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    k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    my friend owns a shop and has a k20 with 25,xxx miles and he will sell my everything in it for dirt cheap i wannna know if it willl even be possable???!!

    help lol



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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    oh its might be possible but thing is money parts and time and i have a feeling some people might flame you but dont take it in a bad way go to the search and type in k20 swap

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    yeah it is possible. but you need lots of time and money, and you will be the first to do it.

    you can put a k20 in most other ondas now because companys make mounts for them.

    but there arent any for the 3gee.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    here yah go now its time for you to read im only helping this once and next time just search bro

    https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthrea...light=K20+swap

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    yeah i reallly think that would be cool and its a great motor i can costom fab cayse my friends dad has a machine shop

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by Shyboy88Lx-i View Post
    here yah go now its time for you to read im only helping this once and next time just search bro

    https://www.3geez.com/forum/showthrea...light=K20+swap
    lol thank you im new at this lol i willl start looking around before i post lol

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by 89nooby View Post
    yeah i reallly think that would be cool and its a great motor i can costom fab cayse my friends dad has a machine shop
    thats good man just make sure you have a second car to be driving cause this might take a while and post pics as you go if you can

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    You are going to have disasters with certain things:

    -Axles
    -Hood/ground clearance
    -Mounts
    -Management
    -Physical position in engine bay

    Go hard.
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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    yeah thats what im thinking lol my friend is selling his dc2 and they already have everything made for that swap i might buy his dc2 and swap it lol just for the simplicty factor lol make his slow dc into a quick one make him feel bad lol

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by dacantu View Post
    yeah it is possible. but you need lots of time and money, and you will be the first to do it.

    you can put a k20 in most other ondas now because companys make mounts for them.

    but there arent any for the 3gee.
    gose the same for the 1g crx's and 3g civic's.

    They hate people with carbs lol

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by Ichiban View Post
    You are going to have disasters with certain things:

    -Axles
    -Hood/ground clearance
    -Mounts
    -Management
    -Physical position in engine bay

    Go hard.
    axel's you could contact www.driveshaftshop.com or www.gaterracingaxles.com i got some custom made for the A20 that hold 600whp from driveshaftshop but they also cost 850 plus shipping and tax.

    the hardest part is the position in the engine bay, you can always cut a hole in the hood if you have to.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    I think it would be interesting to see but for the amount of time you would spend doing that I think other engines would be easier.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    buy it from him and then trade with some one with a gsr engine and then just get some mounts and drop in the gsr into the 3gee...much easyer to swap and you can get cheap bolt ons on it that make it a desent engine

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by MessyHonda View Post
    buy it from him and then trade with some one with a gsr engine and then just get some mounts and drop in the gsr into the 3gee...much easyer to swap and you can get cheap bolt ons on it that make it a desent engine
    i'm with messy on this i think the k motor sits to far forward in the bay so it might not fit, but hey i you what to try it would be wicked to see someone with it done!

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    if they can fit an eg they can fit an accord

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Vato go for it I saw a 240 with a v8 and a metro with a b16 in the junk yard the other day so you can do this just money and time some brains an you will be fine , O some one toll me that you can probably get some other heads for that about the clerance .
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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    if you're even asking the answer is you probably don't possess the skills necessary or the funds to do said swap. good luck.
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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    The engine is really tall. Your oilpan will hang low because of where you need to place the transaxle for proper alignment.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    do you think that it is bigger then the CL 3.2? because I know a guy when i lived in Vancouver WA. with one in a 92 civic. is the 3g that much shallower then a civic?

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Only way to tell is to get out the measureing tape and check I think.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnBoy View Post
    do you think that it is bigger then the CL 3.2? because I know a guy when i lived in Vancouver WA. with one in a 92 civic. is the 3g that much shallower then a civic?
    Yes. The hood is also lower than the Civic's.

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    well the hood he could cut, but the ground to oil pan for the axels to be lined up right?

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    mount it on a angle or something

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    Re: k20 swap into 89 accord hatch???

    Quote Originally Posted by Ichiban View Post
    You are going to have disasters with certain things:

    -Axles
    -Hood/ground clearance
    -Mounts
    -Management
    -Physical position in engine bay

    Go hard.
    axle problems can be solved by position, but options for position are limited.

    Mounts - fab some

    Hood - take it off, or mock up a hood and cut out where you need clearance for the head/valve cover/IM. Then use that as a stencil for YOUR hood (so your hood looks good, and it doesnt matter if you mess up the other)

    Ground - meh

    Management - kpro, and wire in all of your own harness with a K series fuse block, etc.

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