2001 Civic??

[91KTD]

Hey guys im thinking of getting a 7th gen 2001 civic. I was just wondering what kind of vtec engine swaps can be easily done to this car. I was thinking about swapping out the d17 and putting in a h22z or mayb even a k20.

any help would be greatly appreciated

cheers
ktd

[clem]

Engine swap and easy in a sentence scares me a bit :P You'll have to elaborate on how easy you want it to be :P.

The D17z1 (sedan) or D17a2 (hatch) engine are mounted differently from the K20 engines so they will require a custom mount. K20 faces the opposite direction. Hope that helps.

[SHU-ES1]

you can only swap an engine that is the same age or newer than the chassis's age. most of the time, its the k series that gets swapped into our 7th gens. they have been doing it for years in the states. my 2c, better off buying a car with a k20 already in it unless you want to be original. good luck with it!

[Nepolian]

SHU is right! With the prices of DC5R's and EP3 these days, there is no sense to do K20 swaps! end up spending more money!

[xenonkuraz]

Do up the D17

[Riced_Civic]

H22 - no mounts made for the 01 civic, custom mounts would be a bitch price wise and not worth it.
K20 - they do have mounts for the K20D17, and u do need a little fab work to the fire wall to fit the header.

if u really like the car and want to keep it long term id say go for it and be unique.
if its for just a run about and ur 1st car and ur planing to upgrade in a year or 2 dont bother for the amount of $$ ur gonna spend on it.

i was contemplating on doing this as well but changed my plan and boosted it instead as it was a fair cheaper option.