94 Civic EX 2 door RWD conversion??
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94 Civic EX 2 door RWD conversion??
I'm a proud owner of a 94 EX coupe Civic and have been researching on how I could convert it into a rear wheel drive. So far the only thing I've came up with is using parts from the S2000 including the engine and transmission, etc.
Does anyone know of any way to get this done??
Does anyone know of any way to get this done??
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yeah but noone around my parts has even heard of a RWD civic so i wanted to do something new. plus the S2000 engine with a paxton supercharger in a civic? may i say beastly?
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I wouldn't recommend this unless you either have a crashed s2000 and a empty civic, or your just bored out of your mind with time and money on your hands. Massive Welding is required.
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Yup, get ready to dish out more than you can cover cause this seems like a really expensive project. You might as well get a S2000 for the money you would be investing in the project.
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yeah man everyone's input so far is pretty spot on. It is going to take tons and tons of custom fabrication that's why no one really hears about a rwd civic just because it takes WAY to much to complete. I mean you could always talk to the guy who made the civette he could probably tell you first hand how much it takes. There is always the possibility of taking the F20c and converting it to FWD I saw someone selling their eg on here not to long ago and it had that swap. looked good and I bet it was pretty beasty.
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ive been thing about doing this to my hatchback, it would be bad ***, but as stated b4 ur gonna pretty much have to redo the whole interior floor, firewall, alot of fab and expensive! but if u could get a good deal on a crashed s2k, and have time,and knowledge it would be fun as hell to do!
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yeah man everyone's input so far is pretty spot on. It is going to take tons and tons of custom fabrication that's why no one really hears about a rwd civic just because it takes WAY to much to complete. I mean you could always talk to the guy who made the civette he could probably tell you first hand how much it takes. There is always the possibility of taking the F20c and converting it to FWD I saw someone selling their eg on here not to long ago and it had that swap. looked good and I bet it was pretty beasty.
how would i go about converting the f20 to fwd?
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one of my boys has a rwd civic hatch but its no longer street legal and he is not using a honda motor he has a 13btt in it i can ask him what rear end he is using but mind you this is a trailer Qeen track car
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Do you mean like this ?
https://honda-tech.com/forums/drag-racing-36/all-motor-f2k-coupe-fwd-f20c-2564146/
https://honda-tech.com/forums/drag-racing-36/all-motor-f2k-coupe-fwd-f20c-2564146/
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no offense, but if you have to ask, you probably aren't up for it. Your best bet is to start with a donor car, a target car, a year or two of time, and a ton of mad welding skills.
I've seen a few of xxx Honda converted to RWD, and there are a few different approaches people take. All of them require some amount of welding.
1. D series 4WD - alright, it's not RWD, but it falls into this category. Probably requires the least amount of fab. You need a D series engine, a 88-91 4WD transmission, differential, probably rear spindles at the least. You're stuck with D series. A H-T member was running a turbo 4WD DelSol as a rally car that was pretty cool.
2. Rear Engine - Someone did a rear engine H22 Integra, and a guy local to me has a rear engine Del Sol, that as far as I know, has never been running reliably. Lots of fab, including ductwork and wiring to keep battery and radiator up front. Custom header and exhaust. Cut out rear floor and reinforce. Custom mounts. Then, use a FWD engine and transmission of your choice, only in the back.
3. Front engine / RWD. Probably even more fab, but it seems like I've seen a few more of these, including the Civette, V8 Prelude, and V8 CRX. Requires a ton of fab, so go big or go home. So much fab that most people crazy enough to do this don't bother running a Honda 4 cylinder. You'll be modding firewall, trans tunnel, exhaust, rear floor, all suspension, etc. See the Civette thread to get a good idea of how crazy it really is.
I've seen a few of xxx Honda converted to RWD, and there are a few different approaches people take. All of them require some amount of welding.
1. D series 4WD - alright, it's not RWD, but it falls into this category. Probably requires the least amount of fab. You need a D series engine, a 88-91 4WD transmission, differential, probably rear spindles at the least. You're stuck with D series. A H-T member was running a turbo 4WD DelSol as a rally car that was pretty cool.
2. Rear Engine - Someone did a rear engine H22 Integra, and a guy local to me has a rear engine Del Sol, that as far as I know, has never been running reliably. Lots of fab, including ductwork and wiring to keep battery and radiator up front. Custom header and exhaust. Cut out rear floor and reinforce. Custom mounts. Then, use a FWD engine and transmission of your choice, only in the back.
3. Front engine / RWD. Probably even more fab, but it seems like I've seen a few more of these, including the Civette, V8 Prelude, and V8 CRX. Requires a ton of fab, so go big or go home. So much fab that most people crazy enough to do this don't bother running a Honda 4 cylinder. You'll be modding firewall, trans tunnel, exhaust, rear floor, all suspension, etc. See the Civette thread to get a good idea of how crazy it really is.
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digging up bones here yall but i've learned alot since those days and have new hoop-ups and acutally know what i'm talking about for the most part.
now i have a 92 si hatch with a zc swap.
i'm having the shop down the road from my house do a 2jz swap with rwd conversion for 25k (got a job at duke energy)
i'll let yall know when it's done
now i have a 92 si hatch with a zc swap.
i'm having the shop down the road from my house do a 2jz swap with rwd conversion for 25k (got a job at duke energy)
i'll let yall know when it's done
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You're paying a shop 25K to do a RWD Civic? Why not make a good down payment on a house? Or pay 20K for a used GTO and have a 400HP RWD car that's reliable?
Usually, I hate questions like that crudding up peoples' build threads, but I've never seen the wisdom of paying some crazy amount of money for something like this.
If it comes out clean though, I might change my mind. Post pics.
Usually, I hate questions like that crudding up peoples' build threads, but I've never seen the wisdom of paying some crazy amount of money for something like this.
If it comes out clean though, I might change my mind. Post pics.
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You're paying a shop 25K to do a RWD Civic? Why not make a good down payment on a house? Or pay 20K for a used GTO and have a 400HP RWD car that's reliable?
Usually, I hate questions like that crudding up peoples' build threads, but I've never seen the wisdom of paying some crazy amount of money for something like this.
If it comes out clean though, I might change my mind. Post pics.
Usually, I hate questions like that crudding up peoples' build threads, but I've never seen the wisdom of paying some crazy amount of money for something like this.
If it comes out clean though, I might change my mind. Post pics.
seriously tho thats mad dumb
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I'm a proud owner of a 94 EX coupe Civic and have been researching on how I could convert it into a rear wheel drive. So far the only thing I've came up with is using parts from the S2000 including the engine and transmission, etc.
Does anyone know of any way to get this done??
Does anyone know of any way to get this done??
digging up bones here yall but i've learned alot since those days and have new hoop-ups and acutally know what i'm talking about for the most part.
now i have a 92 si hatch with a zc swap.
i'm having the shop down the road from my house do a 2jz swap with rwd conversion for 25k (got a job at duke energy)
i'll let yall know when it's done
now i have a 92 si hatch with a zc swap.
i'm having the shop down the road from my house do a 2jz swap with rwd conversion for 25k (got a job at duke energy)
i'll let yall know when it's done