Why People Love Honda's K20 So Much?
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- Without a doubt, Honda is one of the best if not really the greatest engine builder on Earth. Mechanics love to work on it, people love to daily drive it and tuners are crazy about their potential. The K series is not the newest of them all, but most certainly will be remembered for generations for its reliability, amazing sound and great quality.
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They are cast-aluminium pistons! I apologise for my mistakes for not being thourough enough. I see cast and I imagine cast-iron and bam... there is a mistake. Again, sorry!
Yes, that’s why they get mulched.
@@ch0wned hang on a second I have ran 450 reliable horsepower on these engines for years and not had them blow up on stock internals yes I agree the pistons and conrods are the weak point in the engine but considering they were never designed to hold boost they do it very well
@@livinglifeboosted1642 isnt cast aliminum crap? Shpuld be forged steel or something, no?
Need to do one on the Toyota silver/blacktop 20v or whatever it was again that came with factory ITB’s ish that ppl swapped into the 86 Corolla’s and such
Forged aluminum pistons are stronger but cast pistons are better for daily drivers since if you don’t warm up forged pistons to operating temp they expand faster than the cast iron liner and cold sieze.
It's arguably the best 4 cylinder ever made. There are modern engines that make more power now, but a K series engine is simple, reliable and still has plenty aftermarket support.
1.9 tdi is the best 4 cyl
And one of the best sounding....
Vw agu 1.8t is decent...
@@vojko0031 no
The 4g63 is one of the best also
I’m a honda tech and It amazes me that honda still uses the K,J, R, L series today. All 20+ year old engine platforms. Obviously not the same as their older siblings but very good updated platforms.
I will say, the modern variants of these older engines are heavily modified to the point it's hard to swap some parts between K20C, L15C and J30C with their family. Still, it's amazing that Honda can keep even these family names alive for so long
F20C is the best.
@@bige7186 h and j are my personal favorites
Because they’re great ! I need to see a new Acura Legend in the states. Imagine if base models had G series and the A Spec Type S whatever had the new 3.5
With the cost of new-engine development, Honda played it pretty smart. Make a couple winners, (B,K,J) and you can put them in just about anything for 20 years.
I do miss these loud unapologetic 4-bangers.
I feel that Honda reached the ultimate of NA engine building and sold it to the masses at affordable prices. They were so early in introducing the VTEC system and placed it in every possible engine they sell. This allow them to make a profit despite a more complex valve train. For us consumers, truly a gift!
Compared that to other companies that make a 9000RPM engine; Honda is the cheapest and Arguably one of the best.
Cheapest while also not catching ob fire all the time unlike the exotics. 🤣
cool story bro.
I've been running a K20Z4 for over 10 years, putting out 250bhp for the last 6 years. Only had one issue, a dead coil pack. Other than that, just good maintenance.
Great vid BTW, thanks.
Same, been abusing the crap out of my fn2 with no issues. Can’t say the same about vw
@@thatpersiandude7386 As long as it has enough oil you can do whatever and whenever you want with it
My K20z3 takes a beating.
@Revs k20z4 alaso here, i run it for over 10 year with 230hp but before 2 years i blows all 8 exhaust valves🤣 ok every day i had miss shifts becaus of extreamely hard driving. I replaced all 16 valves with jdm valve spring
Geez only a coil pack? Honda is legit but you must keep up with the maintenance really well.
The K20 engines still lives on as a turbo charged engine which can be found in the Accord 2.0T, Civic Type R and the Acura RDX and TLX. There was also a distinct K series which was only exclusive to the Acura RDX from years 2007 to 2012 and its the K23 Turbo Charged engine.
I bought my first car less than 6 months ago, a 2007 Honda Civic Si. I thought I got a decent deal on a basic little coupe that would get me to and from school, and now here I am slowly being convinced I got a banger deal on an piece of gold.
Congrats and enjoy your ride. I have a 2010 si
*ebay turbo kit awaits you*
@@sv_cheats1970 will this work in a 1.4 engine😅🤦♂️?
Me too dude! Bought my first car about a month ago 2008 civic si coupe and it’s an absolute blast
@@t8365 *twin turbo that bish*
got my RSX at 160k km, now at 338k km with only timing chain tensionner (preventive). OG engine and transmission, and it's driven WOT a lot of time, fast cruising at 150 km/h at around 4200 rpm. Doesnt drink oil or nothing. Best engine ever.
RSX doesnt have "the best engine ever". RSX type s yeah.
the biggest seal of greatness for any engine is how many stock components you can keeping using even on high hp forced induction builds. honda has always been the best with this.
Yup, I believe the critical internals being designed with such huge safety margins is one of the main reasons why Honda has always had one of the lowest engine failure rates in the industry.
