acura rdx engine swap?

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03-13-2007, 08:58 AM

Sivic87

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acura rdx engine swap?

does anyone know if the turbo acura rdx has a k series in it or not? ive seen a pic of the engine bay but couldn't tell, its a 2.3 i vtec....and would it possible to do a swap in an ek with it? jw

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03-13-2007, 10:54 AM

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im not sure if its a K series or not but i read somewhere that some guy is already trying this swap in a eg or ek

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03-13-2007, 08:25 PM

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nice either way it would be a beast, they have more torque than hp..

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03-13-2007, 08:37 PM

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Re: acura rdx engine swap? (Sivic87)

it is a k23??

but why would you pick that engine??

the sh-awd??

you could get more by boosting a k24 with a rsx/tsx head...

more info on k-series...

http://www.k20a.org

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03-14-2007, 07:48 AM

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it is a k23 i read it in hondatuning
and rumor has it that someguy in ohio is rocking a swap in ohio somewhere in a 06 civic

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03-14-2007, 09:20 AM

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oh god, it was only a matter of time...

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03-14-2007, 11:14 AM

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Re: (full Circling)

i wanna see the swap, probably faster than most straight swaps

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03-14-2007, 11:42 AM

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im pretty sure the exhaust manifold is part of the cylinder head.

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03-14-2007, 12:47 PM

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Re: (Sivic87)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sivic87 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they have more torque than hp..</TD></TR></TABLE>

so does my d15b8 70hp 8valve POS