Thanks to all the input form you k20a folks, I changed my swap plans. I intially was doing a k20a2 head swap onto my sc k20a3 motor (02 si), but after reading about how much the k20a3 block sucks, I opted to buy a k20a2 block from nicerex here on the forum (Thanks again man!). Tonite we got the head ready to be put on the k20a2 block, we replaced all the keepers and seals on the head with one exception, there was one valve which BENT the VALVE COMPRESSOR. The keeper was stuck to the retainer and after breaking the rented valve spring compressor (thanks kragen) we gave up thinking that this thing will not break.
To get the seals on, we pushed it in place with our fingers and then hit it with the bottom of a small rubber mallot. They all went on fine (remember the exhaust and intake seals are different!)
Tomorrow, we take the engine out of my civic, and start whoring it for parts. The swap WAS to take place at my friend's shop in chico california, but he hasn;t returned my calls for 2 weeks and I gave up on him as a mechanic and a friend. I was about to do it all myself at a rented shop, but then found two AWESOME guys on craigslist.org who have been doing swaps at their house for the last coupel months. They recently did a k20a into a dc-5, and they seemed like nice guys. $400 to swap motors, and build my k20a2 (slap the head on) with my help, and they keep my k20a3 block. I'll snap pictures tomorrow and if I am lucky, I'll find that fucking missing injector on the floor of my garage tonite. I'll post tomorrow, everyone cross their fingers, my sc k20a2 ep3 should be done tomorrow evening, and I;ll be paying even more for gas than before
To get the seals on, we pushed it in place with our fingers and then hit it with the bottom of a small rubber mallot. They all went on fine (remember the exhaust and intake seals are different!)
Tomorrow, we take the engine out of my civic, and start whoring it for parts. The swap WAS to take place at my friend's shop in chico california, but he hasn;t returned my calls for 2 weeks and I gave up on him as a mechanic and a friend. I was about to do it all myself at a rented shop, but then found two AWESOME guys on craigslist.org who have been doing swaps at their house for the last coupel months. They recently did a k20a into a dc-5, and they seemed like nice guys. $400 to swap motors, and build my k20a2 (slap the head on) with my help, and they keep my k20a3 block. I'll snap pictures tomorrow and if I am lucky, I'll find that fucking missing injector on the floor of my garage tonite. I'll post tomorrow, everyone cross their fingers, my sc k20a2 ep3 should be done tomorrow evening, and I;ll be paying even more for gas than before
