The word on honda-tech is the K20 is lighter than any B swap. Although, i have yet to accumulate hard proof of this. Also, im not going to go get the swap to weigh it myself…if only that residual cash grew on trees :nuts:
So if anyone has known of or seen any real world weights to prove that the K20’s are lighter than B’s, then i might settle my grudge and do one in an EF or something.
A local shop in NC weighed them I believe and said the same thing though I dont remember the weights. Hasport started making K-series mounts for Ef’s. I know thats not alot of help but its better then nothing.
fawk, if they really are lighter than maybe i will look into it. The only way that i’ll do it is in another stripped down EF b/c thats just cool…ok, not really.
in theory the motors with accessories weight the same but when you get rid of ac and ps which you have to to put a k in any other chasis you would lose the weight and they do also have advantages for handling the weight is more evenly distributed since the k’s sit on the passanger side as opposed to all the b,k,d,f series sitting on the driver side
if i had the 4-5 k’s to do the swap my civic would sure have one in it cant beat droping a motor in to a civic and running low 14’s
well… i’d say no b/c since the motor is backwards (intake in the front/exhaust in the back) that pushes the entire setup more forward hurting the total weight distribution. An H22a for example leans back instead of forward like a B helping it just a little in compinsating for the H22’s weight over a B.
If i had 5k to do a swap, i’d spend 2500 on bolting an h22a in, and 2500 boosting it…then it would go 12’s instead of 14’s. Thats just my $.01
it being on the other side is good for the weight dist.,but it only matters if you’re autoX’ing. for drag, the motor has little, if any, advantages over an h22. personally, i’d take a turbo b18b for the that price any day
H22 is 2500 for the motor not including mounts, exhaust, etc…that is a 4000 dollar swap once it is all said and done. and the H22 has some WEAK cylinder walls