Good Place to get Swaps

Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
in Engine & Drivetrain
I'm saving up for a k20a swap, and I was wondering where some reputable sources for swaps are, and what all should be included in a complete swap

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  • BABY JBABY J New Wagonist
    Draggin Waggin wrote:
    I'm saving up for a k20a swap, and I was wondering where some reputable sources for swaps are, and what all should be included in a complete swap

    1st I'd like to ask why you want the K over the B, or D. What you intend to do w/ your wagon (daily, drag, etc).
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    I do plan on making the wagon for drag/show later on and have a different car for my daily.

    Keep in mind the saving up part is going to take a while, so by the time I get the k, I'll be using it for fun :)
  • curtcurt Wagonist
    hmotorsonline.com thats where i got my jdm sohc zc.
  • northwest_war_wagonnorthwest_war_wagon Senior Wagonist
    for the money you spend on a k you could have a forking fast b and the b swap is cack plus b trannys are over built the k's not so much stick with b thats my 2 cents but what the hell do i know! :oops:
  • BABY JBABY J New Wagonist
    northwest_war_wagon wrote:
    for the money you spend on a k you could have a forking fast b and the b swap is cack plus b trannys are over built the k's not so much stick with b thats my 2 cents but what the hell do i know! :oops:

    That's why I was asking the line of questions that i asked. If you are serious about racing, then you need to be serious about weight --- and if you are serious about weight, then you don't need to choose the Wagovan as your weapon of choice.
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    I'm not too serious about racing but it would be nice to pass a few hotshots, I don't have the money for either swap right now so I guess I have time to think about.
    I saw that the k20a had like 220 hp so I thought to myself "I would like that"

    Oh and by drag I don't mean like the track or anything, mainly just like to the next stoplight or something
  • BABY JBABY J New Wagonist
    A b20 or even an H would be a much easier swap.
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    I'll have to take a look at those then. I remember seeing H's before, for some reason the sites I've seen always have them with a blue valve cover and then say you don't get the blue ones... which is a shame since I like blue
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    K's and H's are heavy motors (not like its that much more than a B but it does matter). They will have some negative effects on your brake performance and steering. So you kinda have to figure those into your swap also.
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    Well I guess like Spiderman's uncle said "with great power, comes great responsibility"
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    Draggin Waggin wrote:
    Well I guess like Spiderman's uncle said "with great power, comes great responsibility"

    :lol:
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    classic ^^
  • davensdavens familEE
    Draggin Waggin wrote:
    Well I guess like Spiderman's uncle said "with great power, comes great responsibility"


    I love a good tangent...
    Stan Lee is given credit for this line, but he's just paraphrasing statements made by FDR, Churchill, Kipling and ultimately, the Bible.

    Anyway, it should be, "With great power comes compromised fuel economy."
  • shenrieshenrie Council Member
    Call Tommy Motorsports 208-888-7297 and talk to Tim. He uses a place that buys motors in bulk from Japan out of Cali. Not a speedshop oriented motor sales place, but can get most swaps.

    When I worked at Idaho Speed Center we went through this same guy for all of the swaps we sold. Out of the 5 years that I was there, we got 1 bad D-series motor and 2 bad SR20DET's. All three motors were replaced very quickly and he didnt even want the bad motors back. The only motors he couldnt get were the 22R swaps for the US based Toyotas 78ish to 95. The 2JZ swaps were kinda hard to come by as well, but when they got that really highend stuff in, they would call and let us know.

    Since its not a speed shop style place, they dont take the cool shit off the motors and sell separatly like Password and other like. So if the motor you want has cams and a aftermarket ECU by chance, youll actually get those parts. I have ended up with some great shit on some of the swaps Ive received.

    I hear negative stuff about every online motor ordering place Ive ever seen. I cant verify these accounts, but word of mouth goes a long way. I jsut try and stay clear of those places that Ive never done business (and heard negative things about) with or dont know someone that has done business first hand with said company and had positive things to say.

    HTH.
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    GOOD LUCK WITH TRYIN TO DO A K Dr. Chrales and I of SKUNK2 were the only ones to ever complete this swap as of today hope you got a deep pocket and fab skills :D
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    GOOD LUCK WITH TRYIN TO DO A K Dr. Chrales and I of SKUNK2 were the only ones to ever complete this swap as of today hope you got a deep pocket and fab skills :D

    I'm hoping the same thing

    and shenrie thanks for the tip, I'll look into it. Like I said, it's a while off since I'm saving and losing weight (not car but myself).
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    its not easy thats all i have to say :D
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    we can do another for the right amount :wink:
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    we can do another for the right amount :wink:

    So nobody else has done a K-swap into a EF/EE??
  • Draggin' Waggin'Draggin' Waggin' New Wagonist
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    we can do another for the right amount :wink:

    Trust me, I would if I had the money, and I don't think yall would accept my soul as payment either.
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    evol911 wrote:
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    we can do another for the right amount :wink:

    So nobody else has done a K-swap into a EF/EE??

    EF yes wagon NO there are some diffs between the wago and the hatch /rex i have yet to see someone else pull this swap off in a wagon :wink:
  • evol911evol911 familEE
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    evol911 wrote:
    JDMshuttle wrote:
    we can do another for the right amount :wink:

    So nobody else has done a K-swap into a EF/EE??

    EF yes wagon NO there are some diffs between the wago and the hatch /rex i have yet to see someone else pull this swap off in a wagon :wink:

    Ah right on, is it because of the wagon firewall angle is forward? Thats all I could think of being different. Hood would fit nice right since it comes down at more of an angle and its higher towards the windshield.

    This would probably help out too:http://hasport.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=125

    Hasport has their $hit together!
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    i have already done this swap when i worked for SKUNK2 if you understood the last few post for 1 no all the EF mounts do not work for the wagon 2 it will require a lot of welding and fab to 1 of the mounts
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
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    this is the wagon that was done @ skunk2 it wasnt easy

    custom intake mani and radiator pass mount custom made from HASPORT EF mount cut the radiator support for motor to fit
  • fettcolsfettcols Wagonist
    check out this link... it's a good start to a swap

    http://columbus.craigslist.org/pts/833926459.html
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