K20 Auto swap?
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K20 Auto swap?
Hello,
Pretty soon I will have some extra money and I think its time for a swap in the old DD. My car is an ES1 auto. My question is would it be possible to do a k20 automatic swap from a base RSX? I know what you may be thinking, "Automatic K20, WTF?" Well not only do I drive the car 100+ miles to work everyday, but my wife also drives the car on occasion also, and she CAN'T drive a manual due to nerve damage in her left leg she suffered in an accident a few years ago.
So I figured this would be a happy medium for me, I get more power and the ease of the auto. The base k20 engine is a cheaper, which would free up more money to towards the other stuff I would want (hondata, etc).
Tell me what you think, what I would need, and anything relevent you have to say about this idea.
Peace
Pretty soon I will have some extra money and I think its time for a swap in the old DD. My car is an ES1 auto. My question is would it be possible to do a k20 automatic swap from a base RSX? I know what you may be thinking, "Automatic K20, WTF?" Well not only do I drive the car 100+ miles to work everyday, but my wife also drives the car on occasion also, and she CAN'T drive a manual due to nerve damage in her left leg she suffered in an accident a few years ago.
So I figured this would be a happy medium for me, I get more power and the ease of the auto. The base k20 engine is a cheaper, which would free up more money to towards the other stuff I would want (hondata, etc).
Tell me what you think, what I would need, and anything relevent you have to say about this idea.
Peace
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Re: K20 Auto swap?
i looked into this for a bit, although it was for a k24 but i did look into k20a3's too before choosing to boost (gave a COMPELTE kit away).
Anywho, the wiring would be a NIGHTMARE. there is NO wiring harness for it at all so everything would have to be custom done. Not to mention the space issue in our engine bays. Have you seen K swapped engine bays? Theyre pretty cramped IMO (to each their own
) I think the biggest issue would be having the transmission mounts clear, which also have to be custom made.
Anywho, the wiring would be a NIGHTMARE. there is NO wiring harness for it at all so everything would have to be custom done. Not to mention the space issue in our engine bays. Have you seen K swapped engine bays? Theyre pretty cramped IMO (to each their own
) I think the biggest issue would be having the transmission mounts clear, which also have to be custom made.
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Re: K20 Auto swap?
If you had a way to fabricate an engine mount and you were savvy with electrical diagrams, you could do it. But, K-Pro is going to be out of the question, unless you have two ECU's (one manual transmission ECU for the K-Pro, and one automatic ECU just for your transmission's shift points). This solution would also require a ton of electrical knowledge.
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Re: K20 Auto swap?
^^ thats only for boosting. With just a auto swap, all you would require is an auto ECU. Why would you need one for a manual transmission and one auto one if youre swapping to an auto?
To further explain, only dual ecu's are needed for boosting an auto K because you need one to control boost and one to control shift points for the auto
To further explain, only dual ecu's are needed for boosting an auto K because you need one to control boost and one to control shift points for the auto
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