R18 to K24 8th Gen Civic Takes on K20 Civic Si

[@keb-j9i]

I'm so glad someone finally K swapped the R18 chassis, I was so tired of forums just saying "just get an Si" and "it's not worth the time or money"

[@theejoeylee]

" You need an Si for the swap"

[@DocGlock43]

^^ si swap is certainly cheaper then getting an si

[@VTECAcademy]

Exactly, build what you like!

[@VTECAcademy]

You don't though. We used the Si transmission since we had one handy, but you can use any manual K series transmission.

[@randallabrahams5760]

@@VTECAcademy what shifter cables and shifter is needed for a AST5 transmission in this swap?

[@gilbarrr]

Thanks for making this swap possible and budget friendly, the “just get an SI” days are over lol

[@VTECAcademy]

Absolutely!

[@SATO_FD2R]

*_Just get a Type R_* 🤣

[@jordangarneau3022]

To acquire all the parts plus the r18 , plus the time spent , an SI is still far cheaper .

[@Itspossiblekj]

Your mad but the math doesn’t add up. There’s a $3k Si in my area right now

[@jordangarneau3022]

@@Itspossiblekj yea in my area you can get an si for 3 to 5 k ..... which is the cost of just the r18 and maybe an engine , nevermind the other half of an si required to retrofit the k into the r18 .

[@ferniem95]

Haha this man is a legend! Youngster stuck in a old folks body lol but I’m amazed how much he knows about civics, these k swaps and all these aftermarket parts! Dope 😎

[@bpturbo27]

Love the straight forward truth about all the problems and fixes 👏

[@VTECAcademy]

Thanks! Hopefully people see that even if things don't go as expected, they can still get a good outcome.

[@ryanflood8012]

Just a note for you guys on the r18 and si Axels. I live in Canada so we have the Acura csx which comes with a k20z2 which is identical to the rsx k20a3 engine. I used the k20z2 axles with my dx-g hubs no problems

[@VTECAcademy]

So, the non-Type S CSX must have hubs that fit the smaller splines. Good to know.

[@sneakynoahking]

Would the csx axles it fit in a lx coupe?

[@kseries20-24only]

Thanks for making such informative videos that always help/educate, and are so much fun! Way to go Scott!

[@VTECAcademy]

Thanks for watching! Scot is legit.

[@Kiloechonovember1]

Good tip on the 'summer-proof' shift knob. Another one that works in AZ summers is the Skunk2.

[@BoostedPastime]

In highschool I kept an old facecloth in my car on hot summer days to put over the shift knob for driving lol

[@dakota5041]

Had a blox heavy weighted knob in my civic, it only got used on cooler days, I grabbed it on a hot day after sitting in the sun for hours and burned my hand, kept the stock one in the glove box for the hot days

[@JayJaxRHS13]

Little tip for the power steering bleed when its dry, hook up your remote starter and pull the fuel pump fuse fill the resevoir up until its full and crank the engine a few times to get fluid pumped through the pump itself and let the air purge for a second and then repeat, after the fluid starts to even itself out turn the steering wheel lock to lock until the resevoir stops pumping air bubbles. Hook everything back up and bleed as per usual. Helps alot with the first start up causing so much foam. PS Loving this channel glad i stumbled upon you guys the honesty and straight to problem solving with you guys is great keep it up you guys got yourself another subscriber

[@JayJaxRHS13]

Also I realize there was no issues here with the civic but ive learned my lesson before on some subarus so thought i would mention

[@Jmarxz]

I would love to see a 15+ TLX K24w7 and the DCT 8 speed swapped in to something light like a fit or a civic

[@BeReady726]

there are so many variables in a race, driver weight, shifting technique, tires, wheels, how good the specific engine is in that exact car as no two engines are the same

[@georgescott5018]

good show boys

[@MichiganTrailRider]

Some of your better editing. Please keep this up !!!!

[@VTECAcademy]

Thank you, appreciate it!

[@VottyS]

K20c! Civic would be a certified ripper!

[@VTECAcademy]

Yeah, it would!

[@outcome2715]

glad to find my car getting swapped been searching everywhere to see if it was possible to swap an automatic 8th gen r18 to a k series with a manuel trans and you basically just answered all my questions 🎉 tired of people saying to just get an si when their literally over 14k where i live but guess what ? i can pick k20’s and k24’s up like candy for a mild 3-700$ where im at so it’s literally looking like the best option is just to swap the car i already have instead of finding a new car to swap cause even basic hatches are going for like 5-6k in my area now it’s almost not worth it to even buy a new honda of any sort unless it’s totaled people want 6-7 k for a car with 350k miles like what??? so yup just gonna pick me up a k series and manual trans with everything else i need and get it done lol

[@ferniem95]

I totally forgot that k24s aren’t high reviving engines in order for them to rev that high 8k-9k the cams would have to be aftermarket or from a k20 aside from valve springs & retainers if I’m not wrong lol

[@wiltfongdc5]

Nah just Type-S oil pump and you're good to go

[@ItsJustChance]

Interesting video, my dad has the same Civic and I always wanted to see videos on it.

