Swapped the engine in my CRV this past weekend..
04-21-2011, 11:26 AM
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Swapped the engine in my CRV this past weekend..
I bought a bone stock 2000 cr-v 5 speed EX in november for winter duties. It had 183K miles when i got her.
It would smoke sometimes after sitting idle for a few min and burned some oil. (Figured it was valve seals, heck with 185K miles i was just happy it still ran strong) I drove it all winter just fine. In Febuary I was bored on craiglist and found and ad for a 1992 Integra with a rebuilt 1997 b18c1 GSR swap. It was hit in the front end and the kid was asking $1500 for it. After trying to get it running for 2 days I ended up buying the whole car for $900, since it was leaking out of the headgasket. Throughout the last two months, I parted out the Integra completely. My mechanic pulled off the head and asked if I wanted him to take the block apart since the head was full of sludge.
When he took the crank off, he noticed the cheap KING bearings were pitting only after 10K miles since the rebuild. I ordered ACL main, thrush and rod bearings along with new piston rings. To my surprise it had .20mm overbored ITR pistons!
I used ARP headstuds, and changed every single gasket thru out the engine. I also had the head hot tanked and shaved and the block hot tanked. We just put the engine in over the weekend and its running good. I'm using a chipped p06 ecu with a obd2-1 jumper harness.
mods are:
Skunk 2 pro manifold
K&N drop-in filter
ACL bearings
Exedy oem clutch
Stock header and exhaust but DC 4-2-1 header with full 2.5 inch exhaust coming soon
06 tsx rims (waiting on tires)
Fluidyne Radiator
Old b20z2 engine out:
New engine:
FINISHED PRODUCT!!!!
Needed to use upper and lower GSR power steering brackets and an integra throttle cable. Other then that it dropped right in.
It would smoke sometimes after sitting idle for a few min and burned some oil. (Figured it was valve seals, heck with 185K miles i was just happy it still ran strong) I drove it all winter just fine. In Febuary I was bored on craiglist and found and ad for a 1992 Integra with a rebuilt 1997 b18c1 GSR swap. It was hit in the front end and the kid was asking $1500 for it. After trying to get it running for 2 days I ended up buying the whole car for $900, since it was leaking out of the headgasket. Throughout the last two months, I parted out the Integra completely. My mechanic pulled off the head and asked if I wanted him to take the block apart since the head was full of sludge.
When he took the crank off, he noticed the cheap KING bearings were pitting only after 10K miles since the rebuild. I ordered ACL main, thrush and rod bearings along with new piston rings. To my surprise it had .20mm overbored ITR pistons!
I used ARP headstuds, and changed every single gasket thru out the engine. I also had the head hot tanked and shaved and the block hot tanked. We just put the engine in over the weekend and its running good. I'm using a chipped p06 ecu with a obd2-1 jumper harness.
mods are:
Skunk 2 pro manifold
K&N drop-in filter
ACL bearings
Exedy oem clutch
Stock header and exhaust but DC 4-2-1 header with full 2.5 inch exhaust coming soon
06 tsx rims (waiting on tires)
Fluidyne Radiator
Old b20z2 engine out:
New engine:
FINISHED PRODUCT!!!!
Needed to use upper and lower GSR power steering brackets and an integra throttle cable. Other then that it dropped right in.
04-21-2011, 12:03 PM
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That is awesome! You'll have to let us know how it drives in comparison. More power but less displacement so probably not quite as torquey overall, even with mods?
04-21-2011, 12:14 PM
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Yes it was already a manual which are pretty rare for cr-v's. I used the exisiting trans since its the only b-series AWD tranny. Its so much more fun to drive. With the stock intake you can't even hear vtec crossover which should surprise a few ricers. To be honest I didnt notice a torque loss. Probably since the original engine had 189K miles when I pulled it out 
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04-21-2011, 01:03 PM
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I'm gonna go against the grain and say, why waste the time/effort? My mom had a CR-V and it was easily one of the worst vehicles I've ever driven and not only because it was god-awful slow, but because it felt like a driving jello.
04-21-2011, 02:06 PM
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Well It pretty much needed a motor, and after parting out the integra I ended up not paying a dime for motor, or rebuild. It was like getting a free engine swap plus cash on the side 
. Don't forget I still have the b20 motor too. My buddy and I put it in overnight so it wasn't much time wasted.
Ohh yeah and let's not forget re-sale value
Unfortunately the rears are drums but I've seen conversions done.
. Don't forget I still have the b20 motor too. My buddy and I put it in overnight so it wasn't much time wasted. Ohh yeah and let's not forget re-sale value
Unfortunately the rears are drums but I've seen conversions done.
04-21-2011, 03:18 PM
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thats awesome man! I mean why not If you got a free motor and the tools/know-how to get it done. I woulda done the same if I had your skill set. I mean when it comes time to sell you can always flip the motor for more $$ 