Personally I love the K20 for the induction noise
All I have is an injen CAI and It's lovely
Thanks for giving the K series some love. My previous car was a 2005 Acura TSX, which was the Honda Accord in Europe. My car has the 200HP K24 with a six speed manual. That was such a fun car, especially after I put the Hondata Reflash in it. 5K RPM VTEC engagement made such a difference.
I have the same car and same year but in EU is badged as accord cl9. I put serge bo headers, short shifter, cai and a reflash on it and is a different car from stoc. I'm looking for 1-4 type r gear swap and maybe a turbo in the future
K20 and k24 have been Honda most Efficient in terms of reliability and power. You can modify it so easy and it will respond adequately. In addition to this, K series were made to be rev’d out to Redline and it will not hesitate in redline. To me the K will always be top tier, k series only
Yep i love the k24a3 i have in my accord
Too bad lots of ricers blow their K engines trying to show off.
Really enjoy the detailed looks at a specific engine family.
Thank you for making them.
They make big power on boost, every carguy knows that.
I owned 2 K20Z3s and they were so powerful, so reliable and sounded SO GOOD. That V-tec engagement brings tears to my eyes. First one I spun a rod bearing accidentally putting it into 2nd gear instead of 4th doing a 80mph downshift. I was too tired and stressed to be doing that. Second one a guy turned left in front of me and totalled the car T.T
Subarus do that just idling, this was a hyperbole, but only just barely.
@@remissiveslave 😂 remind me to never get a Subaru.
@@hisheeelijah1482 don't get one
You dont know boosted (turbocharged) K series if you think stock is "so powerful".
Hopefully you learnt some good lessons about focus and safety margins on those days!
My first ten cars were Hondas with one regrettable exception ( a VW). Hondas will always have a special place in my heart. Hard to pick a favourite but my 94 Prelude VTi-R was difficult to beat.
Loved this video. One of the best I've seen describing the K-series
9:17 man that’s what made me fall in love with Hondas
Personally, I think it's one of the greatest 4-cylinder engines out there. Please VisioRacer, if you could do a similar video about the F4R engine (as the one you had in your Megane 3 RS), that would be awesome. Thanks, and cheers from Spain.
4g63
Definitely the best NA 4cyl of the era, 2nd was the F4R IMO. Would like to see a video on it too.
The vauxhall redtop was also a good engine
@@ashtonworth6288 True, an awesome engine endeed.
@@Hopgop1 True, both are excellent, both in NA and turbo variants.
I'm a motorcyclist who dislikes car engines because they don't rev high and sound awful and rough, honda is one of the few exceptions and the cheapest, their engines sound awesome since they're oversquare, have v-tec and cam rev almost like a motorcycle, I'd definetly get something like a civic over an any sports car with similar price
Bruh, that’s totally opposite, motorbike engines sound awful and empty
K engines are either squared or undersquared
@@vroe5620 lol you’ve clearly never ridden or been near a motorcycle engine. I’ve got a CBR600RR and it’s a sweet sounding engine when running a good exhaust whether a full exhaust or just a nice yoshi/akro muffler (end can, whatever you want to call it)
I also have a Suzuki GSXR600 and it’s got a nice yoshi on it too and it is loud and sounds amazing.
Both these bikes you can hear klms away as when you’re pinning it 13,000/14,000 redline it’s very obvious.
thanks for sharing this information, this is one of my dream engines in my future car project. With this video, I hope I can build my dream car without any mistakes when buying and choosing it
This is an amazing video. Thanks for making this!
8:28, absolutely digging the editing. Letting the audio from that acceleration clip slowly fade into the background feels professional. Good stuff brother, keep it up 💪
Thank you for the feature! Great video!
Great video. Modern gear heads must respect the racing heritage of Honda and that they’ll make a kick ass performance engine that doesn’t have to equate to major power but with that prolonged reliability.
Very informative. Thank you for sharing such knowledge in an organized way.
Not necessarily speaking to the performance but the reliability of these engines, I had a 2003 accord with the K24 that had 389k miles on the original engine that still ran perfectly fine (albeit with a little blow by) when I sold it. The guy who bought it is still driving it today with over 400k on it. The car still averages in the upper 20s for fuel mileage.
same here. I got 25-30 mpg even 35
My 2003 accord with same engine is hardly run in then at 89000 miles ,I love my accord more than my wife 😂
What a great review, thank you young man.
K is the way! My super low mile 2008 Si just has a Tune, Catback, and Cold Air Intake and she is an absolute screamer. Super fun car to drive that loves to rev.
thank you as always with your excellent videos !!!
Excellent video man, very nicely done!
I’ve got the K20Z3 in my 2008 civic Si. It’s great engine and I haven’t had a single issue with it!
The possibilities are endless up until the bank goes broke. Truer words have never been spoken. Here's to one day getting a 6 figure job to entertain my idea of a K swapped FD
Ahhh, Gears and Gasoline follower?
