What is a A20A1 ENGINE?

[Acidbath88accordlx]

What is it american or jap or what? Does come stock in our cars? I'm confused! BTW - You can stop laughing now, I Bought it that way

[FyreDaug]

That is an american engine. A20A1 is what you have in the engine bay there.

Came stock in all 86-89 accords unless its fuel injected, then its A20A3

[shepherd79]

A20A1 is US model engine. it is carbed motor and it was stock in DX and LX models. LXI models had A20A3 which was EFI motor.

You can convert carbed accord into EFI accord, but it will take some money and time. there is more about it in how to section.

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Cool now all my prayers are answered and I can start pricing a boneyard engine... Uh.. are there many engine parts for this engine? (i.e. cam, lifters, pistons, etc.)

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Keeping carbed (I hate computers)

[phrenology]

OOooooH Dude I hope you find that search tool before the flame buzzards get to you, LOL...There is a lot of info to look through on this forum.

[lostforawhile]

bad news your carb is computered mine is the bs engine, same basic thing but according to some of my records i've got the compression is slightly different. this would be a good question for this thread. my hatch says made in japan but a lot of the sedans were made in the us in marysville ohio, and say made in usa under the hood. was that the split? the hatches made in japan while the sedans were made here? would that explain why some were bs and some were a20

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Ok I'll start searching... lol

[phrenology]

bad news your carb is computered mine is the bs engine, same basic thing but according to some of my records i've got the compression is slightly different. this would be a good question for this thread. my hatch says made in japan but a lot of the sedans were made in the us in marysville ohio, and say made in usa under the hood. was that the split? the hatches made in japan while the sedans were made here? would that explain why some were bs and some were a20

BS is just an early A20 designation. All Japanese built Accords will start with a J-VIN# and the US start with 1-VIN#...BS and BT are just early codes. Some 86s have either BS or A20.

[SteveDX89]

Cool now all my prayers are answered and I can start pricing a boneyard engine... Uh.. are there many engine parts for this engine? (i.e. cam, lifters, pistons, etc.)

No, you pretty much can't get jack for A20 motors. BTW, overhead cam engines don't have lifters.

[lostforawhile]

OOooooH Dude I hope you find that search tool before the flame buzzards get to you, LOL...There is a lot of info to look through on this forum.

yup yup yup I'm a flame buzzard better search george

[Acidbath88accordlx]

Well that sucks....