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Originally Posted by Four_wheel_drifts
A friend proposed this swap to me as the K motors are going up in price and (according to him) less available.
On the surface, it is VERY appealing. The only initial negatives for me are the lack of a swap kit and the low 6500 RPM redline.
Has anyone seen one of these motors out of a Civic SI? I wonder how similar the transmission bolt pattern is to the K24A2?
Articles like this get me excited: https://www.motortrend.com/features/...type-r-killer/ |
You do realize that it's
A) already turbocharged to make the same amount as the FA20 stock
B) They're talking bhp, not whp in that article
c) They're estimating it has a top end on a stock block of 400 bhp... fa20's with s/c's are making that much and turbos are making more...
It would be massively foolish to go through the trouble and expense of an engine swap, (without even a kit for it, so completely custom fabbed) so that you can have the same power level available to you with a stock engine. But hey, you might get a little better mileage with less displacement.
Jaden
p.s. the biggest advantage of a k-swap is the high rev. That's beneficial because the power comes higher up with less torque. Torque is the enemy of transmissions....