[@brysonlomayaktewa2430]

New to the channel, loving the real life, budget friendly content can you do some segments on the 10th gen

[@MARTINMARTINEZ-ph4nm]

I got a 94 civic with a k24a keeping up with 400 horse power cars

[@ferniem95]

I have a question, is this a project budget build to just have fun? Because there’s a lot of cheap stuff being put into this motor for instance cheap power steering fluid, rsx power steering line hose, stock CAI.

[@MrQuest321]

I so would love to do this to my 06 EX. Maybe one day.

[@pec1739]

love these coupe civics!

[@jorjicostava1727]

I'm about to do this exact swap so hopefully mine works out just as well as this!

[@GodisGood941]

How much would that cost or should i just buy a new car lol

[@jorjicostava1727]

@@GodisGood941 its looking like its gonna cost about 4k-5k total JUST to get it swapped and running so honestly probably would have been better to just get another car lol

[@GodisGood941]

@@jorjicostava1727 yeah ima just buy a new car then cuz atp thats not even with tuning or anything and not to mention the mods i would want to do like wheels etc

[@OutOfOrderMai]

Gray video and knowledge sharing!! Thanks guys!!

[@VTECAcademy]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@TrackSol]

Would like to see a J series swap next.

[@VTECAcademy]

It would be so much fun.

[@SlimSancho428]

9th generation si's are the best si's❤

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Glad to hear your in az

[@CaptianAwesome20]

J series for sure but J30AC If you can get your hands on one. J30AC is maybe not a great business decision, but it would be a ton of fun!

[@cesarmoreno21790]

Just wondering if there is any immobilizer issues with this swap??

[@dubzc5895]

Do you guys have a list of the parts required to build a k24 block with a k20 head?

[@VTECAcademy]

We don't currently. The closest thing is our Budget EG engine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXPZcoWcjMpssLc

[@johnnykakar]

Nice numbers, especially that torque

[@VTECAcademy]

Indeed! It's beefy!

[@Lockwood360]

He was at like 175ftlb? That's nothing lol. My L15 makes about 300 with a simple ots tune.

[@luisishere987]

@@Lockwood360 who asked?

[@dryheat3633]

You should check out Ramsey and Willie at import powerhouse near 27th Avenue and McDowell.

[@VTECAcademy]

You know I’ve known Ramsey for over 20 years.

[@Kr0n3kLe]

'Project Dad Mobile' LOL. That's a good description of my TSX too

[@josemeza0418]

My question is what transmission was used in the EX chassis?

[@VTECAcademy]

06-11 Civic Si was used. See everything that went into it here kzbin.info/aero/PL9Qq92QbHKkjP9m4L0dpSoGMjadLldUeB

[@mentals555]

I had a 2008 R18 civic that was gifted to me about 18 months ago. It was a massive shitbox. It had been wrecked and repaired poorly. SRS light was blocked with a gum wrapper. Had to replace the module and program it. Took over $1500 just in parts to get it road worthy

[@agentlongwood]

Amazing video. Did yall ever get air conditioning to work in the K24 car?

[@nissanv6TT]

This is cool but I'm sad no one turbos the r18. There's a few here on KZbin but not nearly enough.

[@dfend451]

Where can I get this swap done on my 2009 Honda Civic LX Sedan? I live in Colorado.

[@oliverbrandon1]

If someone pulled up to me in an r18 chassis and smoked me in my fbo tuned fg2 they’d get a nice thumbs up from me and I’d be laughing the whole time. I love sleeper builds

[@brolygilmore]

Need twin turbo with the k24 engine it would maximize the horsepower more and see great hp numbers but Damm I wanna do this do my Honda Civic ❤❤

[@boomer_bri]

maybe one day Si dude can slap on a k24 bottom end for some k20/24 action 💪

[@VTECAcademy]

Hell yeah!

[@mrhefner01]

Cool video, but at the end it kinda blew the validity of it being an “si killer”. Maybe a “stock si” killer, but the stock tune on 8th gen si is trash compared to a tune. Tune vs not tuned is a massive difference imo. My k20z3 makes 220hp tuned NA with bolt ons.

