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Enter the K - K K20 Motor Swap Madness

Text By , Photography by Brian Gillespie, Frank Balogh

This side-by-side comparison of a D16A6 and K20A3 illustrates the motors' different orientations. Notice the K motor has been clocked 180 degrees; the intake and alternator are on the front, and the unit leans backward instead of forward.

This compares the H22 (on the right) and K20 from the crank pulley end. Both motors are approximately the same height, and both lean backward. This image shows how much more compact the K20 engine is compared to the H22.

Hasport's K-powered Jackson Racing supercharged CRX


Left: A Type R Head, Right: An Accord Head
Notice the round devices by each pair of valves on the front head. These are the lost motion spring assemblies for the VTEC rockers. This is also why you can't simply bolt a VTEC valve train into your K20 head; there is no place for the lost motion spring assemblies.

Hasport rear transmission mounts

Hasport's EK wiring subharness

Here's a close up of two ECU plugs. A&B plugs are part of the K-series engine harness, while the E-plug (right) is part of the Hasport subharness.

This 2001 Civic swapped in a TSX K24 using a Hasport ESK24 mount kit. This car is using a dead-end-style fuel system where the regulator is before the rail.

This is the looped-style fuel system where the regulator is after the fuel rail.

If you want to omit EGR such as on a turbo application you can make a block-off plate like the one shown here.

The RSX shift box and cables are installed in this 2001 Civic.

Hasport's K-series cable-to-hydro conversion kit was used to swap a K20 into this '91 CRX Si (EF).


Hasport Performance
602/470-0065
www.hasport.com


AEM
310/484-2322
www.aempower.com


Hondata Inc
310/782-8278
www.hondata.com


Jackson racing
888/888-4079
www.jacksonracing.com

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