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.

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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:
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New engine:
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FINISHED PRODUCT!!!!

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Needed to use upper and lower GSR power steering brackets and an integra throttle cable. Other then that it dropped right in.

That is badass! Was it a manual tranny already? Which transmission did you end up using? Is it fun to drive?

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?

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 :LOL:

I like seeing CRV swaps... just like I see Subie Forester swaps with Sti goodies

Can't wait to see the final product!

Do those CRV's of that Gen with the EX 4wd come with 5 lug wheels and all wheel disc brakes?

Sick!

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.

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.

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 $$ :)

5 lug :thumbup:
4wd :thumbup:
4 wheel disc brakes, Im afraid not :( rears are drums.

We had one before we got Monicas impreza :) great car for sure.

Ours was an Auto :thumbdn: and had an issue that caused the front rotors to go bad about every 6 months, just a heads up. When using the brakes caused vibration it was always the front rotors, always, dont fool yourself into think they are new rotors if its vibrating they need changed :shrug: I went through 3 sets of front rotors in 2008 with that thing :egads:

Any plans for Boost OP?

Hey Evan, I remember on my first thread about buying this car you mentioned it. I do need pads within the next month which I will also be doing rotors at the same time. I'll make sure to get quailty ones.

As Far as boost, not really. I dont want to take away from the daily drive-able-ness as far as maintenace etc. Once I come back from vacation next month the wheels will be on so it'll look a little less plain.

i've seen this swap on CR-V forums. I've been wanting to do this exact thing because i figured it would be the perfect DD with a good balance between utility and mpg. But why didn't you just swap the head over so you could have a b20 with vtec? thats what a lot of people on that forum do so then you have nice torque and all the rest.

I average now about 27mpg city and before it was about 18. The motor had too many miles in my opinion to just swap heads. Plus I don't like Frankensteins like ls/crvtec. I feel like it wasn't worth the trade off for reliablilty just to have 10 more ft/lbs of torque. Plus I like 8k rpm redline :). If I left it with the b20 id have to change the rod bolts so it can rev that high safely . I haven't noticed any torque loss but it's also modded lightly so it definitely helps. It has a nice pull all the way up to redline. Definitely more peppy around town.

That's pretty damn cool.

This would be such an awesome daily driver, especially with the MPG you're getting. I want one!

Heres a video of mid-1st thru 2nd pull in the crv :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q3UtidCD_8

those are noises i never expected a crv to make lol!

Messing around cracking vtec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3NX...layer_embedded

These videos make me smile... It would freak me out if that rolled up next to me and was surprisingly quick lol.

i've had this idea for a while but mine would be a b20 stroked to 2.2 and a gsr head, upgraded valvetrain for higher revs , and bc stage 2 cams my goal is the ultimate sleeper

I would love a crv with a b18 with some boost. Run evos from a dig hahaha

That is awesome.

nice car, needs a drop


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Agree :).

That is awesome! You definitely have to bring the crv to an upcoming meet. I can't wait to see it in person.

Note to self: do not race green cr-v from traffic lights. :)

Awesome. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Haha Chris I'll definitely bring it out sometime. Maybe I'll bring it on a tuesday night cruise lol. Just gotta slow down around the twisties!
As for a drop it would definitely look soooo cool but I need the extra clearance esp after this past winter.

That's pretty cool man. Amazing that it is such an easy drop in. So you didn't need new engine mounts?

Haha, I've seen one in Dallas, and that thing is awesome. Coincidentally, it was also a green CRV.

Well I plugged in my buddies hondata s300 and loaded it with a base type-R map with vtec at 6k and it ran very smooth. We even played with launch control set at different intervals from 3500-5500 and it spun all four for a second or two then it bogged once it hooked. I'm thinking the only way to get a spinning launch out the hole without bogging is like a 6500rpm launch, BUT I'm scared of breaking the diff, driveshaft, or tearing a mount.

fresh!

My oil pump took a shit and nearly spun a bearing in cylinder one only a few days before trading in my s2k back in august. It should be back together in the next week or so.

My dad has a 98 CRV, same color as yours, also a 5-speed. This makes me want to mess around with it.

You can always convert to rwd. :) Take the front axles out and plug up the holes. You know like the rwd Integra!

Engine is rebuilt (AGAIN) and running. I've been driving it for the past two days and everything feels good. Purrs like a kitten. Next on the agenda is to finally get some tires mounted on the TSX wheels. Iphone Photoshoot should be coming in a few weeks :)

Rather mod a forester

You're a f@#king buzzkill.

@ disgutipated yuppp he surrreee is :)

Today is the day I do my first CRV motor replacement (stock for now).. Do you pull the engine wiring harness off the motor while in the car or disconnect the harness the car and remove with the motor/trans?

Someday I would love to do this VTECH swap!

Very nice! good luck with it!

I have a 2004 CRV with almost 210k miles on it. It's my dream to drop in a K24 with 6spd trans one day :)

That video is awesome. I would never imagine taking my CRV to redline lol.

I have a green 2001 manual CRV with 245K miles on it. Never had a problem with that car.