I've always loved Honda engines for their ability to make decent power n/a, rev to the moon, and their ability to handle boost in stock configuration. Plus growing up with 90s civics as my dailies, OG VTEC was just awesome. The sound, the "VTEC kicking in yo" of b,h, and even jdm 1.5 single jingles was impressionable to me as a young enthusiast. Back in the early 2000s the fact that my EG hatch with a b18c5,c,b w/e could surprise some v8's was the shit.
Need k20c1
@@szymon6207 no. need k20z3
Dang a light car beating a heavier car 😮😮
Great video, just ended up turning the volume down cause it was hard to understand my man but apart from that good captions lol
Love my k20z3, so much fun to drive even at slower speeds
Lookin forward to your k20c1 video
I think all honda 4 bangers are just great.
I have found other channels that make similar videos but for some reason they don't hit the spot like yours do visioracer!
0:31 Look mom it's me on the t.v 👋
The best k swaped car ive ever seen was someone put a built and tuned k20 in a lotus elise 111s 😲 what a fantastic idea that car was untouchable round the anglesey cuircite 🤗
Makes tons of power stock. Availability is plentiful and cheap (for now). Its the LS of the 4 cylinder world.
I got a k20z1 rsx type s, and it is such a joy to rev it out.
First gen miata with kswap is one of my future goals.
Dude Honda need to sponsore you. Good job.
Really enjoy listening to this 👍
Would love to see one video like this on a common enthusiasts engine like Renault's F4R used Clio 182 , Megan RS , Renault Forumla 3 and the Pragga race cars
One day perhaps, thank you!
That is a good knowledge about Honda engine!
Love it man thanks FA5 owner here
Another informative and fantastic video many thanks always.
Thank you, Tom!
@@VisioRacer You are most welcome :-)
This video is exactly as long as my commute home. 👌🏼
Thanks for the informative video bro! I have a stock base rsx and a 2nd gen crv was gonna start moding the rsx but looks like the engine is really worth it huh? Since it’s more of an ecom car what do any of you guys thing?
Beautiful content.
I loved this video, and I'm very excited for the forced induction special.
These engines k20c1 & k20c4 are hands down great builds. Got a 2020 2.0T accord 6spd solid fun!
Fun until you moneyshift which a lot of honda fans do.🤣🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑
It is a fantastic engine which is why I own one but it does have one other problem that a lot of people forget about that is the vtc cam Gear can fail so I always recommend to people if they're getting their timing chain done replace that cam gear as well
Another great video!
The only flaw of the k20 is the oil filter placement I hate getting oil everywhere when changing mine 🤣
Still running strong at 300k tho
I swear it runs off my subframe for a week afterwards lol
@@2strokeFORever same here lmao I hate it
And there is pretty much no room to use the oil filter wrench
300k miles?
It's got that self lubricating chassis system 😂
i drive a 2008 civic si sedan using same clutch and engine since my dad is the original owner. 227k miles on the engine and its still running strong and i could still push it from time to time loll
I've built road raced B And K series. Absolutely Glorious engines.
I do love the appearance of Type R FD2, lucky to have it for 10 years.
There are many modern engine which impress with their huge power and torque outputs (thanks to complex turbo setups) but I wonder how many of those will still be considered legends in 20 years time, when mileage and time have exposed all their potential issues. Sure, the K is a great motor for modding and tuning BUT, is offers all that with exellent reliability and a life that you measure in decades, not years. I'm not sure how many of today's engines you can say that about!
Amen for that
All of Mazda's engines
Awww man, and here I was about to worship BMW V-8's
A bunch of them .
I came here because I keep hearing my friends over at the gas station smashing a couple of K20 down the highway while I have to study! They keep banging the limiter off those things 😂
great to see dudes from Czech driving on B roads in the last clip :)
Looking out of my window now at my 2004 Civic Type R...I have to agree 😁
Great Vid!
Btw, k24a3 has Vtec on both intake and exhaust cams. It is a 'performance' k engine. cheers
You didnt cover the k24a2 which is essentially the stroked version of the k20a2. Even though the head dont flow as good as the PRB, its still not that bad and will whoop some ass in a civic or integra. Oil pump conversion that deletes the balance shafts is mandatory. You can also make the TSX head flow better than a stock PRB and more by having it ported.
To me, the K24A2 is the best value of the K series since you can easily get them at junkyards for a few hundred dollars if you are patient. The low end torque is great for daily driving too, it's nice to be able to effortlessly accelerate and climb hills at low RPM without downshifting. Balance shaft delete isn't at all mandatory unless you are revving way higher than the stock redline, but it will free up a few horsepower and improve fuel efficiency a little at the expense of possibly vibrating more. But for what it's worth, mine runs very smooth without balance shafts.