[@karolisvi9160]

Belt should be 7PK1400 without AC 7PK1405 tested on k20z2. And it's a bit on the lose side.

[@kumakaroshi117]

New year project review/research

[@VTECAcademy]

Let's go!!!

[@zaytyga]

If I may ask..... why do a basemap tune if the original intent was to get it tuned anyway? And another question....was it throwing codes for the VTEC solenoid? Or was the sole purpose of changing it was because it wasn't hitting "VTEC"?

[@keatonfrancisco6763]

So the motor doesn't burn anything up. And the you can see that before the VTEC wouldn't kick in and he couldn't get past 6,000 rpm

[@zaytyga]

@@keatonfrancisco6763 ahhhh I see I thank you for explaining

[@PaulSmith-mt4eh]

Hey Brian Guilespe, I have a question for you to shed some light on, for me please. I have a 2015 civic exl sedan cvt auto. My question is, can I swap what you did in the 07 civic in my car and also have an si killer with a/c power steering and all that would be AWESOME!! Thanks and take care.

[@VTECAcademy]

For that year you would need to swap the 12-15 Si engine. I’m sure it could be done, but since I don’t have one of those cars, I have not done it.

[@PaulSmith-mt4eh]

@@VTECAcademy thank you very much for the info!! I just wanted an option if the cvt trans goes out on me because of the horror stories I've heard about the tranny being junk!!

[@PaulSmith-mt4eh]

@VTECAcademy if you ever get one of those, it would be awesome if you could a video on it. I would be forever grateful. I know it will be epic!!

[@roycemanansala320]

Hi VA, thanks for all the information about the swap, due to limited resources just need to know if the FN2 Type R ecu RSP-E02 compatible or would work on the swap? Would appreciate your input cheers!

[@dinukalakmal3155]

I have a jdm r18a car from Japan (fd1). Is it bad for tuning?

[@LoudGuitar14]

I would like to see all of those engines in this chassis. Same with the k20/23 hybrid you were playing with earlier in the year. Or if you get really wild mate the whole K23 to a J series transmission and swap that into the 8th gen. (IIRC the k23 was supposed to use the same transmissions as the v6/J series)

[@mrmanny]

Scott's cat toy comment got my puppies attention 😂😂😂 Love the Content 😎

[@VTECAcademy]

Ahahahah! Scot has many talents including dog whisperer.

[@joseph47137]

all in all how much did the whole swap cost

[@anthonyrodriguez241]

I have an R18 and I would like to swap to a k20 or k24 what exactly do you need for the swap apart from the engine and gearbox?

[@ronyhyper]

my fd1 is on its way rn, it will come with the r18, you thing there is a difference in doing the swap? since its a rhd. "btw I'm from guatemala, central america"

[@nikkgaliza3034]

Great build

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Love your videos

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Great video

[@lapieces]

which ecu?

[@seley4866]

What is the length of the power steering pump hose?

[@VTECAcademy]

31 1/4 inches from end of where the connector piece is. Don’t forget that it needs to be oriented in a specific way to bolt up to the pump. So you may have to go with a test hose to clock it correctly.

[@stealthcoop747]

Any chances you guys will do a 2021 TLX turbo engine swap in that civic

[@Queso305]

I want to see the k20c in the 8g

[@dinoc]

What transmission does it have and what ECU?

[@gilbarrr]

They re using a k20z3 transmission and a 06 SI ECU, more details in the previous R18 swap series

[@VTECAcademy]

Yep, exactly what Gil B said. Check the series here: kzbin.info/aero/PL9Qq92QbHKkjP9m4L0dpSoGMjadLldUeB

[@thurstonmiller3812]

Can you run the k20z3 hassport mounts on a the k24 swap or what could or can I do to them if not?

[@VTECAcademy]

Yes you can. When we do our CRV key 24 swap, will show you how to get past the wiring on that swap.

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

You are in az where's your shop at brother I need your help w my 2000 do you have a shop in Casa Grandé or east PHX

[@mattramsey5080]

What’s that about the A/C and full throttle?

[@edgarfernandez4666]

You are awesome guys! Keep doing it...cheers from 🇵🇦

[@capster15]

What was the belt part # ?

[@car3651]

Yeah need to tune the si to be a chance

[@VTECAcademy]

Stock still would get dusted. That 20% increase in displacement just makes more torque.

[@Lockwood360]

@@VTECAcademy are k series really that low on torque? That's not much. You keep saying it's beefy. I don't see that. Its a slow NA.

[@LouieLouGarage88]

J series would be cool!!

[@VTECAcademy]

It'd be like a totally different car for sure.

