Motor Question

[Buckt3]

Does anybody know if the 2004 Accord V6 Motor will mount to any S2k Tranny and if the V6 spins the right way.

[Whumbachumba]

The V6 is a transaxle front wheel drive. The S2k is an inline 4 rear wheel drive. It would not even be close to worth the cost. I doubt the J30 would fit in the bay anyways.

[Buckt3]

i am not putting the motor in a s2k it is going into a 1940 chevy i got the motor for free and i do not want to spend the money to buy and build a small block i can get a s2k tranny for $200 no problems.

[alphalanos]

Still wont fit. The tranny and engine are different. Do you seriously think an I4 tranny would bolt up to a V6??? And putting it in a Chevy??

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by alphalanos

Still wont fit. The tranny and engine are different. Do you seriously think an I4 tranny would bolt up to a V6??? And putting it in a Chevy??

Apparently, you've not seen much "real" custom work...if you can think it up, it can be done, only limits are knowlege, money and resources. If the tranny's internals are compatable, and there is a flywheel that will mate to both sides, etc, a bellhousing can be made to adapt that FWD six to a RWD tranny...

I've put 327-350 Chevy small blocks in Datsun 240Z's and Toyota pickups, I'm sure he can put that driveline in a Chevy if he can find or make the correct adaptations....Nice thing about old cars like that, they are a clean slate, nothing "has" to be as it is, you can do whatever you want...

I want to put a Buick SPFI supercharged 3.8 V6 in a Chevy Vega. I think that would stomp ass. I built a 350 Vega when I was just outta high school, and it was a screamer, but that 3.8 makes more power and weighs less...

[AccordCodger]

But what strikes me is that - surely - if you need to ask the question, then you might not be up to the task.

Have you done this kind of stuff before? If not, do you have help? You're going to be doing a LOT of welding and fabrication.

[alphalanos]

Think about the amount of torque produced by a V6 as compared to an I4. The gear ratios would be horrible. Honda doesnt build their stuff to be "universal" 'A' series goes with 'A'. 'B' with 'B', and so on. I'm not saying you can't do it, more power to you for trying something unique, but you would be better off putting a tried and true Chevy motor into a Chevy frame.

[00accord44]

Out of curiosity, what chevy might this concoction be dropping into?

[pimprolla112]

Il agree with jeff, there are companies that experiment with strange things d series trans on a h series engine. If he wants to it easier just adapt a v6 chevy trans to the honda. Theres no limit to what you can do my uncle proves that when he designs new parts. There are better things you can do but it would be interesting to see a newer engine in a car predating any form of computer controllers.

[jeffcoslacker]

Originally Posted by 00accord44

Out of curiosity, what chevy might this concoction be dropping into?

I don't think they really had model names way back then...it was simply a "'48 Chevy" or whatever.

I didn't mean to come across harsh. It's just that most times I've thought something was ridiculous and couldn't be done, somebody proved me wrong.

Now I've also seen some projects become like Captain Ahab and Moby Dick , where they refused to admit defeat, completely broke and out of options, but determined to keep trying. That's kinda sad.

The funny side of that is I know guys to whom all vehicles are nothing more than Legos to be combined in any way possible...one had an old Ford pickup he used for work, and when the motor grenaded unexpectedly one Friday, he realized he had to have it back on the road Monday, or loose a big job.

He pulled the 390/c6 out, and hoisted in a 383/727 Torqueflite out of a Dodge Polara that was in his backyard, made it sit on hardwood shims placed where the mounts should go to locate the driveline properly, and buckled it down with chains and turnbuckles so it wasn't going anywhere. Then cut and welded the Dodge yoke onto the Ford driveshaft, and by Saturday night he had what we suspected he always wanted anyway...a Ford truck with a Dodge drivetrain.

Spent Sunday hashing out the details of the wiring, and it was ready for work Monday.

Anyway. On the project in question...if a manual trans is an option you'd consider, think about a junkyard Borg/Warner T-55 five speed, they came in a variety of ratios in lots of vehicles, and are cheap, strong and plentiful, and adapt to V6's nicely...