Wow, pretty cool!! Here in Brazil, the most legendary Honda engines are the K20 (192hp) and B16 (around 160hp) and I intend to put a K20 in my 04 es civic (sedan) thanks for the video!
thanks man I appreciate the kind words🙏 and yeah the K series are super popular here in the US as well, you should check out some of my newer videos on this car, I did a whole turbo build series on it🤘
@@silvanschneider1288 on low boost (7psi) it made 300 wheel horse power with very safe timing, with the higher boost map and more aggressive ignition timing it makes over 400 and it's just a stock k24a2 no aftermarket internals or anything
I don't plan on it! I know there was a lot of questions I had that were never answered and I had to figure them out myself because nobody talks about these things with this generation so that was the point of me making this video to hopefully help others out 🙏And when the time comes and you’re doing yours if you ever have questions feel free to reach out to me on Instagram🤘
@@Adaptive_riding awesome man, I just did the EPS swap on my EM2, the electric power steering is a dream. very simple swap as well. I used the fuse from an Hybrid em2 and it fits right in the stock fuse box and everything in clean like stock, love it. im planning to do a k swap within the next year but im getting all the other minor stuff ready. im not planning on cutting into my hood ;)
@@natejones8508 Yeah I was going to go electric power steering but my rack is new so I figured for the time being instead of spending all that money I would just go this route for now, plus I live in the Northeast so everything around me if I can even find a part out car is so rusty it’s not worth it which also played a factor into my decisions,and ahaha shots fired on the hood😂 To my defense I’m looking for a carbon fiber hood anyway this one has seen better days and it required modifications just to clear the intake manifold cover anyway so I just said screw it and cut it
@@natejones8508 and yes I would recommend getting everything you think you need now that way when the time comes all the little things you forgot isn’t too overwhelming to buy at once that’s how I did it to
@@Adaptive_riding yeah thats understandable. I just went ahead and did the EPS because I got the unit and module on offerup some dude parting out got it very cheap. nah man, a hood is no big thing. peace dude, keep the em2 content coming
It’s pretty straightforward honestly, one thing that took a while to figure out for me was what header to use, my motor when I bought it didn’t come with a stock header and from all the measurements I got a big one piece header (plm,or any kswap header that exits under the car) will hit the subframe and require a bunch of cutting which I'm not willing to do to a frame lol so I got one of the really short ones And just made a down pipe that goes down to the cat back exhaust.Another good thing to know is any of the k20 harnesses will work, you don’t need an rsx type s or ep3 Like everybody makes it sound like you do, I used an rsx base harness and there was only two plugs left over that doesn’t work for the K24 which was easy enough to just tuck away and hide,and the harness itself was like a third of the price of a type S or ep3 harness so it’s a good money saver for sure and the battery leeds are just long enough to put the battery where I did which in my opinion is the cleanest option so it all worked out nice, another thing is when you’re rewiring the speed sensor so it has the proper voltage and plug just tap into the TPS power supply and signal supply (the green white wire remains untouched), all I did was back probe the TPS plug to find which one had the constant five volts and then back probed the other two wires to figure out which one had the signal 5 volts when you gave it gas,crank sensor plug will need to be swapped to a k24 plug to its slighty different. but yeah man it’s pretty straightforward as far as a swap goes if you ever have any questions feel free to come back to this and ask or just add me on Instagram (@alexw660r)I don’t mind helping out I know how it is trying to read forums where everybody instead of answering the question just talks trash lol
@@Adaptive_riding thank you very much it means a lot , and I know what you meant when you said ppl just just want to trash talk lol 😆 .... thanks again.
@@Adaptive_riding I just drove my 2002 EM2 out of the garage with a K24 swap! The PLM swap header was hitting the sway bar for me. I ended up using a honda element sway bar with aftermarket end links and it clears everything.
@@That_Shitbox_Civic hell yea man that’s awesome! And that’s good to know I went with the short header I have just because I was told the big one piece headers wouldn’t clear the subframe and from measurements it seemed that was true,looks like I may use that same setup.you should add me on Instagram if you have it I’d love to see pictures of that header in there(@alexw660r)
what radiator did you use? ive heard civic si is the best fitting, Im working on a k24a4 swap instead, so im thinking just forcing the element radiator to fit
I used the hybrid radiator, it’s a direct bolt in swap that puts the inlet and outlet in the spot they need to be in and allows you to reuse the factory cowell so it looks like it’s meant to be there
Em2Life!! Peep my boosted 02 d17 nonVTEC stock block! I have a k24a2 I'm working on to go in and also own a 06 TSX that has header, exhaust, 07/08 ECU and hondata flashpro.
