Alright fellow AZiners. As many of you know I've been in the process of swapping engines and transmissions.

I thought I would create a thread to show progress and answer any questions or give ideas to help jumpstart some builds.

My build consists of:
-J35A4 '03 Odyssey Engine
-'05 TL transmission with LSD
-Ported and Polished heads (intake & exhaust), runners, intake manifold
-'05 RL Pistons
-'03 CL-S cams
-Total seal piston rings
-Innovative motor mounts

Yea I know not much

Here are some random pics.

Got the core engine for $800



Breaking it down



Transmission





Mounts


Making it pretty:




I'm trying to find the pics of when it was being ported and polished, disassembly, assembly.

Some pics were taken from a good friend of mine who is helping me with my swap.

More to come.

 

ooooooooooooooooo anymore pics? haha..

 

amazing project ... good luck

 

interesting...

 

uuuu cant wait to see mroe pics!

 

pretty in pink....why...!!

lookin good tho, keep it up

 

I like the pink inside... LOL.
nah I did it for my girl and it was something different.

More pics as soon as I find them.

Thanks for the comments.

 

... and

 

What kind of power are you expecting? Are you staying na?

 

:jizz:

 

Well based on my friend's build, I expect a 265 whp/250 wtq untuned.

I plan to stay NA for the rest of this year but planning for some kind of boost next summer.

 

you should make headers for the engine. and defnitely get a CAI and a tune.

 

Why is it that the 05 TL transmission can bolt onto an Odyssey engine but not an older TL engine?

Auto or manual?

 

Hey Jake ill be by sometime next week to take pics of the blower and all the other stuff im selling. I may steal your engine while Im at it This things looks off the chain in person

 

dam niceeeeeee.
So one question, if we replace the bistons and tranmission gears, will it be pushin hard a lil bit more ?????

 

that is gonna look tight when its all done. can u give us a estimate of how much its gonna cost completed? also whey didnt u just use the RL block which had it all almost.

 

Wow thats awesome

 

It's in the process. I am getting a custom 3" intake, I have the xs headers and for tune...I'm not sure with what to go with yet.

This will be a manual. Those transmissions will fit a J32a1.

Thanks bro. I might just take that blower before you get to it.

The pistons I put in are higher compression. I will also be running 6-speed.

I paid $6k so far. RL block will not fit and $800 for a full core engine that fits right in...you can't beat that.

Thanks

 

What????

 

so the 05 6mt will fit my 99 engine?

 

Interesting project..good luck , look forward to the progress

 

are you serious...that is some serious numbers for a 2G TL

 

Sweet build, but...

 

Yes,

Transmissions that fit our cars 99-03 TL/TL-S
03 CL-S 6-speed (Includes LSD)
04+ TL 6-speed (Includes LSD)
04+ Accord 6-speed (No LSD)

If you have a non Type-S car there are several parts you will need to purchase on top of the standard swap parts. There are lots of posts about this conversion on this and many other forums. Kris's thread for his swap into a 99-01

InspireTL, the engine looks sick. Keep us posted on the build

 

Is that the auto or 6spd transmission?

 

wow i actually didnt know the 04 6spd fits out 2nd gen..learn something new everyday

 

Yes, it will have a manual 6 speed...

 

that sick jake.... nice work

 

thanks man! i dont know if i should do my swap before the turbo. i had no idea all those 6 speeds worked for us, i thought i was going to have to hunt down a cl6

 

ive been hunting down a totaled cl6 for almost a year now. but now im gonna look for diff trans.
any custom modifications needed to make it fit? or does it drop in like the cl ones?

 

if u saw his girl u wouldnt b saying that LOL...he has valid justification in my book

 

One word : RAAWWW!!! Can't wait for the finish pics! Sound+Vid clips are a MUST when this beast is finished! ^^,

 

Don't get it twisted, I ain't whipped.

The pink is actually my idea. It was unique and different. That's why I did it.

Also had my girl in my thoughts when I was picking the powder. So yea I pretty much put it in simple terms.

Thanks for the comments guys. I can't wait to get it in the car and post vids.

 

Nope bolts right up.

 

Badass. This has my attention

 

all that money spent on pink paint could've gone towards a pair of shoes for those feet lol. i kid, the build looks like it's going great

 

lmfao! Yea thats our mechanic. He never wears shoes!

 

john.. nice comment. hahaha

 

I've been waiting for this builds thread

 

for some stupid reason, that just sounds a teeny bit dangerous to me.. hmmm?? lol