pb16b

so this is my car, the rest of the details are in my buildup. it used to have a semi-built b16b that laid down 185whp. that made me a little sick to my stomach. a stock k20a with i/h/e and k-pro lays down what? and it's capable of 12 second passes? can't be true right? i had to see it in person and once i did, i had to have one. so here it is... and i'm never going back.

my car starting surgery


hmotorsonline provides the heart



inspection


oh yeah



DC5R power steering pump?


...don't think so. ep3 idler pulley


pulling the old heart out




empty kermy


hasport mounts




making new radiator mounts for rsx radiator



rcrew p.i.m.p.


good bye shift linkage


new heart going in




looks right at home?








the one thing i hate most - bad oil pan clearance... my car rides like a 4x4 anyway


karcepts shift plate with rcrew header and T1R exhaust clearance








...so that's it for now. i have to pusher fans on their way, clevis pins and clips also on their way, interior to get put back together, fuel lines and clutch lines are waiting on me to make them, the wiring's done, and i have some peices from burns stainless coming to finish the exhaust system with... hopefully get her running by sunday but i can only work on it at night so it'll be rough.

biggdogg

SSSSSAAAAWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

BlueIntegraBoy

iTrader: (5)

Awesome pics and work. Very clean.

ctap

pb16b

thanks - i just finished installation of dual pusher fans (due to lack of space). i'll have some more pics up soon.

pb16b

...and here's another update.

factory type r head


intake manifold off with pimp


some pro fab goodness


no more shift linkage - a little cutting required



just making sure the console still fits


not much room for a fan


so i mounted 2 pushers from FAL up front


doesn't look too bad with the bumper on

For_Sale

very nice project. how much is the WHOLE k20 swap gonna cost ya? I was thinking about going k20, but it costs way too much for me.

pb16b

approx. $10k

dat_flip

Thats nice!!!!

pb16b

Suja 1 Motoring hybrid clutch line installed! now i'm just waiting for a peice from burns stainless and the exhaust system will be complete. just about ready to fire her up!

SixguN

Great job.

Now your going to have to change your H-T name.

pb16b

hahaha yeah i know. at least the name will always remind me where i came from.

TTM

10 grand geeze
still very expensive

pb16b

yes it is. pay to play.

locash

If you want more ground clearance, Hasport offers the brackets to convert your EKK1 kit into their EKK2 kit, which also places the motor a bit farther back in the engine bay and higher up, but you would need to obtain an EG crossmember, steering rack, and lower control arms..

k24a4kid

nice i cant wait for mine to come in

lak8

very nice, looks like a very clean job

EK-Chris

Ive been thinking of this swap for my Midori hatch, but the $$$ still isnt all there. to a great looking car!


Modified by EK-Chris at 9:09 AM 9/11/2005

dohcturtle

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which you can find at your local wrecking yard,is not that expensive,and very eazy to install. Looks very good so far.

pb16b

thanks. i'll keep that in mind.

joe_bocc

Looking good so far. That'll be me soon, just have a few more parts to collect.

I was hoping to go with a full size radiator like you have. What application is that radiator for? Are the fans for a specific application or are they universal? It looks like the radiator is really close to the intake manifold, is there a chance that when the motor torques under load that they could contact?

Everyone seems to have a different answer for this; what throttle cable did you use?

Have you done anything to remedy the speedometer/odometer inaccuracy that normally results?

pb16b

the radiator is a koyo unit for an rsx. i went with that application so i could run the fan switch on it without having to use the adapter tube.

the fans i think were made for a jeep wrangler or something like that. they pull 820 cfm, so they probably push around 700 - which isn't enough but 2 of them = 1400 cfm which should be more than enough for hondas.

people say use a 97 dx throttle cable. i don't know where they got that from and i always thought all the d16y8's in ek's use the same throttle cable so that's the one i used. there is a recall at honda for these throttle cables so i got a brand new one for free.

i didn't do anything for the speedo yet.

mrbsponge

very nice congrats!

ps2wayne

Very cool. I just started looking around for pricing for that motor. Keep us updated on how the test runs turn out and any problems / solutions you came across.

jmk2888

I wanted to say thank you for sharing with us the whole process. Please keep it post on the way it feels and dyno numbers....


Keep it up ........................