If you have a mechanical background it’s not very hard especially if you stay organized and have a list of what to do, and buying everything before hand helps so you’re not waiting for parts and losing interest in the build which seems to be pretty common in the car world
@@Adaptive_riding I redid my whole car just put a new motor in just don't really know everything I need I know ep3 or base rsx sub all that stuff is no issue just mainly wiring and linkages idk what I need
@@smokescreen4268 you'll need an rsx manual transmission subframe, if you want to keep four lug you need an rsx base manual Trans half shaft and axles,I personally used an rsx base engine harness because it’s the cheapest option and there’s only one or two plugs that aren’t used that can easily be hidden,You’ll just have to rewire the speed sensor by tapping into signal power and constant power from the throttle position sensor, VTEC Academy has a whole video on how to do that. That’s the hardest part of the wiring you have to do, the conversion harness is easy mostly plug and play and then you just connect the positive leads from the engine harness to the fuse box in the engine bay and everything gets the power it needs. I used an accord transmission because they’re cheap and readily available so I used an accord shifter box and cables and just re-mounted it in the factory position so it looked factory etc. It’s not terribly hard I'm no wiring guy and I figured it out so I would like to think everybody else could too haha.
@@Adaptive_riding what are the dimensions cuz we have ep3 with d17 and no k20 , only found in the accord , no RSX abviosly, and I'm trying that with a 7th gen sedan , thanks in advance.
Hit up @ jzx_panda on Instagram and tell him I sent you, he's out in Australia and is only able to get the same cars you are it sounds like so he should know
@@Deadeyebaron all the conversion harness does is makes it so your gauge cluster can work everything other than the engine harness is its own system so it all works still,you just connect the two positive leads from the engine/charge harness and everything gets the power it needs to work
Move it under the bumper so you no longer can jumpstart the car without removing body parts? No thanks And what does it matter if it’s underneath the reservoir, none of my stuff leaks because it’s all brand new I don’t know about your car but mine doesn’t leak🤷♂️
Wow, pretty cool!! Here in Brazil, the most legendary Honda engines are the K20 (192hp) and B16 (around 160hp) and I intend to put a K20 in my 04 es civic (sedan) thanks for the video!
thanks man I appreciate the kind words🙏 and yeah the K series are super popular here in the US as well, you should check out some of my newer videos on this car, I did a whole turbo build series on it🤘
@@Adaptive_riding Ty bro! Woow, a k24 turbo in ES Civic? I need to see it hahahaha How many wHP? does he have? And the gear, is it forged or swapped?
@@silvanschneider1288 on low boost (7psi) it made 300 wheel horse power with very safe timing, with the higher boost map and more aggressive ignition timing it makes over 400 and it's just a stock k24a2 no aftermarket internals or anything
Done ever delete this video. Gonna use it as a reference when I'm ready
I don't plan on it! I know there was a lot of questions I had that were never answered and I had to figure them out myself because nobody talks about these things with this generation so that was the point of me making this video to hopefully help others out 🙏And when the time comes and you’re doing yours if you ever have questions feel free to reach out to me on Instagram🤘
I used to have a couple em2’s I’d love to ride in that thing with a k24. Bet it moves pretty good
yeah it was pretty fun with the stock K24, now it's boosted and it's really fun😬 should check out the build videos for that stuff 🤘
@@Adaptive_riding oh man, I will for sure!
good job with the swap man looks good.
Thanks I appreciate that! You should see it now, it’s so much nicer now from when I first did the swap
@@Adaptive_riding awesome man, I just did the EPS swap on my EM2, the electric power steering is a dream. very simple swap as well. I used the fuse from an Hybrid em2 and it fits right in the stock fuse box and everything in clean like stock, love it. im planning to do a k swap within the next year but im getting all the other minor stuff ready. im not planning on cutting into my hood ;)
@@natejones8508 Yeah I was going to go electric power steering but my rack is new so I figured for the time being instead of spending all that money I would just go this route for now, plus I live in the Northeast so everything around me if I can even find a part out car is so rusty it’s not worth it which also played a factor into my decisions,and ahaha shots fired on the hood😂 To my defense I’m looking for a carbon fiber hood anyway this one has seen better days and it required modifications just to clear the intake manifold cover anyway so I just said screw it and cut it
@@natejones8508 and yes I would recommend getting everything you think you need now that way when the time comes all the little things you forgot isn’t too overwhelming to buy at once that’s how I did it to
@@Adaptive_riding yeah thats understandable. I just went ahead and did the EPS because I got the unit and module on offerup some dude parting out got it very cheap. nah man, a hood is no big thing. peace dude, keep the em2 content coming
I got the same car and I'm in the process of k24 swapping it , I can use some pointers. Thanks .
