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Old 11-20-2006, 02:56 PM
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ok been lookin into my girlfriend's K20A3 and i know the motor is like ****. no v-tec ( well the lame v-tech that kicks in @ 2200 or whenever it kicks in) and its juss sucks ***. but is it possible to swap a K20a head on a k20a3 block? will v-tec be the same as the type s ? or is it just a waste of time to try. thought bout it as kinda mini me set up for a base Dc5? is it possibe?
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The block and head are the same but internals are completely different and so are some of the bolt ons and ecu. The head bolts right on but i think it is kind of pointless since the k20a block has better bottom end internals as well like higher compression pistons 11.0:1opposed to 9.8:1. I would just get a complete swap.
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but would it work ? and how would v-tech be affected ? sorry i juss dont know how the base model works
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it will work but u need k-pro
Old 11-20-2006, 06:51 PM
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would k-pro even work on her auto base? haha
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Unfortunately the K-Pro does not work with automatic trannys. More information on http://www.hondata.com/kpro.html
Old 11-21-2006, 01:08 PM
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so the kpro is like a totally new ECU ....like when i do my a3 swap (i have a D17) i wont have to get an si ECU, i can just get kpro? <-this would be ideal when i boost it since you can mess w/ the fuel delivery settings
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 03EM2guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so the kpro is like a totally new ECU ....like when i do my a3 swap (i have a D17) i wont have to get an si ECU, i can just get kpro? &lt;-this would be ideal when i boost it since you can mess w/ the fuel delivery settings</TD></TR></TABLE>

K-Pro is a K-series ECU that has been tweaked by Hondata ... you can either buy a complete K-Pro ECU from Hondata or send them a K-series ECU and they can convert it to K-Pro.
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so what exactly do you need to do as far as completeing the swap? head,ecu(k-pro)???
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uhh at type r head wouldnt work on a base block anyway
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What about a k20a block with a k20a3 head will that work on kpro
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