K20 NSX...........

[Axix23]

i think it looks nasty sidwinder manifold FTW

[K20Z1]

i have a k20, give me that setup lol

[CHADbee]

~starts looking for NSX shell~

[Vteckidd]

Theres prob a good reason for it. Weight , availability of parts, power potential, Cost, etc.

Sure the INITIAL cost is alot, but if this is some road racing car, he could potentially be going through 3-10 motors a season.

Its MUCH cheaper and economical to replace the K20 than it is an NSX motor.

[CHADbee]

Theres prob a good reason for it. Weight , availability of parts, power potential, Cost, etc.

Sure the INITIAL cost is alot, but if this is some road racing car, he could potentially be going through 3-10 motors a season.

Its MUCH cheaper and economical to replace the K20 than it is an NSX motor.

you dont know what your talking about n00b

call me when you get a chance, if you can post something up for me it would be appreciated.

[Vteckidd]

and think about it, its a V6, so theres 2 OF EVERYTHING. 2 Headgaskets, 2 Manifolds, 2 heads, etc.

Its much simpler to eliminate all that down to a single 4 cylinder engine.

I dunno makes perfect sense to me

[Thighs]

Theres prob a good reason for it. Weight , availability of parts, power potential, Cost, etc.

Sure the INITIAL cost is alot, but if this is some road racing car, he could potentially be going through 3-10 motors a season.

Its MUCH cheaper and economical to replace the K20 than it is an NSX motor.

i think the big bottle of nitrous rules it out as a dedicated road racing car... lol. unless some time attack classes let you spray?

[Vteckidd]

i think the big bottle of nitrous rules it out as a dedicated road racing car... lol. unless some time attack classes let you spray?

man its a bottle just hanging out no lines or anything. Could be a prop.

Maybe its someones drag car?

Maybe its just a play toy

[CHADbee]

maybe its there to spool the turbo....

[greasemunkey]

if your not all caught up in OMG its an nsx keep it oem! then its a sweet idea. id be like wtf? that's cool. you wouldn't see it anywhere else

[Mike Lowrey]

That swap is pure fail.

[Jecht]

Interesting... lol

[eg mike]

neat.


wish I had tons of money to blow away

[B00STedSvT]

That swap is pure fail.

^^That post is Pure Fail

[matthewAPM]

Dont rule out the Time Attack thing yet. There are some TA cars in UK that have the bottle.

As for the K20, its a great idea. Im sure it weighs less then the 6 that came in it, they can mount it lower in the car being that they had to use custom motor mounts, and its way cheaper to build a K20 then the original motor

[CHADbee]

That swap is pure fail.

Now back up, put the gun down, and get me a pack of Tropical Fruit Bubblicious

[greasemunkey]

Now back up, put the gun down, and get me a pack of Tropical Fruit Bubblicious

haha

[BAHHHHHH!!!!]

thats strange

[csmiths]

i can see someone doing this if it was one of the older models with the relativly weak hp 3.0, but idk if you have an nsx then you should have the money to do whatever the hell you want to it.

[VTECking]

Maybe the picked up the NSX w/no motor? Thats the only excuse I could think for them doing this.

[1989_crx_si]

The only thing I got from the owner was that it was a track car. For someone to do this it should be weight savings and a cheaper build. I've seen NSX basically stripped to about 2400 lbs as track cars so how much lighter is this setup? Maybe a a few hundred pounds lighters? I need to find out how much these two motors weigh.

[yeaiwonder88]

Not much at all....this is pointless the hp turbo hit made 600 hp on stock nsx motor...so yea..

[redrumracer]

MAYBE for more engine space. just a thought.

[Axix23]

Not much at all....this is pointless the hp turbo hit made 600 hp on stock nsx motor...so yea..

tuning cability on a k20 with hondata is far superior than a stock nsx motor

[mirz833]

wow

[2turbo4u]

Maybe the owner was tired of dropping the motor to fix things?

