is this a good price

[euro69]

hi,
After selling my S2000, im planning to start on my new project car, but was wondering if this is a good price. i got quoted $6500 for a K20A engine fitted and running gears.
i would like to know if this is a good price or too much.
motor and running gear will be fitted to a EG civic.
also would like to know if this is legal and would be register for everyday use.

thankz
ps mods can move if in the wrong section

[destrukshn]

k20a fitted into a eg for 6.5k? is that even possible?
=/
if it is true, then what are you waiting for? go do it!
lol.

[euro69]

engine and running gear is from a mte who owns a import wrecking place, and thats the price he gave me.

[destrukshn]

would be legal i would assume if you get it engineered

[civicVI]

everythings done for $6500? include fitting??

[euro69]

yes
he told me supply and fitted.
as i dont really know how much these are going on the market, thats y i posted up here for ppl opinoins.

[destrukshn]

jeebus, pass that offer to me, and i'll do it next week.
lol.
=/

[destrukshn]

dirt cheap..considering, k20a half cuts go for about 8g's+ as i have heard

[euro69]

well it wasnt my first choice.
i was after the 1.8 type r motor but he didnt have them in stock.
was given a choice of the 1.6 vtec for $3500 fitted and running gears or $6500 for the K20A+running gear.
but firstly i had to see if it was a good price or not.

[destrukshn]

go for the k20a.
=)
the b16a sounds good for 3.5 fitted as well.

[Zdster]

That is an excellent price. I was told to dump one of these into an ek you would be looking in the region of 10g's +.

[euro69]

well i guess it the K20A motor i will be getting then. thankz to all.
since my S2K will be going tomorrow. i think i better start looking for the rolling shell ay.
shouldnt be to hard to find.
what kinda power does this engine give out?(stock and modded)
im trying to get the most power out of this motor without going turbo.

[revNhevN]

awesome price. i want one.

[xtercii]

fark that sounds like too good to be true, you can buy the engine and sell it and you will make 4Gz...

[euro69]

nah....
i think his doing it that price as we are good mates.
wouldn't wanna do that to a mate if he gave me a good price.

[civicVI]

its really cheap! i was get a cost for a B16a engine with fitting in one Trader of ozhonda. They need me $7500!! ....... But my EG is GL 1.5 run on carby!
Do it now!! don't wait!
where is your Location?

[euro69]

Bonnyrigg. next to liverpool for those who dont know.

[kongfu]

K20a go for it. 6.5k is cheap!.

[euro69]

thankz for all the help ppls.
since everyone says it dirt cheap, i've decided to go ahead and get the motor and running gear first.
all i need to do now is to find a decent EG civic to buy.
once the S2K is gone i will be able to buy the EG.
what price range are they going for.

[civicCXI]

care to share ur mate's contact details? i want one too :)

As for buying eg, i suggest u buy the one with very high km on the clock since u r going to swap the engine and everything anyway, shoud be between $7000-$9000

[defect]

6.5k is so bloody cheap. This friend of yours fitting the motor etc, is he from campbelltown?

[Q_ball]

If you dont get it, Ill get the engine! lol

[bennjamin]

prices can be too good to be true :)
I see alot of shortcuts in this process ~ the engine + halfcut goes for more like $6-8k...let along labour + custom mounts + etc etc etc...

[euro69]

DEFECT: no not from campbelltown.
half cut was already purchase today.
now to find a EG civic.....

[xtercii]

keep us updated and show us some pictures buddy...

[euro69]

sure will do.
will post once everything is done...

[matt]

what kinda power does this engine give out?(stock and modded)


K20A's are 162kw and 206nm stock.
as for modded depends on what you put on obviously but like all k-series they do respond well to mods.

[thaizeg]

is it a JDM K20A?... coz as far as i know AUDM ones are 147kw at the fly

[matt]

jusging by the discussion and that his mate owns an import place i would say its a JDM motor, though i could be wrong.
im well aware AUDM are 147kw, i have one hehe...

[simbadda54]

um, 13 sec quarter...

[defect]

Damn your lucky, ill buy a eg too if I could find a k20 for that cheap.

[Paul1985]

its gonna cost you more than $6.5.
He is obviously selling the half-cut and maybe labour for that price.
You will need heaps of little things like:
-mounts prob $800
-axles prob $300
-pnp harness prob $300
-brake upgrade ??? $1000?
-ECU Kpro = $1000+

It will very soon add up, but well and truely worth it.

