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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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Will people help me understand if this can be done, and the purpose of this particular swap. WHats are the Pros of this setup?? Also i have heard people saying you can do a K swap into the car, and rock the F20 tranny?? Im just wondering!!

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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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the k head will fit the f20c block but i dont get the advantages as the valves are 1mm smaller, and tuning is also a bitch as there are about 15 maps for every degree of timing that can be changed.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 06:23 AM
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K20 head has iVTEC, which adds variable timing control (VTC).

Other benefits are plentiful well tested cams. There are also big valve mods available.

There are a couple tuners working to find a way to mate the K20 head to the F20 block.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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Not easily. The timing chain drive is completely different. The S2000 uses a single gear driven by the chain and cams that are driven off it. The K's directly drive the cams with the chain.

Why you would bother swapping a lower flowing head is beyond me.
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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shit if you have money and time go for it
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Slows2k,Jan 13 2007, 10:54 AM
Why you would bother swapping a lower flowing head is beyond me.
Does it flow less due to valve size or port size?
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Old Jan 13, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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k heads have much better cam choices ans better manifolds avalible..iam actually trying to make an adaptor plate on the tranny so i can use a full k seris swap that way i can use the extra motor and kpro i have to some use...ive had very good results with past k seris builds..
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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The F20 sucks. Pull yours out and ship it to VAD.
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Old Jan 14, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ek9k24,Jan 14 2007, 01:34 AM
k heads have much better cam choices ans better manifolds avalible..iam actually trying to make an adaptor plate on the tranny so i can use a full k seris swap that way i can use the extra motor and kpro i have to some use...ive had very good results with past k seris builds..
If that doesn't work, maybe you could try an LS turbo motor swap!
You've got a lot more than a 'tranny adapter' to worry about with a K-series motor.

This type of thread broaches is ugly head every three months or so and thankfully goes away.

Give a year or so sport - if the S2000 survives another model year, it's likely to evolve with a rear drive variant of a K-series motor (along with perhaps a V-6 option). Then you can throw your money at all sorts of K-series candy and brag crazy horsepower numbers to all your buddies.

Unfortunately, Honda won't hang onto the low production F-series motor for much longer. They don't make money on it.

The S2000's F-series motor is, and will be remembered as one of the best piston-driven motors ever produced. The K-series is a pretty darn good motor as well. Rob like.
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