98 Civic EX K20 Swap Thread - Project Track-ho

[projecthatch92]

those tires look beefy on your car!

[dkg33]

loving those rims bro especially black

[honda_mental]

I'm trying to transform my lil' ol 97 civic lx with a K20. I have to weigh some differences out for now. I do have enough money to spend on some things so it'll get going.

[dkg33]

Originally Posted by projecthatch92

those tires look beefy on your car!

BEEFY TIRES FTW!

[kommon_sense]

I may need to end up getting bigger tires down the road. Right now, I'm doing 205/50/15. I might need to go with 225/50/15. Next tire will definitely be a Toyo R888.

Originally Posted by honda_mental

I'm trying to transform my lil' ol 97 civic lx with a K20. I have to weigh some differences out for now. I do have enough money to spend on some things so it'll get going.

Feel free to ask any questions you have about doing the swap. I honestly would *NOT* recommend it to anyone who didn't have a specific purpose for the car. I couldn't get what I wanted out of a b-series, but the k-series fit the bill. I'd been around track in an ITR w/b18c5 and I just wasn't impressed. There is still room for improvement on my current setup, but it made me giggle like a school girl

[CamryCivicMan68]

Any plans for turboing that k-20 of yours in the future?

[kommon_sense]

Nope, no plans to boost. Boost on a track car that spends most of its time > 7k rpms is asking for headaches. One of the main reasons I went k20 instead of a b-series is that I wanted good, simple, headache-free power. I also would not have a linear powerband with a turbo.

I still have a few items in the works for power, but nothing big and I'm keeping it n/a

[dkg33]

Originally Posted by kommon_sense

Nope, no plans to boost. Boost on a track car that spends most of its time > 7k rpms is asking for headaches. One of the main reasons I went k20 instead of a b-series is that I wanted good, simple, headache-free power. I also would not have a linear powerband with a turbo.

I still have a few items in the works for power, but nothing big and I'm keeping it n/a

your the man!!!

[CamryCivicMan68]

Alright, kommon sense, since you seem like the expert around here, im going to ask you what you think, should i turbo my b18c5 type-r or leave it n/a.

[dkg33]

dude kommon sense knows all !

[spooledbseries]

Originally Posted by CamryCivicMan68

Alright, kommon sense, since you seem like the expert around here, im going to ask you what you think, should i turbo my b18c5 type-r or leave it n/a.

boost that bitch

[kommon_sense]

Originally Posted by CamryCivicMan68

Alright, kommon sense, since you seem like the expert around here, im going to ask you what you think, should i turbo my b18c5 type-r or leave it n/a.

It really depends on what you want out of the car. I want a track car, so boost isn't an option.

[dkg33]

Originally Posted by spooledbseries

boost that bitch

boost ftmfw! :-D