It wont cost you just $6.5, and this price is good, but i doubt its a K20AR so its no a huge bargain. 8-10k you should expect to pay for a JDM K20AR, so an AUDM K20A would be cheaper than $8k you would expect.

Nonetheless, great price and deal and worth doing if you have more money to throw at the swap. The result will speak for itself :)

[krogoth]

i highly dought that u can get a JDM k20 in an aussie car, jap motorz are supposed to run on 110octane petrol i think

the highest we can get here is 98octane, therefore leaving a JDM spec k20 out of the question, as the JDM motor will have different compression and tuning and will probably be damaged if forced to run on 98ron

one can of course buy 98ron and mix it with some other substance(cant remember from chemistry) and achieve a 110 octane petrol but that will be a very expensive and bs option

[ozhonda2006]

can you post some pics?

[xtercii]

Supposedly 100 octane in japan, heaps of jap import cars and engines running hard in oz on 98 octane for years without any problems. Where did you get 110 from, that’s like racing fuel.

[Limbo]

Jap cars run 100ron generally, i put my last jap spec engine in and ran it on optimax and it was fine. You would get more performance out of 110ron if you were able to consistently mix it.

[euro69]

well he did say $6500 drive in, drive out.
well when its all done i'll post up the final pricing and pics

[matt]

i highly dought that u can get a JDM k20 in an aussie car, jap motorz are supposed to run on 110octane petrol i think


theres a few guys here running k20a's in there cars, and the K20A is designed to run on 100octane fuel so its not really an issue.

[yourfather]

i highly dought that u can get a JDM k20 in an aussie car, jap motorz are supposed to run on 110octane petrol i think

the highest we can get here is 98octane, therefore leaving a JDM spec k20 out of the question, as the JDM motor will have different compression and tuning and will probably be damaged if forced to run on 98ron

one can of course buy 98ron and mix it with some other substance(cant remember from chemistry) and achieve a 110 octane petrol but that will be a very expensive and bs option

of course, krogoth, you forgot to take into account RB20DET, RB25DET, RB26DETT, SR20DET, 4G63's from Japan that all seem to have NO problem running on optimax after they've been imported, why shouldn't a K20A honda?

I mean, its not like there's boost being crammed into it.

[krogoth]

well, u have a point

but the JDM spec DC5R came with around 160kw, and the AUDM DC5R came with 147kw i think, and thats lower coz we dont have 100ron here

sure ull get away with it, i dunno, i just thought coz honda released an engine with a lower power output here coz of the fuel, ud think it woodnt be wise to bring a JDM engine and run it on aussie fuel

but then as u mentioned all the other nissan engines u mentioned above can run on our fuel no problem and they turbo not NA, meh, zomg, lol, i got ownd

[WhiteAP1]

We do have 100ron on pump, Optimax Extreme. And u can always buy octane additive

http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=au-en&FC2=/au-en/html/iwgen/shell_for_motorists/fuels/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/au-en/tailored/shell_for_motorists/fuels/extreme/about_extreme.html

[matt]

well, u have a point

but the JDM spec DC5R came with around 160kw, and the AUDM DC5R came with 147kw i think, and thats lower coz we dont have 100ron here

sure ull get away with it, i dunno, i just thought coz honda released an engine with a lower power output here coz of the fuel, ud think it woodnt be wise to bring a JDM engine and run it on aussie fuel

but then as u mentioned all the other nissan engines u mentioned above can run on our fuel no problem and they turbo not NA, meh, zomg, lol, i got ownd


there were more reasons we got the 147kw motor than just fuel quality, cost being one as to why we didn't get full jdm spec.

the engine just has to be tuned to run on lower grade fuel, guys in the states do these swaps and they have even worse fuel that we do, their premium is like 91ron or something like that.

[Paul1985]

well he did say $6500 drive in, drive out.
well when its all done i'll post up the final pricing and pics
For that price if you let an offer down like this then your insane!
do it :D

[cuongn]

hi man, would ur mate have a jdm type r half cut , please get back to me

[Zdster]

hi man, would ur mate have a jdm type r half cut , please get back to me

Send him a PM. No need to bump this old thread up. Closed.