[@theta924]

Hey guys, i need help. My j35z4 is dead. I need swap j35z4 or j35z8 engine in perfect condition. Please help me find this engine. I'm Honda's fan from Kazakhstan

[@VTECAcademy]

That would be tough to ship one from the US. The odyssey and Pilot are very common cars here. The engines are probably plentiful on car-part.com I don't know who would do international shipping for something like that though.

[@kjw763]

did you have the stock 5 speed hooked up to the k24 or a 6spd?

[@nickcook7408]

They’re not axles, they’re driveshafts. A Dana 60 or a Ford 9” is an axle. They’re not knuckles, they’re constant velocity joints. A knuckle is part of your finger, not part of your car.

[@thomasbradley5419]

Hell yeah I have a 2009 Honda civic ex coupe with an r18 so I guess if something ever happens to the factory engine this is what I'm gonna do sense it's an option now haha 🤣

[@dannylazaro6681]

Very random question but I have a 09 Tsx and I’d like to swap in a s2000 cluster do you think if I was to make an adapter harness to make it plug into the tsx dash harness would it function properly or would something need to be done?

[@BrianGillespie_brianathasport]

My guess is no. I believe there will be a problem with CAN communication. It may throw a communication code on the computer and the temp gauge won't work.

[@xjbeater8638]

So did you guys use a k series k member subframe?

[@mikeanderson4080]

But can you run the a/c on the k24?

[@VTECAcademy]

Yes.

[@LilFoxAK]

nice daily for the non si. 87x99 > 86x86

[@azaelperez8481]

Wath transmission are u using?

[@Captn_Trips]

If only I could find a k24 for 300.

[@adieselcotton]

Junkyard homie

[@Captn_Trips]

@@adieselcotton I wish it was that easy. I've been and nothing of the sort near me. Dirty south sadness.

[@VTECAcademy]

Just dirty knuckles and patience.

[@adieselcotton]

@@Captn_Trips where do you live?

[@Captn_Trips]

@@adieselcotton NC

[@joeyyung911]

You didn't change the tach/dash?

[@VTECAcademy]

No.

[@AveB75]

Any Honda specific shops in Az y’all recommend for performance?

[@streetbuiltgarage6825]

Initially you poor the fluid in, have the wheels off the ground, with the engine off, turn the steering wheel all the way to the ends a few times then start the engine on and let it run

[@recheveste31]

Badass!!

[@ammonhansen6459]

Strange I made 216 without the rbc and 50 deg vtc on the same dyno same engine.

[@jackhofalot6705]

they have no bolt on upgrades bro. they did this whole swap and left it stock, stock header, stock intake, pretty much might as well say stock exhaust too. but with the rbc and 50 vtc it makes a little 'more' power than stock. The engine could easily make 240+ with proper bolt ons.

[@ammonhansen6459]

@@jackhofalot6705 mine is a stock k24a2 with stock intake. I have no bolt ons.

[@VTECAcademy]

Pretty consistent then!

[@brandonjefferson5056]

Woooo haaaaa I got you ninjas all in check

[@Diazamps]

Prolly could’ve used EP3 axles

[@egg5952]

Would love to see j series in a civic

[@alexbacajr4825]

Is Your motor a k24 a1 ,or, a2

[@kennethmurphy3787]

Gear shift knob has been swapped

[@supersupra89t12]

Swap it into the ge Honda fit!

[@VTECAcademy]

Yes!

[@robertalicea5585]

J swap a fit to see if it fits :^)

[@theejoeylee]

J series -because it's an easy 260+ hp stock, and sounds great too.

[@VTECAcademy]

Agree!

[@jasonmedeiros287]

Love how they say k20s will be a $1k - tsx motors for $300. Now, k20s are $2k and k24s are $1k 😣🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jdaquariums5541]

Please do a K swap First gen crv !!!!!

[@tusturntlilshortykijen5814]

Could you swap a auto r18 to a auto k24?

[@BrokenLuxury777]

Sure why not

[@galactaknight177]

top 10 questions science hasn't answered I still haven't found 1 person or video with AT k24 on 8th gen civic

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

My AP2 needs some preventative maintenance

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Are you in az by chance

[@jok3yjesu339]

L15b7 plz

[@jp250r4]

Enjoy the content as aways. I need a ef hatch si rear crash beam/reinforcement. If any has one forsale

[@justinguarino201]

Wait, you’re in AZ?

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Nice

[@rafaelpazmino7181]

I can put a k24 to a civic LX 2012 automatic R18

[@VTECAcademy]

We have not, but I’m sure it can be done.

[@fernandojuancadena2475]

Hope