nsx engine swap

[ricer360]

im looking to buy a crx shell and put a nsx 3.2 MT engine in it to make a rear wheel drive and really fast car. if you have ever heard of this before please let me know, or if you know how much an nsx engine cost i would love to know

[MexSiR]

Man, you dont know what your saying, seriously. It can be done but you dont know how much money it will cost you. A NSX engine will be around 12,000 dollars (estimate), mounting it on a crx making it rear wheel drive. Damn, prepare to spend 20,000 plus dollars on your setup. And you wont be as fast as you could be with 10,000.

Wanna go fast, completely gut a CRX and drop an LS engine there, and then rebuild the internals and turbothe shit out of it. You can do all that for less than 8,000 bucks and be way faster than a CRX NSX engine.

[MR2Driver]

If you want a RWD car, BUY A RWD CAR.

[kkiepvvessau]

mr2 engine bay might fit... hhhehehhe

[ghetto7o2azn]

the mr2 3sgte is already more tuner friendly than the nsx's engine and parts are much cheaper while having plenty of capabuility... also makes very little sense imo

[kkiepvvessau]

''the mr2 3sgte is already more tuner friendly than the nsx's engine '''
need explain on this

[ghetto7o2azn]

there are many different turbos readly available for the 3sgte engine since it is already turboed stock and the engine was first produced in the late 1980's... of course being upgraded and improved over the years with different generations... there are turboes made for the 3sgte for quick spool not as much power for twisties, slow spool high hp for drag and pretty much turboes for anything inbetween there... so bascially u have a wide variaty of choices for the mr2... only so many people could afford the nsx, and of the low percentage of people that could afford the nsx, there was an even lower percentage of people who acctually modded the engine etc... most nsx's i see arround town are pretty much stock inside and out... thus having little market for the nsx tuning community.... my dad's friend also had one completely stock 1999 model.. the mr2 on the other hand... it is hard to find a used mr2 that hasnt been modded... though expensive for its time, it was much more affordable than the nsx.... car companies make products where they best think they can make money... which is the reason for the huge aftermarket for the civic... its not the best sports car, but its affordable and there is a huge tuner following... this goes for the mr2 as well... there is a larger number of people wanting to tune mr2's then there are that want to tune the nsx...

dont get me wrong, the nsx has a great engine but... it would be much easier and most likely cheeper to find parts for the 3sgte... if u wanted to go the f/i route, then the nsx needs more extensive modding then the mr2 does and i doubt there are as many turboes produced for the nsx then there are for the mr2... etc. etc. etc.

do u understand my statement now?

[kkiepvvessau]

ya... i didn't test drive the MR 2 turbo yet. so i don't really know how it like . my bro. in law have a NSX i try to sell it for him . you bet i been driving the heck out of it.
i heard that MR 2 turbo run about prelude Vtec or so .

[TatII]

yes stock for stock it would hardly take a prelude v-tec. but with as little as boost controller, intake, exhuast and fuel cut defensor. it will run with a 90-92 NSX. since those are still 14 second cars. and a mr2 with that little done to it is a high 13 second car.

[SiGNAL748]

Originally Posted by Lachean

If you want a RWD car, BUY A RWD CAR.

[NSX-R]

Don't crx is not the car to be made mid-engined reer-wheel drive with an nsx motor

[cduncan93l]

anyone heard of swapping nsx motor into a legend

[cduncan93l]

Originally Posted by cduncan93l

anyone heard of swapping nsx motor into a legend

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[itscuzimkool]

yeah the crx is to short ima take a 94 integra build a perimeter frame get s2000 irs and tranny or some longitutaly mounty 5 or 6 speed that will fit up to the c32b or something maybe get the s2k 2.2 and turbo it but i want torque anybody know where i can get a nsx block or engine for a decent price

[itscuzimkool]

o and mr2driver anyone can buy a rear wheel drive car thats why we want to build one its the difference and being able to build the suspension geometry correct build it not half assed by the manufacturers so run with the pack and buy one