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Post by vanzep » Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:03 pm

Im not too familiar with the 2 Litre F20A engine so just want to hear if anyone has tried a turbo or other build or is it just a case of better to stick a vtec lump in it?
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Post by Sailor » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:34 pm

There are a few items on Google about F20B turbos. This one, for example: https://honda-tech.com/forums/forced-in ... s-3282130/ (I didn't read it!)

By vtec lump, do you mean the H22? There may be some fiddling to do with the harness.
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Post by Jackson Bondy » Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:01 pm

vanzep wrote:
Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:03 pm
Im not too familiar with the 2 Litre F20B engine so just want to hear if anyone has tried a turbo or other build or is it just a case of better to stick a vtec lump in it?
Assuming it's a similar engine to the F20a4 in the BB8, the main issue is that the rods are very weak if I remember rightly and so boosting tends to break them.
An interesting thing I have seen is that apparently the H23 head fits and makes around 150bhp (I've tried to find some links for you but no dice sadly).
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Post by vanzep » Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:14 pm

Thanks for the replies and info :)
I will have a look at the H23 head on the web ;)

and its the F20 engine found in the 4th gen 2 litre so prob the F20A as mentioned
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Post by Sailor » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:43 pm

Here's a thread that touches on the F20/H23 swap: http://hondaswap.com/threads/f20a4-hybr ... ts.457786/
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Post by claymore68 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:49 pm

Im still looking into the turbo solution for the F20A4 , as prev mentioned the rods need swapped out however a few guys have ran low boost to decrease the pressure and it seems to have worked out ok. That was the route I was going to go down as 133BHP with lower boost could still be fun.
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Post by vanzep » Sat Feb 16, 2019 4:20 pm

Let me know how you get on with your build claymore
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Post by wurlycorner » Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:52 am

Whats the back story here then, Nick? :D
Or secret squirrel for the mo? :hurr: ;)

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