k20 swap

[Steve_Si]

i find it funny how you see most these engine swap threads that just go on & on and never see anything done

Then get one of those 220HP K20A engines, from the DC5R or 7th gen Euro-R and put it in your 3g

[A18A]

ill just stick to my b20, costs me nothing

[Legend_master]

ill just stick to my b20, costs me nothing

for the USA.

[evil88accordLX]

Your right. It's not the engine rotation spinning backwards. Its that the transmission spins a different direction, so the engine can be mounted a different direction and the exhaust flows better. Also you are correct about nto needing the subframe either.
, do something about it .

this came from an article written in 2001 about the introduction of the new RSX
" Look under the hood of the RSX and you'll notice a major difference from its Integra predecessor and even other Hondas: the transmission (not engine) is sitting on the driver's side, and the intake manifold is up front. Honda says this places the exhaust manifold closer to the catalyst for quicker light-off and lower emissions. Oddly, this is the opposite of the layout used in its Global Compact Platform stablemate, the Civic, which was new last year.

That's because the Civic was the first out of the gate, and Honda chose to introduce the car with an "old" engine design rather than hold it for the new generation, "NP2" engines. By 2003, the NP2 four-cylinders, which rotate in the opposite direction of traditional Honda engines, will be found across-the-board. And this will force cars like the Accord, which has both four- and six-cylinder engines to redirect the rotation of its V6s."

[Legend_master]

this came from an article written in 2001 about the introduction of the new RSX
" Look under the hood of the RSX and you'll notice a major difference from its Integra predecessor and even other Hondas: the transmission (not engine) is sitting on the driver's side, and the intake manifold is up front. Honda says this places the exhaust manifold closer to the catalyst for quicker light-off and lower emissions. Oddly, this is the opposite of the layout used in its Global Compact Platform stablemate, the Civic, which was new last year.
That's because the Civic was the first out of the gate, and Honda chose to introduce the car with an "old" engine design rather than hold it for the new generation, "NP2" engines. By 2003, the NP2 four-cylinders, which rotate in the opposite direction of traditional Honda engines, will be found across-the-board. And this will force cars like the Accord, which has both four- and six-cylinder engines to redirect the rotation of its V6s."

Yes this is true, but the direction of the engine is changed due to the engine being turned around and the tranny rotating the other way. The rotating assembly can spin either way, but when you spin the crank the wrong way it will loosen the timing belt, or chain in this instants.

[snoopyloopy]

this came from an article written in 2001 about the introduction of the new RSX
" Look under the hood of the RSX and you'll notice a major difference from its Integra predecessor and even other Hondas: the transmission (not engine) is sitting on the driver's side, and the intake manifold is up front. Honda says this places the exhaust manifold closer to the catalyst for quicker light-off and lower emissions. Oddly, this is the opposite of the layout used in its Global Compact Platform stablemate, the Civic, which was new last year.
That's because the Civic was the first out of the gate, and Honda chose to introduce the car with an "old" engine design rather than hold it for the new generation, "NP2" engines. By 2003, the NP2 four-cylinders, which rotate in the opposite direction of traditional Honda engines, will be found across-the-board. And this will force cars like the Accord, which has both four- and six-cylinder engines to redirect the rotation of its V6s."

ok, how are they determining the direction of turn? if you're standing at the front of the car looking under the hood, then of course, since the k-series sits on the other side of the bay, it's turning "backwards." but put them both on a stand. does it rotate towards the intake ports or away? i'm inclined to think they both rotate the same way, just one is turned around in the engine bay. and i've heard of people swapping k-series head on the h-series block since the k head flows more. wouldn't be possible if the k-series didn't turn the same way.

[2ndGenGuy]

The engine is always going to spin the same direction that the wheels are turning. Since the exhaust and intake are on the opposite sides, I guess technically the engine is spinning backwards when compared to the old Honda engines. And that's only if it's not in the car. If you put them both up on the engine stands, and oriented the exhaust and intakes on the same sides, then fired them up, you'd probably see them spinning opposite directions. If you oriented them as though they were in the car next to eachother, they'd spin the same direction.

[evil88accordLX]

ok, how are they determining the direction of turn? if you're standing at the front of the car looking under the hood, then of course, since the k-series sits on the other side of the bay, it's turning "backwards." but put them both on a stand. does it rotate towards the intake ports or away? i'm inclined to think they both rotate the same way, just one is turned around in the engine bay. and i've heard of people swapping k-series head on the h-series block since the k head flows more. wouldn't be possible if the k-series didn't turn the same way.

if you have each engine on a stand and are looking at them, one rotates clockwise and one counter clockwise. if they spun the same direction, you could turn a b16 around backwards in the engine bay. but if you did that, you would have 5 reverse gears.
looking at the front of each engine, they both have intake on the right and exhaust on the left. you can swap the heads from one to another as long as you bring the dizzy with it. this keeps the firing order correct for the head. it doesnt matter which way the head spins because the valves are still going to work the same no matter which way the head spins..

[stat1K]

sorry to bump kind of an old thread but this one really did make me die a little inside. i remember when i joined the board and everyone was like omg omg omg omg b series... now to say k series wtf are these nubs on. that's all.