Couple more noob ?'s

I'm having a real hard time trying to find info on people who have done mods to their K20a3.. With no luck so it's leading me to think it's not a good motor to boost with.. I know some vtecs use the intake and exhaust but mine only does it for the intake..

So which leads me to a few questions since I've searched the internet forever.. Even went to a site dedicated to the K series but again nothing on the K20a3... It has 160hp stock and runs a blazing 16 in the 1/4 (some SI, eh?). I'm would like to run mid to high 13's on pump gas. A swap is out of the question, sorry...


And before I begin, I would get this all done by a pro..

1. Could I make the engine use both intake and exhaust by replacing some parts?

2. Is it affordable (and practical) to replace the cam with a high performance one?

3. Would it be better to just get a turbo and just boost to the highest setting on stock internals?


I know I'm a huge noob but I'm really in love with this Honda and would like to get alittle more WAAAAAAAA.............BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH when I hit 4k...

Also, not looking to spend buckets of dough either.. Around 4k..

.....Do research can't say it enough. Learn about your car and engine and what it's capable of.

.....Do research can't say it enough. Learn about your car and engine and what it's capable of.

Even went to a site dedicated to the K series but again nothing on the K20a3.


I've looked for a few days looking for people with my same engine but have found 2 threads and to no avail..

I'll try to keep looking and going back 4 years (was going back 2 yrs on a bunch of sites) to see if anyone has any good info and tuning to their K20a3...

Well I've looked some more and have found a few more peeps who've put on turbos with some success.. And I have a local place in Houston that is a Authorized dealer for Greedy but looking at the price (4k).. Not including install and tuning.. Honestly for that price maybe I should just do an engine swap with the best engine I can stick in it..

Try www.k-series.com thats my personal favorite. www.ephatch.com has some stuff too but there is a lot of stupid crap to sift through there.

Try www.k-series.com thats my personal favorite. www.ephatch.com has some stuff too but there is a lot of stupid crap to sift through there.


I found ephatch today and I'm glad.. Didn't think I'd find to many more people with my car and modding it to boot.. Great site for hatchback owners..