Okay so I have a 05 rsx -s with a blown k20z1 engine in it, I have a guy that will help me install a k20a type r but he says that the new transmission I have on the k20z1 will work on the k20a type r and my wiring will work plugged into a different ecu. Is this true? Basically I need to know what I need and don't need to swap my blown k20z1 with a k20a type r engine please help, thank you. Also he says he's professional and sent me pics of swaps he's done but I'm having trouble trusting him let me know what you guys think thanks again.

 

Your trans will bolt on to the K20-R. But your trans doesn't have a LSD so.... :'(

Why are you doing a K20R swap? Getting it cheap or something? Z3's and Z1's are all over eBay for like $1500ish. The R motor does make more power and is very well built. But you're not going to be using the car for track use...which I can predict due to your lack of interest in the LSD trans.

You just need to swap the long block into your chassis. Hopefully, it comes with the intake manifold and maybe the stock header. Everything will fall right into place. You can use the ITR ECU, but you will have a 110mph speed limiter that comes on all JDM ECU's.

Your car will also not pass emissions with that ECU...so hang on to your old one.

You can also buy a K pro.

Try searching.

 

I am interested in the lsd transmission I would love to do track, I did drag strips but I would like to do track too, I just honestly don't know the difference between the lsd trans and non lsd transmission, and he is giving all this info saying I don't need a different transmission and that he'll use a different ecu, basically he said 4k for k20a jdm type r and Kpro with tune,3k just for the swap using my wiring and different ecu,4900 for k20a jdm type r swap and kpro with tune and lsd transmission,And 3900 for engine swap and lsd transmission using my wiring and different ecu. So basically I have to chose what I want eventually I want to turbo the k20a type r and everything. And I have aftermarket headers and exhaust and a password jdm intake.

 

the Z1 engine is so close the the TypeR you can use your stock ECU.

Is the K20A engine out of the 02-04 or 05-06 because they swapped engines and transmissions and if it's a newer R trans it will work fine. Hell an older one will work also you just need to rewire your VSS and get a converter or get kpro which you should want anyways.

 

I think you're wasting your money and time on an ITR swap. Why not just find a Z1 or Z3 long block and swap it in/have it swapped in?

 

Cause the guy I have helping me gets the engines cheap only 500 more than a z1 and I've always loved the Dc5 type r so if I had the engine that it had I'd be pretty close to ultimate happiness, so it's the direction I want my project rsx to go even if the engine isn't that different from a z1 just knowing I have the k20 type r will make me happy regardless of other people's views on my car, basically I just needed to know everything I would need or any problems I would come across doing this swap and build thank you.

 

 

I have 05 type s in I just got the type r on my car you have to have you car tuned the ecu in that et

 

The type r is way better than the z1 or z3 just because is made to race to me I would not bay en use motor cuz you never know what happened to the engine before