Just curious if anyone has done any research regarding what's involved and if it's worth it. There seems to be an abundance of these motors where I'm at for fairly cheap, and if the swap is similar to swapping a K-serious into a civic/teg then I'd rather do that vs building up another B-series motor.

 

its exactly the same as a k swap into a civic. cost/effect just isnt worth it in my opinion. Maybe when the motors are worth nothing like B series it'll be worth it. Idk if the AWD tranny from a newer V with a k series will line up right. Would likely have to make custom tranny mounts for that. If you can afford the parts knowing that it may or may not work, id say give it a shot. I have a parts V that im pulling the motor out of when i get the time. I can do any measurements that you want if youd like.

 

That would definitely help, thanks LD! The only thing is, I want to keep my AWD since winters here suck in MN. If I can't keep that, then it's definitely not worth doing and I'll just continue building my B18c/Frankenstein motor setup(B18c1 motor with LS crank/rods).

 

I though about that project also since I have a spare k24 , u can do the swap n use the tranny of the 02 up crv since is awd with a kserie iqbal the element sorry for my poor English but I try .

 

Lemme know what measurements you want and ill take them when i get around to pulling the motor/trans out. I think the biggest issue would be where the output on the transfer case is, lineing up with the drive shaft. You will probably have to make custom axles for it as well. Shifter would be the last thing that might cause an issue. Other than that, it would probably be simple. If i could find a wreck CR-V with a k24 in it, id definately take on this challange. especially since i have a spare body i can experiment with. lol

 

for bragging rights its a good proj. but efficiency and costing.... imo its not worth!
ive almost done it in my spare V also a j series swap, but a crv isnt just like a civic that you
can sacrifice removing a component, you still want that ac/ps/rt4wd with that in question
why
not just get a 2nd gen, right?? not unless you have a full swap from a donor vehicle that you
can salvage some part then ill go for it! its cheaper to match or go beyond the power and
efficiency of a boosted B series over a stock K series... jm2c!

but if you guys wannna go for the proj. keep us updated and good luck!!!! i sure wanna see
this and give props!

 

it's a good idea but a rather go h2b

 

about once a month. at least, that's how often it's brought up on here lol

this. a crv without ps,ac,cruise.. and still drive it? hell no!

unless it's just for show/bragging rights. but no one has gone that far...




...yet

 

Best swap, but fwd only, is the s2k motor with a k series tranny. Hasnet been done yet, wont sacrifice anything except the crap realtime awd

 

I see what you did there.



I think you meant b16 tranny.

 

No, a s2000 engine, with a k series fwd tranny.

 

^^
F2K!! ive seen several drag civic w/ that.... i bit more on the extreme side compared to just
a K swap! i bet that swap will be a good track(road course) car since s2k were mostly built
for that.....

 

lol, be nice.. it's perfect for trying to get up a slushy street or get out of a muddy parking lot.. hell, i'd even say it works surprisingly well off-road being that it's strapped to an awkward grocery-getter and meant only to be precisely that. but on the street it is ultimately a fwd car somewhat sprinkled with a few limited perks of awd. pretty sure a lsd in a normal b-series tranny up front will perform equally as well.

i've pretty much decided that my 5 year plan will be to trash everything but the body panels and go with a rwd setup. vq? ls? idk, but if i'm going to put that much more into fab than i already have, i can almost guarantee it to not be any sort of mediocre honda engine.

probably talking to myself, but if not this thread is now the "off-topic where are you going with your crv? what are you thinking?"

 

^^^
we have our off topic thread... why not start there!