K23a1 Build
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BC's are good, I just wanted to go with the best stock cam out there personally.
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josiahmgillespie (02-09-2021)
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Well, I got a little bit more done tonight. I'm so glad the RDX has a tall engine bay, it made pulling the head off quite easy. There is no need to remove the head studs. I have to say this K20a head looks pretty darn sexy on the k23a1 block! I hope to be done soon, but I did find some gaskets that needed to be replaced. I forgot this thing has over a 160k miles on it.
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Well, I got a little bit more done tonight. I'm so glad the RDX has a tall engine bay, it made pulling the head off quite easy. There is no need to remove the head studs. I have to say this K20a head looks pretty darn sexy on the k23a1 block! I hope to be done soon, but I did find some gaskets that needed to be replaced. I forgot this thing has over a 160k miles on it.
#1409
Looks great!! makes me want to start over again.. im surprised you didn't add a brace for the floating deck.,. like this one http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50...y/IMG_1672.jpg
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Looks great!! makes me want to start over again.. im surprised you didn't add a brace for the floating deck.,. like this one http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a50...y/IMG_1672.jpg
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bluecarbonfiber (08-04-2017)
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Higher flowing head, slightest higher compression ratio, high revving.... I can't wait to see what comes next.
All these pictures are like car porn for us car fanatics. Lol
I noticed you guys left the engine while removing the timing chain. Surprised how much room there is to work with.
I'm so excited, cant wait to see. Keep us posted!
All these pictures are like car porn for us car fanatics. Lol
I noticed you guys left the engine while removing the timing chain. Surprised how much room there is to work with.
I'm so excited, cant wait to see. Keep us posted!
#1414
Higher flowing head, slightest higher compression ratio, high revving.... I can't wait to see what comes next.
All these pictures are like car porn for us car fanatics. Lol
I noticed you guys left the engine while removing the timing chain. Surprised how much room there is to work with.
I'm so excited, cant wait to see. Keep us posted!
All these pictures are like car porn for us car fanatics. Lol
I noticed you guys left the engine while removing the timing chain. Surprised how much room there is to work with.
I'm so excited, cant wait to see. Keep us posted!
#1415
Ok, we got the valve adjustment done. The turbo manifold is tight and snug. Now just waiting on my radiator hose to get here. Tracking says it will be here tuesday. My mechanic did mention one thing, "after a 1000k miles or 1609.34 kilometers" we need to do another valve adjustment.
#1417
RSX on the left and RDX on the right. You can clearly see the RDX must have a deeper cylinder chamber to hold that long spark plug. I'm digging the girth of that RSX spark plug!
#1418
Had to trim some of the RBC intake manifold in order to fit against the PRB water neck. I guess i didn't trim enough the first time. I should have a first start video soon!
#1421
I used tsx head (or 06 si head) with side neck for this and used rsx spark too. all look beautiful, excellent work kenb. Waiting for first start.
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KenB350z (08-26-2017)
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KenB350z (08-26-2017)
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The parts needed for the swap will depend greatly on your setup.
General parts:
K20 head
RWC head gasket
New OEM dowel pins
Head studs OEM or ARP (your choice)
I would not recommend running the factory turbo manifold. You will need to block off two water ports on the rear of the block, and if you did not intend on using the K20 head waterport you'll need the K tuned block off screw.