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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 06:07 AM
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I'm sure everyone has seen the CRX/NSX hybrid.

Well some douche bag at my school is going around bragging that he's going to swap a V6 into a Civic. I'm not sure what year Civic. Unless he makes the car RWD [highly doubt it], is this swap even possible?

I've never seen Accord V6's in Civics before.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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thats gonna take a lot of money and time.
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Old Mar 3, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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Originally posted by Snoopy
thats gonna take a lot of money and time.
:werd: anythings possible with the right budget
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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 08:08 AM
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That'll be even harder than my V6 into a 4G Accord... And good luck getting ahold of an NSX engine! I'm having enough problems locating the stuff I need from a drivetrain that is in 3 different models for the past 6 years!
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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 01:25 PM
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We did a V8 into a 91 Civ hatch and switched it to RWD for the strip only but there was a lot of fabrication involved.

At first we thought we could get away without making a tube frame for it since it was more of a "can it be done" thing than an intended use thing.

Well it can but it takes a long time and a lot of work......btw if you push the gas 3/4 of the way down without the tube frame reinforcement you end up tearing the pan very quickly
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Old Mar 29, 2003 | 07:17 PM
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if you want to do something totally unique and new, its going to take $$ and time. Not worth it. too much weight from the engine and to much worries. i woudnt do it :dunno:
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 01:06 AM
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Originally posted by Nightshade
We did a V8 into a 91 Civ hatch and switched it to RWD for the strip only but there was a lot of fabrication involved.

At first we thought we could get away without making a tube frame for it since it was more of a "can it be done" thing than an intended use thing.

Well it can but it takes a long time and a lot of work......btw if you push the gas 3/4 of the way down without the tube frame reinforcement you end up tearing the pan very quickly

Did you build this CRX? Nice.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 05:35 AM
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tell the guy that hes a complete idiot for wanting to put a v6 in a civic. its too heavy, its too much work, and there are plenty of easier swaps available. besides, in stock form, an H22 pretty close to the accord's V6 in power output.
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Old Apr 18, 2003 | 06:35 AM
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Aaah, yes the H22 does put out 200HP, as does the stock J30, but the J Series engines put out WAY more torque. You may not need the torque for a civic (until you put the added weight of the V6 in it ) but it's a better option for accords, in particular the wagons (like my '91). Unfortunately my wife kind of put the kabash to my V6 swap for the time being, the kitchen needs a remodel... Oh well.
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Old Apr 20, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by i want a civic

Did you build this CRX? Nice.
Hahaha I remember that pic from last year

Not our car the engine in the Civ we did is a stock V8 motor (mostly).

That one there is in Texas if I remember right.
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