morbius18

Amazing

mf10_eg88

very nice work

Tuner Eddy

Subscribed.

mafia

Looks like a very quality job,

JFK78

This is way cool Andy, everything looks amazing.

Divers

Thanks for all the comments guys. Its slow going, but at least its moving forward. I'll try to get updates up weekly.

0KStuned

It's gonna be really sick and we're all pretty excited for this project to be on the street. It's all Andy on this one! Good work homie!

GhostAccord

Looks like a very nice project and it's coming along nicely

eDm cRxXx

Great project! Your solutions to various "problems" look real good/professional.

Have you considered doing something with the problem regarding camshaft limitations (not enough room for serious lift)? Bet you guys have the skills, experience and equipment needed to solve that problem in the correct way.

badfrogg

First I would like to say thank you for this thread. I have had the idea of a RWD J3xAx for over a year and until now have not see it being done. I was actually shopping for the engine just before I came upon this thread. My plan was to build just the engine/drivetrain package and then find a chassis to put it in. I am going to try a T5 Trans as they are just as cheap and plentiful as the J3x is and come in many ratios.

I would really like to ask you a few questions if that’s ok. First what did you come up with for the flywheel and clutch and second what are your thoughts on the starter. I can tell you that I have been really stumped about how to handle the starter and while your solution seems to be a good one, I wonder if there are other ways.

I wish you all the success in this project and will be following it closely. A RWD J3xAx is a no brainer of an idea, weight to power, size, superb engineering, cost, etc... When I start my build I will share my knowledge as well.

evo916

Wow...thats a cool build! Nice work

BlaZeNem

wow very nice cant wait for the next update

Divers

The clutch and flywheel are both off-the-shelf S2000 with a custom made flywheel spacer. As for the starter, I kicked around other idea, but settled on this as the best. You could cut a hole and weld a plate on the bell housing to mount a starter, but the tranny tunnel is pretty tight so it would most likely be near the bottom.

badfrogg

So that's good, an off the shelf flywheel bolts right on. But iv been studying your pictures and trying to figure out the spacer. it seems the there was enough material on the adapter plate to have the flywheel set into it and not need the spacer. Can you comment on that?

badfrogg

another thing just came to mind, if the starter is on the bellhousing side than it will need to spin the other way. If you had gone that route you would have needed the starter from the J32 and it would need to mesh with the flywheel teeth. id be surprised if it didn't though.

Divers

??? The spacer is actually thicker then the adapter plate to compensate for the j and F20c not having the same crank-to-bell distance. There is .030" of clearance between the adapter and flywheel.

Divers

The starter I'm using is from a k20. Yes, a bell mount starter would need to spin the other way, but it wouldn't have to be a j starter. Since the starter only engages about 1.5 teeth at a time so you can get away with murder on tooth size and count.

badfrogg

I guess what i am getting at is, without the spacer AND without the adapter, can the flywheel be installed directly and not interfere with the crankcase?

In my build i was planing on a custom bellhousing or a cut and splice bellhousing so if i can get away with not using a spacer i will.

badfrogg

BTW. I want to use my build in the Grassroots Motorsports $2013 challenge. I was thinking of putting it into an E30 BMW chassis. Oh man! I cant wait to see all of those BMW purists having a fit over such a Frankenstein creation.

dd13lbsgsr

Nice

sanchoem1

I like where this is going. I have been contemplating installing a J in Porsche 914 for awhile now this makes me want to do it even more!

DAmnquickDA

I know overall power isn't the goal of this build but I am curious about your hp/tq goals. And is that a pte 62/62?

shocker911

THIS

Divers

No. The flywheel WILL NOT bolt directly to the crank. The j-series crank is not flat like the s2000. It has a raised center that the j32 flywheel uses as a dowel. It would only take a small spacer to clear this or you could machine the end of the crank. The raised part on the crank is about .200" tall.

Goal is 400hp/400tq on the first go around. Then cams, pistons, and rods for a bit more Turbo in the picture is a GT35R T4 undivided. Not sure if I will stick with that or buy a new one. If I buy a new one it will only be so it looks new, as the gt35 is perfect in size.

badfrogg

Thanks for all the info. I am not really a honda guy (just yet).I do drive an Odyssey though and thats where i got the idea from. I would like to say that this seems like a pretty good community you guys got here at honda-tech. I am going to go and learn every thing i can on th J series engine so that i get the right one from the salvage yard.
That brings me to just one more question and ill stop hijacking your thread here. - Do you have any advice on witch J motor lends it self best to the RWD application. you used the j32 but what about others. Can you rotate the intake on any of them? are the water passages all alike. are all the block castings the same... that kind of stuff. As far as power and cams and internals, I will do all that research.