Ok guys, need engine and tranny overhaul kits....

[RamThis]

Where can I find some kits of good quality overhaul parts for the A20A3 and the 4 speed auto F4-903652 transmission?

I dont want cheapo junk, and I dont want race parts, just good, OEM or better quality stuff, without the stealership price....

Level10 quoted me damn near $450 for a trans kit. Seems steep, when that's about what I paid for a kit from them about five years ago for my Dodge Ram 46RE Auto. They want $100 to ship it too!!! WTF?????? Naw, there's gotta be a better price somewhere else????

I'm ready to start buying this shit and I need to find some reasonable, reliable sources. Help!!

[MessyHonda]

i know they make a kit for the A20....its comes with pistons and everything....i forget the name...

[MessyHonda]

oh yeah its TOPline....pistons are .020 over.

[88Accord-DX]

When I rebuilt my engine, I ordered a Top-Line rebuild kit from this site for $306 after shipping. Just don't use the head gasket in it, get a metal one. (Felpro) That site has some high volume Toga oil pumps you can upgrade with along with rings & bearings. So for I haven't had any problems & have about 6,000 miles on my rebuild.

http://www.importperformanceparts.net/imports/topekits-honda2.html



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ddude2uc/RebuildkitforA20A1.jpg

[RamThis]

Any more suggestions? I'm about to buy both kits pretty soon. Baby room is in progress and will be done in a few weeks or so, and once that's out of the way, I gotta tear into this car.

I really need tranny kits too. Who has rebuilt their tranny? What kit did you use?

[LiTtLe xOx BitT]

You should look into the 5-speed swap if you ever plan on doing perfornace work. The auto trannys dont hold up to well with performance parts.

[MessyHonda]

You should look into the 5-speed swap if you ever plan on doing perfornace work. The auto trannys dont hold up to well with performance parts.



i believe he is swaping over the 5 speed from his parts car. and converting it to fuel injection.....pico had his tranny rebuilt....maybe he can help.

[RamThis]

Parts car is an auto as well, I just plan to rebuild the auto tranny and keep it in place, dont want to mess with the five speed really. I'm not going to turbo or anything so a fresh rebuild on an auto will be fine for what I'm doing, just driving it.

[MessyHonda]

Parts car is an auto as well, I just plan to rebuild the auto tranny and keep it in place, dont want to mess with the five speed really. I'm not going to turbo or anything so a fresh rebuild on an auto will be fine for what I'm doing, just driving it.


oh no.....please take that back....you need a 5 speed maing. you are already half way...you just need to find the stuff you are missing.

[RamThis]

Nah, auto is fine for me in a DD car. 5 speed is sexy, but with all I'm going to have going on with this car and the EFI swap/body work/interior, I really dont need to pile on yet another project. A well built auto is nearly as efficient as a 5 speed. There's a Honda/Acura specialist shop directly across the street from me that I am going to take the Acura to for a timing belt and some seals (since I just dont have the time to do it myself right now) and I may ask them for some tranny tips on how to make the shifts firmer (which saves a transmission by reducing slippage between gears). My Ram, when I built the transmission for it, I put in a TransGo shift kit and set it up for the firmest shift possible. Also it has a B&M 28,000LB GVW dual air channel trans cooler inline wit the stock radiator cooler. It barks second with 285/60/17 Toyo Proxes ST's on Dodge Indy/SST rims. Been 65K miles since I built the transmission too, and still barks second gear. And we drive that bitch HARD. Thats basically how I want to rebuild this tranny. Hard shifts and good clutches and possibly an auxillary tranny cooler.

[ZackieDarko]

are those TOPline pistons available for a DX? low compression ftw

[86-accord-lxi]

I have a master overhaul kit for 86-89 f4 automatic transmissions.
New in the box $60 shipped.