i'm not feelin the weak *** power that i have in my 02 civ ... so i'm gonna swap out that motor and put a k20 in ... anyplace you can think of that might give me a good deal on a whole swap. and i'm not talkin ebay !!

 

get the k20a2. You are just wasting money trying to get the k20a. E-bay usually has a ton of them, just make sure you don't get ripped off.

 

k20a2 is the newer si motor .... right ?? whats the max i should spend

 

k20a2 is an RSX type S engine... and its basically the type R motor with higher compression and bolt ons, etc. One can be had for as low as 3000$, or as high as 4000$... depending on how complete it is. I'd say around 3500$ for a complete swap would be faire.

 

hmmmmmmmmm ok thanx ... know of any good sites or places to look for one

 

ebay, or clubrsx.com

 

i hate ebay ... been screwed over too many times.. but i'll try to look around thou

 

Look at the honda-tech sponsors.

 

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wasting money getting the k20a - LSD, better gearing, higher compression pistons, better cams, better flowing intake mani/head/exhaust mani &lt;----i don't think thats a waste of money at all
you can get the jdm k20a (R)for $4500 @ Rcrewracing.com - passwordjdm.com should be able to get them for a good price too. there was a guy on ebay selling a k20a2 (rsx-s) motor & tranny separately on ebay recently (total amount buy it now was around 3,000)

 

it all depends what you are planning in the future... if your gonna replace everything (cams, rebuild bottom end, reworked head, etc. etc. etc.) then just go for the K20A2 and save some money... If you want to keep the engine near stock, go for K20a