pays a mechanic to install the K20a2 head onto his K20a3 block.
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthr......&highlight=

-Desperate and needed a tune, Anjapower rushes to Innovative Tuning in Buffalo NY where Mike pulls an unprecedented 197whp on a k20a2 head swap.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread...ght=K20a2+head

-Late 2005, Anjapower parts out after what he calls disappointing 1/4 times of around 14.4 to 14.5 @ 95-97mph because he kept falling out of VTEC with a rev limit of only 7.7k and 8k (and later bumped to 8200rpms). After swapping the K20a3 head back onto the K20a3, he blows the engine.

-It goes viral through the forums that the K20a2 head swap is not worth the budget mod it should have become and it will blow K20a3s.

-Late 2006 or early 2007, Anjapower comes clean that he forgot to add coolant to his engine after he himself tried to swap the K20a3 head back onto his ep3 (remember he paid a mechanic to swap the head on). The K20a3's destruction was NOT because it couldn't take 8200rpms, but because it could NOT take a bone dry overheating engine.


If you believe the K20a3 can't handle modest revs (8.0k to 8.7k) for brief stints, PM superchargedK20, chunky, or Gearhead Geek.

Oh, swap an a2 oil pump in if you plan on longevity (50k+ miles) at repeated 8.2k revs or higher.

I hope that explains all of it.