fitseries3

My 2000 crv, k24A2, RSP intake, HR 74mm tb, 3in exhaust, AWD 5spd, z3 lsd, accord 5th gear.






For the record, I gathered all the parts and did this swap in 12 hours by myself. Ido work at a shop and have tons of experience with kswaps, fab work and wiring however.

Kswapped 1st gen crv WITH awd....

PARTS NEEDED.......
Kpro (an absolute must, along with a proper tune for your setup)
Kmotor(k20 not recommended)
MANUAL crv/rsx/ep3 engine harness
Ek cabin conversion harness (make sure to match with your crv. Crv also came in obd2a and b)
02-05 crv OR element 5spd tranny
Rsx/k crv/element shift cables and shift box
Innovative ekk2 STEEL mounts (not billet)
DC integra subframe and steering rack
Rsx power steering pressure line
Hybrid racing ac conversion kit for DC integra
D16Y7 throttle cable
Ep3/rsx radiator(i used mishimoto aluminum)
Rsx/crv/ep3 mid shaft
Tsx (k24a2) exhaust manifold(or build custom header)
Everything else you'd need for normal kswap

PARTS TO USE FROM YOUR B SERIES CRV....
axles (swap sides obviously)
Driveshaft (needs shortened 3/4" by professional drive shaft shop)
Ac condenser and most lines
Use crv lower control arms (replace inner bushings with energy suspension bushings for dc teg OR eg civic. THIS IS A MUST)
Use crv's pinion gear from crv's stock steering rack. Theres 2x 12mm bolts in top, loosen and swap to dc rack.

OTHER INFO....
You can run 02-05 crv axles OR 97-01 crv axles. However, you must use 97-01 axles to retain abs functionality.
You can run in fwd until driveshaft is modified. It wont hurt anything.
All crvs and elements use same rear end so ther is no reason to change. It is recommended that you change the rear end fluid. Be sure to use honda dual pump 2.
Exhaust must be custom fabbed. No one, i repeat, no one makes anything that will remotely work.
Rear tbracket must be fabbed. Once motor is in the car its ready to figure out by looking at it. MAKE SURE TO HAVE 2 BOLT POINTS ON MOTOR/TRANNY.
Ekk2 mounts bolt right in,however tranny side mounts so that its closer to the back of the engine bay while the motor side mounts in position closer to front of car. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Bonus info....
K series lsds work without modification. I used z3 lsd in mine
I used 5th gear from accord k series 5spd. Its longer and you get better mpg.

I'll add more as i think of it.

tony_2018

major thanks, any work on the rear shaft or was it bolt on?

LDForget

Cool swap overall. Its been assumed to work but never really done as far as i know. Its hard for me to justify such a swap unless i had a 2nd gen crv (which i have) thats rotten (it isnt, yet) and a good 1st gen crv (it was rotten, lol) and all the k swap parts. Pretty pricey swap. cool none the less!

tony_2018

sonofa...I thought he meant the axles...my bad.

For him to do this swap confirms that if I were to do a jswap than awd capability is possible.

fitseries3

i've got a jswap in the works for another crv. its simple yet expensive. kswap is cheaper but j would be way more powerful. jswap would only be fwd though

gokart95

Sweet, I have been wanting to do this for awhile now. I wish I had the money to do this right now be cause I recently had my v stop running. Did a compression test and have no compression on all the cylinders.

tony_2018

See, great minds think alike. Glad to hear someone else also had the same idea as me. I'm curious as to why you needed a civic dash firewall harness instead of using the one in the CRV. Care to chime in on that? Also how were you able to activate the rear pump for the dif if you were using a chipped ecu?

LDForget

You don't have to "activate" the rear pump, it's fully mechanical.

tony_2018

Oh really, I that it comes on via ecu control. Damn EVEN BETTER!

fitseries3

use 2nd gen crv rear end and the new DPSF all wheel drive fluid. it engages faster than the 1st gen rear end. bolts right in, only internally different.

qwrty

kudos!

i like the fact that you still have all the comfort options.. a/c & p/s then you kept
the rt4wd....
ive seen several K swapped Vs but basically they converted the car into civics.. just
to have a K motor in there.
few years back, i had a chance to buy a totaled RDX, i was willing to put the full swap
into my spare V, but didnt get a chance coz i got an offer on each car...

thanks for sharing!!