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The Workshop => Performance Related => Topic started by: PhillRC on October 13, 2015, 18:32

Title: k20 swap
Post by: PhillRC on October 13, 2015, 18:32
been offered a cheep k20, box and wiring loom cheep and priced up the kit off MWR and its only came too £1600, is that right ?

anyone on here done the k20 swap.
the price is with out ecu and lsd.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: vinp182 on October 13, 2015, 19:30
im just over 3k into doing mine but I bought a whole civic (accident damaged) for £1200, I'll list below the bits I've bought

Civic
Mounts
P&P harness
Selector mechanism
Drive shafts
Clutch kit

I've still got the exhaust manifold to get yet and there's a couple other bits to be modded (fuel, clutch lines, etc)

Oh, and I got raped for import tax too on the mwr bits   s:( :( s:(
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: PhillRC on October 13, 2015, 20:00
Quote from: "vinp182"I'm just over 3k into doing mine but I bought a whole civic (accident damaged) for £1200, I'll list below the bits I've bought

Civic
Mounts
P&P harness
Selector mechanism
Drive shafts
Clutch kit

I've still got the exhaust manifold to get yet and there's a couple other bits to be modded (fuel, clutch lines, etc)

Oh, and I got raped for import tax too on the mwr bits   s:( :( s:(


i can get a engine box and wiring harness for £500
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: vinp182 on October 13, 2015, 20:28
I've budgeted around 4-4.5k all in for mine as I'm going for a lightened flywheel and a couple extra bits and pieces... I'm sure it can be done a bit cheaper though with some smart buying

I've no doubt I'll pull some money back selling all the good bits off the typeR but I'm not counting on that cuz I'm lazy   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: 4dvti on October 14, 2015, 07:45
i'd say put keep £4-5k spare for this swap, at the very least. That will hopefully get you a basic K swap.

For ecu, you only really need an immobiliser-delete kit to run the factory Honda ecu. Otherwise, Hondata Kpro + mapping could see you to about £800-1000 depending on which tuner you go to. Having said that though, a proper tune is the best thing you could ever do to a k20.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: mr2garageswindon on October 19, 2015, 11:02
Give Milesh a message, hes blown up 2 in his MK3 so far. Now putting a 2zz in instead.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: PhillRC on October 22, 2015, 08:08
I'm going for the 2zz now, the k20 deal didn't happen, just looking for a celica to by this weekend
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: tomaky on October 22, 2015, 09:21
Be easier having a turbo  s:) :) s:)
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: 1979scotte on October 22, 2015, 10:00
Quote from: "tomaky"Be easier having a turbo  s:) :) s:)

Stop antagonising the engine swappers.
Each to there own.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: tomaky on October 22, 2015, 10:06
behave  s;) ;) s;)
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: Anonymous on October 22, 2015, 12:50
Quote from: "tomaky"Be easier having a turbo  s:) :) s:)

Are you sure about that

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Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: 1979scotte on October 22, 2015, 12:54
Quote from: "rbuckingham"
Quote from: "tomaky"Be easier having a turbo  s:) :) s:)

Are you sure about that

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  s:P :P s:P    s:mrgreen: :mrgreen: s:mrgreen:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Not in my experience but then 2zz swaps aren't without their problems either.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: Ikrana on October 22, 2015, 15:31
+1 for the k-Swap. I have been using a k20 in my spyder for year and way before mounts etc was on the market, even in stock form, the k20 is far more fun than the 1zz turbo (370hp) i had before.
Title: Re: k20 swap
Post by: tomaky on October 22, 2015, 18:10
Cant disagree buddy. But id rather have the 1zz turbo (if mine ever decides to go) than a 2zz n/a