Just wondering if any of you K series guys know what is entailed in transplanting a 2005 Accord K24 into a 2002 RSX.
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Yes the k24 can fit into any RSX. All RSX's use the k20 engine. Both the k24 & the k20 have the same engine mounts. The only thing you'll need to do is use the k24's cross beam. k24 are a bit taller than the k20. If you don't use the cross beam from k24 ... then you can't close the hood properly on the RSX. You could fabricate a custom hole/vent in the RSX hood or go build a fiberglass hood with a bit of a hump on it.The other think to worry about is that the engine from the TSX (k24a2) is very different from the k24's from Accord, Element, CRX. Mainly, the k24a2 uses fly by wire, so you'll have to not only use the k24a2 ecu, but also convert a bunch of stuff to deactivate the fly by wire feature.
Will except K20 head (straight bolt on), yes/no and why.
K24A1 (crv) - yes
New Compression Ratio:
K24A2 (tsx) - yes
New Compression Ratio: Around 10.2:1 ?
*K24A3 (element) - no, valve clearance issues
New Compression Ratio: As stock cannot be used, compression depends on choice of aftermarket.
*K24A4 (accord) - no, valve clearance issues
New Compression Ratio: As stock cannot be used, compression depends on choice of aftermarket.
lol, man i love trying to do research on hondas
half the people don't know wtf they are talking about
gotta love it right?