I know this is going to be complicated so I'll put the footnotes upfront.
-Purchased a clean 03 TL type S with a bad transmission
-Purchased the car as a donor car because I am only taking out the J32a2 to place it in my NSX
-My clean TL-S has an empty bay and I don't have the time to part it out nor do I want to scrap it
-What are some swap options I have? (I don't care about performance) I don't mind putting a J30 swap in there if it'll fit.

Before everyone goes off as to why I am doing this, here's the short answer. NSX motors are stupid expensive to replace and likewise to modify. I plan on doing the J32a2 turbo swap in my NSX as these motors are so cheap to find so I won't feel bad if I blow the engine to shit. Now, I have an 03 TL-S with a clean body who is now the donor car for this project. I'd hate to trash this car, so once I'm done with it I would like to upgrade my current daily driver to this nice 4dr. My questions are; Is there any other "semi-reliable" swap including the transmission I can place in here? What is my cheapest option to do so? Will the Accord engine and transmission directly bolt up and plug in? I've been searching but my search terms are so generic that I've been flooded with information of swaps going into the accord but not the other way around. Again, I am merely looking to to place something in the TL-S that is a drop in, plug in and most importantly not going to require much modification.

 

you're making it hard on yourself by looking for something other than the stock engine to fit and work!
by your words..."the j32 is so plentiful"

just grab another J32a2 for like $500 and be done

 

J32 in an NSX?!?!?!

 

Then I'll be stuck with the busted transmission. Rather scrap the car than go picking for a junk transmission knowing that they are unreliable.

yup

 

AV6 swap the TL with a J32 engine.


path of least resistance.

 

J32a2 with the AV6 accord tranny

 

thank you

 

This guy knows what he's talking about!

 

Could he not swap a J35A3 from an '00-02 MDX in either the NSX or the 03 TL-S?
If the J35A3 comes from the auto MDX and bolts to the '03 CL-S 6-speed tranny, then it should bolt to the AV6 auto if that bolts to the auto J32A2.

 

Why not use a stock trans with an oil-cooler? That's what our community does, and the oil-cooler really does help.

 

Maybe I'm new and missed it but the general consensus in this community is NOT to use the stock trans. An oil cooler on the other hand is never a bad idea.

The OP in this thread is long gone btw.

 

I'm not talking about the Azine community. I mean our local Russian community of Acura TL and Honda Inspire/Saber owners (and the people who swap J-motors into their Preludes and Civics) - everybody throws in an oil-cooler, it helps prevent transmission problems in most cases. I only know of one person who swapped an MRDA transmission into a UA4/UA5 spec car. He actually got the advice from Acurazine himself.

 

Ah, misunderstood. Still though, If you come across a B7WA .........don't walk away. RUN!

 

How about a J35A3 from an MDX coupled to an AV6 transmission?

Edit, I see I'm not the first to suggest this avenue.

 

I know man, I had one in my Prelude way back in 2012 (when I swapped it out with a J32A2) - the box didn't even last 9 months. Converted it to a 6-speed shortly after that.

 

found one at an All Japanese car parts for 450 including oil pan seems I'm getting a good deal. My friend threw a piston through my oil pan . What should I do lol? Right steps? This is my first car and Acura and I love it

 

That seems like a good price but just do your due diligence like a compression test on the engine before you take delivery.