It’s pretty straightforward honestly, one thing that took a while to figure out for me was what header to use, my motor when I bought it didn’t come with a stock header and from all the measurements I got a big one piece header (plm,or any kswap header that exits under the car) will hit the subframe and require a bunch of cutting which I'm not willing to do to a frame lol so I got one of the really short ones And just made a down pipe that goes down to the cat back exhaust.Another good thing to know is any of the k20 harnesses will work, you don’t need an rsx type s or ep3 Like everybody makes it sound like you do, I used an rsx base harness and there was only two plugs left over that doesn’t work for the K24 which was easy enough to just tuck away and hide,and the harness itself was like a third of the price of a type S or ep3 harness so it’s a good money saver for sure and the battery leeds are just long enough to put the battery where I did which in my opinion is the cleanest option so it all worked out nice, another thing is when you’re rewiring the speed sensor so it has the proper voltage and plug just tap into the TPS power supply and signal supply (the green white wire remains untouched), all I did was back probe the TPS plug to find which one had the constant five volts and then back probed the other two wires to figure out which one had the signal 5 volts when you gave it gas,crank sensor plug will need to be swapped to a k24 plug to its slighty different. but yeah man it’s pretty straightforward as far as a swap goes if you ever have any questions feel free to come back to this and ask or just add me on Instagram (@alexw660r)I don’t mind helping out I know how it is trying to read forums where everybody instead of answering the question just talks trash lol
@@Adaptive_riding thank you very much it means a lot , and I know what you meant when you said ppl just just want to trash talk lol 😆 .... thanks again.
@@Adaptive_riding I just drove my 2002 EM2 out of the garage with a K24 swap! The PLM swap header was hitting the sway bar for me. I ended up using a honda element sway bar with aftermarket end links and it clears everything.
@@That_Shitbox_Civic hell yea man that’s awesome! And that’s good to know I went with the short header I have just because I was told the big one piece headers wouldn’t clear the subframe and from measurements it seemed that was true,looks like I may use that same setup.you should add me on Instagram if you have it I’d love to see pictures of that header in there(@alexw660r)
what radiator did you use? ive heard civic si is the best fitting, Im working on a k24a4 swap instead, so im thinking just forcing the element radiator to fit
I used the hybrid radiator, it’s a direct bolt in swap that puts the inlet and outlet in the spot they need to be in and allows you to reuse the factory cowell so it looks like it’s meant to be there
Em2Life!! Peep my boosted 02 d17 nonVTEC stock block! I have a k24a2 I'm working on to go in and also own a 06 TSX that has header, exhaust, 07/08 ECU and hondata flashpro.
Bet I'll check it out 🤙
I’m gathering parts for my same swap but I got to make it CA legal. Makes it a PITA. Lol
I'm sorry 😂😂 meanwhile mines currently running 3 inch dump off of the turbo🤣
@@Adaptive_riding yeah that’s not surprising at all, might as well in else where.
Were you able to get your swap bar’d? @rschilling78
how did you convert the blinkers?
what do you mean by converting the blinkers? Like how do I get them to be working with a swap?
i want to do this but i dont know where to start and no help lol
If you have a mechanical background it’s not very hard especially if you stay organized and have a list of what to do, and buying everything before hand helps so you’re not waiting for parts and losing interest in the build which seems to be pretty common in the car world
@@Adaptive_riding I redid my whole car just put a new motor in just don't really know everything I need I know ep3 or base rsx sub all that stuff is no issue just mainly wiring and linkages idk what I need
@@smokescreen4268 you'll need an rsx manual transmission subframe, if you want to keep four lug you need an rsx base manual Trans half shaft and axles,I personally used an rsx base engine harness because it’s the cheapest option and there’s only one or two plugs that aren’t used that can easily be hidden,You’ll just have to rewire the speed sensor by tapping into signal power and constant power from the throttle position sensor, VTEC Academy has a whole video on how to do that. That’s the hardest part of the wiring you have to do, the conversion harness is easy mostly plug and play and then you just connect the positive leads from the engine harness to the fuse box in the engine bay and everything gets the power it needs. I used an accord transmission because they’re cheap and readily available so I used an accord shifter box and cables and just re-mounted it in the factory position so it looked factory etc. It’s not terribly hard I'm no wiring guy and I figured it out so I would like to think everybody else could too haha.
great ride man ! enjoy that shit
Thanks homie I will!
What intermediate shaft and axels did you use ??
@@errajiadnane6553 ep3 half shaft and manual rsx base axles
@@Adaptive_riding what are the dimensions cuz we have ep3 with d17 and no k20 , only found in the accord , no RSX abviosly, and I'm trying that with a 7th gen sedan , thanks in advance.
@@errajiadnane6553 i'm not sure what you would have to use at that point, I only know about the cars used in my country
Hit up @ jzx_panda on Instagram and tell him I sent you, he's out in Australia and is only able to get the same cars you are it sounds like so he should know
@@Adaptive_riding thank you I sent him a message
What’s up bro which ecu did you used?
I used a hondata kpro v4 🤙
What did you do for the headlights to work for the swap ?
K-tuned makes a conversion harness so all your stock buttons knobs and blinkers work just as intended
@@Deadeyebaron all the conversion harness does is makes it so your gauge cluster can work everything other than the engine harness is its own system so it all works still,you just connect the two positive leads from the engine/charge harness and everything gets the power it needs to work
Move that damn battery in front of the passenger tire so it under the bumper, your power steering reservoir is directly over your battery 🤦♂️
Move it under the bumper so you no longer can jumpstart the car without removing body parts? No thanks And what does it matter if it’s underneath the reservoir, none of my stuff leaks because it’s all brand new I don’t know about your car but mine doesn’t leak🤷♂️