What all do i need? Anybody done this yet? Let me know i wanna try and get this done before the end of the summer...

 

a pistol and a few bullets. jk but thats not going to work and there is no such thing as an r18. unless you mean r12 freon. yeah you can use that with your ac and your k24 swap. that has been done. GL

 

you need to trade your car in for a RDX

 

Think before you speak.

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...ine/index.html

 

You're an idiot!!

http://world.honda.com/HDTV/news/2005-4050705a/

 

i watched that whole video and realized that honda has become pussies since the K20A

 

You should have just bought a Civic Si to begin with . . .

 

i dont like the Si, i dont like the interior the wing or the wheels...

 

All of this would have been easier to change instead of changing out the motor. You don't like the Si? The lx isn't too different, except for the fact your reasoning for not liking is purely based on aesthetics.

 

he didnt like the Si because he couldn't get financed for one.

 

LMFAO!

 

if you woulda bought an si, it would have been a whole lot easier
because the wiring harness from the si is identical to that of an acura tsx.

 

should of bought an Si.

 

look yall if you aint gonna help then dont post anything, i coulda got an si but id rather do the **** myself thats the pleasure of it..

 

All of those are things that can be changed out or taken off. I mean did you seriously think about this when you bought the car??

And you could probably change out all that crap for MUCH less than it would cost you to buy an LX/EX and swap the entire engine out for a K24.

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you get to keep your WARRANTY. Holy **** who ever knew!!??!!

 

That is a perfectly acceptable opinion.

However, if you don't like the Si, why are you trying to put a K-series engine in your car?

When evaluating a car, my first thought goes to the power and reliability of the engine. Any interior or exterior styling is simply extraneous.

 

a k24 is a better motor then the si, i did not want an Si plain and simple obviously yall are going to criticize rather then encourage.. It aint your pocket book or car so if you wanna help post it up but LIKE I SAID i did not want an Si

 

Couple points

1) You're modifying a brand new (or relatively new) car with a permanent modification. Your resale value WILL go to ****. I'm sure your argument is "oh well I don't care I'm a baller blah blah I won't sell it" if you ever do - it's gone.

2) You WILL spend more than if you bought a better car for a starting point

3) You WILL not get the appropriate value if you're ever in an accident

4) You are not making a wise financial decision if you go through with it.

Final thoughts?

Mad tyte JDM points are not worth throwing your money away.

 

So what can i do with the R18 to give me a little more power?

 

Hey OP I feel your pain, I'm sure if you ask this question 5 years from now they are all gonna say why don't you do a search because it is covered a million times but because they have no clue on how to do it they post their unwanted, useless opinions.

Although I will not mess with my car because I have experience modifying newer cars and I know it is never a basic swap anymore, if you have the right knowledge and the right parts IT CAN, AND HAS BEEN DONE!!!!

For the people worried about warranty, 2006 is about to fall out of warranty so that argument is not valid any more.

For the people that want you to trade in your car for an si, you lose thousands of dollars on a trade in anyway so that is not a wise financial decision either.

For the people who are worried about the resale value, who cares, cars are a horrible investment anyway, look how many highly modified civics are out there anyway, some are cheap because of shitty workmanship but some are sold for a lot of money. There is a market for modified cars out there.

I have been doing my research because I am interested and here's what I came up with:

If I were going to do it i would try to go the eastest route. I have a local engine supplyer that is desperate to sell engines(because the economy is so bad) so for $4000 I can get a full si swap and he would throw in everything(even the key)

I would get engine, tranny, full wiring, ecu, keys for that ecu(because engine won't start unless u use the correct key for that ecu., full subframe and try to work with that.

I'm not sure if the exhaust bolts up but I think they are different so you might have to get it fabbed or go aftermarket.

That's all I came up with so far but I really don't want to do the swap any time soon anyway but it is always good to know what is needed because IT EVENTUALLY IS GOING TO BE A COMMON SWAP so open up your minds already to the wonderful world of motor vehecle modification.

Oh by the way I'm not doing the swap because I learned the hard way to keep your hands of your dd and have a project on the side so i DO already have a project that is faster than an si.

I don't want to ruffle anyones feathers and I'm sorry for the long post but no-one ever offers any good info on this subject.

 

Sure it is. I don't know about all the other people with 2006 models, but I have a factory 5yr./60,000 mile warrantly Powertrain warranty on my car.

But to be perfectly honest I always wondered what kind of difference it would make to swap out a K24 block on the K20 head or just a full swap alltogether. Other than the torque of the K24 motor and larger displacement I don't really know of the other advantages or differences that would justify the price tag involved in getting quality parts together and doing the job.

 

How did I know this was going to be the next response?

I spent well over $16000 in modifying a 1996 Accord, motor work, suspension, wheels, you name it I did it. What did I sell it for? Half that and I was DAMN lucky to. I know the name of the game and I regret dumping that much money into it. I'm not speaking out of my ***.

The "good info on this subject" is what my post is. You are throwing your money away by doing a mod like that on a car as new as that.

 

Sorry, you picked the wrong car to want to do a swap in. something 92-01 would be WAY better.

 

i understand what you wanna do but , i would recommend you find your self an eg or ek and throw your money in that direction. That way you have your DD and a car to work on, thats what i did. i got an 07 si as my DD and my toy is an ej6 cx hatchback with a full h22 swap. just my $.02

 

I agree with all you guys with the senseless spending on our cars, and I would not do the swap myself unless there was good planning involved and a good writeup on what you might encounter with this project.

But if you think that a car is something that is a good monetary investment anyway you are sadly mistaken.

You always hear of people selling a car for a huge profit but in reality 99% of the time you will be operating at a loss. Cars are bad investments anyway unless you are some cheezy used car salesman who hides the carfax report on the car that was pulled out of a swamp two weeks prior to you purcasing it.

I have spent thousands of dollars on projects myself with very little to show for it but I gained experience, and not just in Hondas but in other car manufacturers also.

I dumped thousands of dollars on 2000 Infiniti G20 dropping a turbo motor in that car and ended up having to cut my losses after it sitting in my garage for a year.

I currently own a 06 r18 ex coupe auto(my wife's old car) and I love the sportiness and fuel economy. And my project car is sr swapped s13 (yes I f**king have a Nissan) but if one of them drifter dudes offers me like 6 grand for my 240 I would take it and maybe attempt to drop a si motor in dat bitch car and give it some *****.

I don't want to offend any one who rocks a auto r18 but seriously all I want to know is what is all needed to do the swap.