[Got Milk?]

lol wut?

why swap in a k20? wtf. who ever did that burn in hell bitch

[speedminded]

I posted this idea years ago on here lol! Can't search for the thread because NSX and K20 are both less than 4 characters. I'm glad somebody has FINALLY did it.

Eventually somebody's going to figure out how to build a sub-frame from scratch and mount an LSX in one...I've researched the dimensions on just about every mid engine V8 production car built, studying the gear boxes of each to see if it would be possible to work in an NSX. fail lol!

[TallGuy]

Not my thing but looks good

[speedminded]

Not my thing but looks good

I want your car with an LS7, BBS LM's, JIC Coil-overs, & synthetic suede interior. :boobies:

[WalkS]

Cool! I would do it, If I had money to waste. But building a k series is much cheaper than the v6. I say it's probably a 35r turbo, so maybe the hp range will be in the 400-500 range and plus the nitrous.

[1989_crx_si]

I wouldn't do it and I got 2 sitting in my garage. The only reason that will even cross my mind is if I found a cheap chassis. It's about $10k for a 3.2 litre and 6 speed tranny and a little cheaper for a 3.0 and 5 speed. Say if it didn't have a motor I'll probably put $10k into the fabricating a K series/turbo into the chassis I might consider doing. If the NSX has a motor already it'll cost $10k for a lovefab kit (450 WHP) or $8k HP kit (600 WHP) to make an NSX a 10 second 1/4 dragster and a great track car. Overall you will not be able to sell a K20 NSX the same price as a stock NSX.

[Ol' Gregg]

BALLIN!!! you can make 400-600 hp reliable hp with a k motor...... With the 6 you can only make about 350-400 and have a good amount of problems with the car..... and its alot more to fix. The k motor is lighter and face it, easier to work on

[bigdare23]

LAME! K is the swap of the decade in integra and civic chassis, not NSX chassis.

Just why? The NSX is already a pretty balanced car, therefore throwing the K in it could jeopardize the handling of the car. If money is problem, get out of the game! Don't buy a car, you can't maintain.

[LongLiveH2b]

i think the nsx's were made 50/50 weight and i think throwin in a K series just threw it off, well wouldnt be bad if it was just a drag car by lightening it up, but still somethin diff. is always nice to see

[DieselNuts]

research man. this is 2009. not everyone have LOG manifold anymore.

my bad, I don't like Hondas anyway, so why would I do research on them?

[JITB]

the sound?
The displacement?
the torque?


i dont approve... but its a nice plan..

[matthewAPM]

i think the nsx's were made 50/50 weight and i think throwin in a K series just threw it off, well wouldnt be bad if it was just a drag car by lightening it up, but still somethin diff. is always nice to see

yep, 50/50. BUT if you can move some stuff around and keep the 50/50 with less weight....well then you did something worth doing.

Its things like this that win races...

[speedminded]

LAME! K is the swap of the decade in integra and civic chassis, not NSX chassis.

Just why? The NSX is already a pretty balanced car, therefore throwing the K in it could jeopardize the handling of the car. If money is problem, get out of the game! Don't buy a car, you can't maintain.

How many NSX's have you seen on a road course? How many NSX's do you see successful on road courses? They're twitchy just like the S2k and cost ALOT to maintain. Like VTECKIDD said, two of everything on the engine. You can get them for under $20k. I almost bought a one owner '91 with all maintenance records in '03 with 99k miles for $18k, immaculate condition. There was no way I could get a loan on a 13 year old car and I wished I traded my Land Rover in on it!

I can promise you reducing weight near the CENTER of a car is not going to jeopardize anything...it is a mid-engine car remember? lol! I've seen chassis' go for under under $10k years ago so it's really nothing that special other than a really nice aluminum unibody to start a project with.

[Bigt8aford]

let the man finish his work before we judge... but good luck with that, kinda like the new direction, maybe post up some more info on the project