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    B20a Swap Complete

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    Busy little bee's weren't ya guys:D
    Looks like it would run, is it?
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    Nice.

    OK, what ECU did you use? Oh, and this guy who had them; did you say he had an automatic? Just wondering....
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    how does it run? and will u guys sale these in the future?
    is it still a manual and what tranny did u use?
    and whatever other info u wanna share!

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    Is it me or you used the A20A distributor to make it run???

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    Damn that looks nice in that engine bay! You got a 5 speed on that mofo right? I need one of those motors, do a dyno run and get us some track times!!!

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    What's with the vacuum advance on the distributor? Is that the distributor that came with the engine or did you use one from another car? JDM Accord B20A's came only with electronic ignition(no vacuum advance). Unless, your B20A is from a 2nd gen Prelude, which did have vacuum advance.
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    well maybe he used the distrubutor from the Prelude and therefore he was able to keep the A20A ECU.......

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    im still debating whether to save for a b16a swap or a b20a swap,

    the b20a looks tempting because it'd be cheaper, and has more torque and low end power.


    but the b16 looks tempting because its got VTEC and the aftermarket support for it is sweet!

    ahh! However though, depending who you talk to around here the price of a b20a + transmission is roughly $1600, which isn't bad, considering it'll bolt in while the b16a would cost more, but still require more capital to be spent to get it to sit in.

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    looks great! please get us some real numbers on this engine.
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    Looks good! I am also interested in what you did to get the ignition system working.
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    I wonder why mike has chosen not to reply to his own posting?
    I know he has been on the board since he posted this. Mike?
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    nice

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    Where did you get the engine and how much was it? I have been trying to find one of those bastards forever... The theory is I'll have the money by the time I find one :P Anyway let me know whatever you can and approximate cost USD. Thanks!
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    Originally posted by toastyghost
    Where did you get the engine and how much was it? I have been trying to find one of those bastards forever... The theory is I'll have the money by the time I find one :P Anyway let me know whatever you can and approximate cost USD. Thanks!
    Import....look at buying from a country where the USD has strong buying power.

    I found a b20a here + transmission for $1500 , so that'd be about $750 + shipping and handling.

    look around japanese importer and shit...
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    How do I get in touch with these people? I have tried "import parts" places and they are for foreign-brand USDM vehicles mostly. Those that actually IMPORT their imported parts either don't know what I'm talking about at all, or think I'm talking about a Prelude or CR-V motor, or know what the engine I want is and can't get it. I don't know what to do about this except keep looking, which hasn't been working out too well. Could you give me the web link or email of someone in Australia that would ship what I want overseas for $700 (USD) + S/H? :)
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    AND NZ :p

    There are some second hand ones in the trade and exchange(buy/swap mag) here for three hundred dollars n.z(150 us)


    just not sure the condition

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    is that out of a prelude? if so what year? what motor mounts did you use? also what axles? help. i'm thinking more on this than on the b16. which would be faster?
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    Its the JDM Accord motor...well, the Accord 2.0SI. It makes 160hp on Japanese gas, but we have yet to see what one can do here in the states.
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    Here's the quick rundown of why the B20A rapes the B16A in the poop-chute (er.. manifold? how does a fucking car poop anyway?): first of all Jap gas is higher octane than US gas, which makes no sense to me since they also have more rigorous emissions standards. (Please note my ability to miraculously use "sense" and "since" correctly in the same sentence. Yay me.) More octane going in equals more oxide coming out, right? Anyway, assuming you could get the approximate performance out of the B20A here that you could in Japan, then it's far superior to the B16A. They have the same horsepower but the B16A has about 30 ft-lbs less torque. I believe the exact numbers are 140 and 111... Anyway, I'm not sure why the B20A has so much better torque conversion but it's probably got something to do with the fact that the Accord is a heavier car than the Civic or CRX for which the B16A was originally designed. You need more torque to move a bigger car. Couple the greater torque with the ease/cost advantage of the B20A swap into our cars... ladies and gentleman, I think we have a winner. IF you can find one that is.. which seems to be a problem as I'm finding out. :( Now if you're planning on dropping not only a couple grand on the swap but also an additional couple grand on mods, the B16A might be more worthwhile simply because you can get pretty simple bolt-on shit because the aftermarket support is great, whereas the B20A will need a lot of custom-fab or imported shit. And they're still making B16A's in a form compatible to the old ones (the Civic Si and DOHC Del Sol are two recent examples), while the B20A in it's 3G form at least is more or less extinct. I also just noticed this post has a couple of anyways, which means I'm going on unrelated tangents. Oh well, it's late and I'm a fuckup, you'll deal..
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    Ouch, I seem to have Bumped my tHrEAD.
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    Are we ever going to know what is the distributor from??

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    Just to let you guys know, I saw the Open-loop crew at Sacramento Raceway yesterday and the B20 Hatch hit 15.7. Gordon is looking for better though, as that was only his second run with the new engine. 4th gen Accord ran 14.7 with some traction problems, thats what 2.2 liters of pure Honda torque will do though.

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