Great content
I love the Honda engines. big Honda fan boi.
K24/k20a2 in my rsx. Absolute beast and blast to drive.
Simple efficient and easily rebuilt with great supporting mods market, from 240 ish na to 1500+bhp drag monster setups it’s one of our greatest internal combustion power plants
K is a legendary series....I hope you can talk about R series as well.
I'd like to see you do a vid on snowmobile engines. Bombardier makes some pretty sweet power plants. So do Arctic cat, Polaris, and Yamaha.
I’ve had 5 kseries cars. Never had a problem with this engine. Solid!!
My 2011 honda element has a k24, I love that car (not for speed- it’s just an amazing utilitarian vehicle). That engine is amazing. it is so reliable.
Would love to hear more about the new k20c
You did genius on the seat brackets using the Bridgeport which was Perfectly done bros👍🙌
Pretty impressive stuff iam more of a nissan guy and these little Honda 4 cylinder engines are pretty amazing! Love my SR20DET :) but the S2K was a really awesome car would have one maybe some day :)
I don't think any true Honda fan would be upset that Honda would make a new engine
Whatever they do, the current engines will still be around.
talk to subaru guys lol
I have an Acura TSX with a k24a2. It is arguably the best variant of the k24 motor and I will be boosting it soon. It is one of the few models with the RBB head which has the most aggressive factory cams of them all.
Great great great video....if possible, make a video ain the same format about 3sgte... Thanks
The Balance Shaft on the K20a was only fitted to the CL7 Accord Euro R, the K20a in the Integra DC5 did not have the Balance Shaft fitted, the Shaft made the engine a bit smoother when in the V tec range, thanks for the video.
The balancing shaft was fitted to CL7 euro R K20a and FN2 euro type R K20Z4.
Also fitted to K24a engines.
CL7R is my personal favourite Accord. Absolutely beautiful car.
Thanks !
My daily is a 2020 mk7.5 GTI and I absolutely love it. But I've always wanted to build a screaming NA k20 or k24 civic or accord just for a project/beater car.
I boosted mine at 140k miles and it has 155k now. Ive had issues but never any catastrophic failures... its a great engine!
great video
I love the K series. It is curious how close the designs are between the Mazda Skyactiv-G 2.0 and the Honda K-series.
Just bought a k24a accord (2004) with 566k miles, bought it for $200 runs and drives about to put a new solenoid on bc it has the p2646 aswell as bad 25-3k rpm studder. Excited to maintain this car hopefully to 1M
I love my 8th gen civic si with k24a swap and stock lsd 6 speed. I still want a em1 some day, but for now I love my fg2.❤ hope to put the k20z3 with spun bearing in a older 92-95 dx coupe like I had as a teenager with d15. Lol
Very nice good job
Got a k20z3 love it!
Coming from a long ecoboost focus ST owner. Recently got myself k20a3 RSX. And it’s completely different and arguably more fun and easier to work on!
I got the same car, mines about to hit 310,000ish km and I haven't had any serious issues aside from old engine mounts tearing
@@bubajack7461 yeah man, mines got 320,000 on the body and transmission. Engine has just over 200,000. Needs a valve adjustment that’s about it noa
@@goaliepro1996 same I just been putting off maybe on the long weekend I'll do it
I own a k20z3 08 civic si coupe bought it a year ago nearing my second year by the end of this year definitely a fun car had some issues from previous owners lack of maintenance but i brought it back to life 151k on the clock.
I have a K24 turbo swap in my BRZ. Making over 450whp on stock internals on E85.
There's a tuning shop where I live in Tulsa Oklahoma called Humble Performance, they regularly push stock K20's to 600+ WHP and running 9's in the 1/4 mile tracks. They have customers stating they beat their cars hard and last several years at that 600+ power level.
They’re bloody awesome aye. There’s a shop called MRP in my country (NZ) that does the same (600hp+) builds on 4AGE’s. Literally 1.6 turbo motors from the 90’s that make in excess of 500hp reliably.
@@izzy031096 Damn, that's really incredible!
Yes Sir 👍
My friend's Accord CL7 (K20Z2) ran without oil for a month and it's completely fine.
Had a K20 car. All N/A power and revved to 9k rpm’s. Wasn’t the fastest thing on the street, but was one of the most fun cars I’ve ever owned. Now that AWD kits are more available for the RSX-S, I’ve thought of picking up another one. Or put a K20 in a lotus.
I built a 98 civic k24a2 with bokt ons.. And its a great car.after having a 420whp stang my 250whp k24 is qhicker being 2200lbs ..great on gas
what a beautiful engine
The k20 engine normal aspirated with a few bolt on and a map is great fun easy going power. but k20 is a completely different beast when boosted never gets boring just a bit of a handful to drive in a ep3!