Guest Sick_Boy13 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I got a new swap going now. My friend has taken the motor out his CRX and hes been looking around at doing a swap. He not sure about waht he can swap into it besides the b16. Wondering what is a good big motor that he can really get some major power out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Tim Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Go K series... Just gotta weld in new motor mounts, and fabricate a new shifter thingamabob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 This should be non-tech as it isn't Z related at all. Moving... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCchris Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Lots of Honda sites out there. Try honda-tech. I'll bet they will be happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Tim Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Lots of Honda sites out there. Try honda-tech. I'll bet they will be happy to help. They'll tell him to search LOL... But yea... you can go to http://www.honda-tech.com and do a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCchris Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 They'll tell him to search LOL... I knew that...........lol, I own a couple of hondas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firm Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Actually now you have just about any number of options. The b16 is a semi-cheap and pretty popular because of it, and has a whole lot of aftermarket support. The people looking for a little more usually go for the b18c5 swap and then boost it, which would be more than enough power for a crx. Personally, if I were to boost I would go with the jdm h22a. It has a little more tq and about the same amount of hp as the b18c5. The swap is really popular in the 90-92 accord scene with some pretty decent results. If I were going to go n/a I would go with the k20a2 with the full skunk2 catalog and kpro. If you'd like to know more about something specific please feel free to ask.. I've been around b16 swapped crx's and hatches in the past and around swapped hondas for a good amount of time now. A lot of people will say to go K before you go B, which I would tell you the same thing except the aftermarket support for the B is great and the parts tend to be a bit cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 H22 is tough to fit into a CRX though from what i hear. I was going to put a B18B into mine (i believe that's the engine code for the 95 LS non-vtec, this was some years ago) and boost that, but the car suffered spectacular and catastrophic engine failure of its built 1.6 single cam, and i ended up unloading it. I had the engine and the turbo, but nothing else really. I bought my first 280z after that and haven't looked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted March 5, 2008 Administrators Share Posted March 5, 2008 If this was a car and/or engine swap that is rare, not covered well already on the internet, etc, we would turn a blind eye and let it run its course. A Honda CRX engine swap isn’t going to be hard to find info about, As such… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 for a moment I feared this would be about putting a crx engine into a Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 for a moment I feared this would be about putting a crx engine into a Z I like the other way around, He was looking for good power right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemicalblue Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sad part is you can make allot more power out of a 4cyl Honda motor than you can with an L28. bums me out all the time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Dunny lolly!!! BWAHAHAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Braap where do you get all those pictures? I really liked the picture of the "ban" button on the keyboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemicalblue Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Dunny lolly!!! BWAHAHAHA! Im still not sure how the admins came up with this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sad part is you can make allot more power out of a 4cyl Honda motor than you can with an L28. bums me out all the time..... I don't understand the point you were trying to make... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firm Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 By the way, a place that I've heard a lot of good things about is www.hmotorsonline.com . And another thing that I would say is that if the h22 does seem to be a tough fit into the crx, I would consider a k24 with a k20a2 head. That way you would have vtakk and a low cr that's perfect for boost. I know that a k24 longblock can be had for pretty cheap as long as you don't look for the one out of the acura tsx. The rsx-s 6 speed transmission bolts right up (if I'm not mistaken) to the k24 out of the honda cr-v/element too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 People had commented jokingly that if he wanted lots of power hed put in a L motor. He was just pointing out that its sad that most 4cyl hondas can make power alot easier than an L series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight-z Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 K sieres will cost more than a b18c R engine + the requre the special mounts ,I think their might be issuses with clearance like the h22. the b18c is 197-200hp and the Ka24 is 215-220hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firm Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Actually, the k24 has several variants that go from about 160hp to 220hp. The k24a2 is the motor out of the Acura TSX and it makes about 220hp and (obviously) has a higher compression ratio so it's not really that popular among the guys looking for boost, while the k24a1 (out of the cr-v) seems to be quite a bit cheaper and handles boost a whole lot better due to the lower cr. The most popular thing, as I mentioned before, is to throw in a k24a1 longblock with a k20a2 head, k20a2 tranny, then boost and tune with Hondata kpro. If you're looking for a tranny that would bolt up and has an lsd stock there's always the k20a trans or the k20z3 trans, both of which should bolt up without a problem. I personally would stay away from the k20z3 transmission because there's a design flaw in it that causes extensive 3rd gear problems. As for the B series, I really don't know all that much so I can't really comment.. The extent of my honda knowledge ends at the k series, . For the record, I think that a built/tuned k20a2 would be awesome in a crx. Think about it, you'd end up somewhere around 300whp and have a 9k rpm redline in a 2000lb car. It's like a go-cart that sounds like a pissed off weedeater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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