Honda Cars: Gasoline Engines - Service and Repair Manuals

Honda Engine Swaps

Modern sports compact cars, mainly smaller, lightweight vehicles from Japanese manufacturers, are popular among younger drivers due to their advanced technology and high-revving engines. Among these, Honda and Acura models from the mid-1980s onward are the most modified and sought after.
A widely used method to boost a vehicle's performance is engine swapping. This involves replacing the car's original engine with a more powerful one from a better-equipped or newer vehicle. Engine swaps are considered both cost-effective and efficient for improving performance.
This book provides a detailed guide to the most popular engine swaps for Honda models, including the Civic, Accord, and Prelude, as well as the Acura Integra.

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Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance

This book provides a detailed overview of the K-series engines, aftermarket performance parts, and their impact on engine performance. It covers the K20A3, K20A2, K20Z3, K24AZ, and K24A4 engines, with numerous photos and side-by-side dyno tests for each.
Each chapter focuses on different performance upgrades, including intake, exhaust, cylinder heads, camshafts, and tuning. The book also covers the addition of turbochargers, superchargers, and nitrous oxide.
By providing comprehensive information and real-world testing, this guide helps readers understand which parts deliver the best results. Instead of wasting money on trial and error, this book ensures you know exactly what works to improve the performance of Honda K-series engines.

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High-Performance Honda Builder's Handbook (Volume 1) - How to Build and Tune High-Performance Honda Cars and Engines

This book covers all the fundamentals of super-tuning a high-performance Honda / Acura engine and give real world examples that prove the theory and show you how it works in practice.
It contains advice from Honda performance experts, like Oscar Jackson of Jackson Racing and Rob Smith of RPS. It also includes build-up information on a B20/B16 Hybrid, a 12-second turbo-charged GSR Civic, PAC Motorsports stroker motors, and a B20/B16Ai Frankenstein combination, and covers the build-up of an ultra-radical 825-horsepower turbocharged B18CI Honda Civic.

Table of contents:
- How to Build Honda Power
- Bolt-On Performance Guide
- Tuning The Airflow Path
- Bottom End Building Tech
- Camshaft Choices & Tuning
- Tuning Fuel Injection
- Ignition Tuning
- Hot Street & Strip Combinations
- Turbocharged Project CRX.

Appendices include:
- Drag Strip Dyno
- How To Find Mean Effective Pressure
- Horsepower/Torque Air/Fuel Mass Air Flow
- VTEC Explained
- Russ Collins Blueprints B16A1 Build
- Jackson Racing D16 Blueprint Summary
- AEM Engine ID and Spec Chart
- Source Guide.

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High Performance Honda Builder's Handbook (Volume 2)

Following in the footsteps of the very popular Volume I, this work focuses on suspension modifications, brake technology, nitrous oxide tuning, aerodynamic body mods, fuels, dragstrip performance driving tips, etc. for these Honda front drive wonder cars. Illustrated with hundreds of b/w photos.

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How to Build Honda Horsepower

This guide offers complete results from over 2000 dyno pulls, and provides literally tens-of-thousands of dollars worth of dyno test results from all popular Honda performance parts. From air intake systems to exhausts, cams and cylinder heads to nitrous, turbos, and superchargers, it's all in here!
There's even a chapter on engine build-ups along with the results from the author's tests on nearly every Honda model, from the single-cam DX to the 2.2L Prelude. Acura models are covered as well, from the 1.8L LS through the GSR and type R, all the way up to exotic NSX.

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How to Rebuild Honda B-Series Engines

This manual shows exactly how to rebuild the ever-popular Honda B-series engine. It explains variations between the different B-series designations and elaborates upon the features that make this engine family such a tremendous and reliable design. Honda B-series engines came in many popular Honda and Acura models over the years, including the Civic, Integra, Accord, Prelude, CRX, del Sol, and even the CR-V.
Using more than 600 photos, charts, and illustrations, author Jason Siu gives simple step-by-step instructions on disassembly, cleaning, machining tips, pre-assembly fitting, and final assembly. This book gives considerations for both stock and performance rebuilds. It also guides you through both the easy and tricky procedures, showing you how to rebuild your engine and ensure it is working perfectly. Dealing with considerations for all B-series engines (both foreign and domestic, VTEC and non-VTEC) the book also illustrates many of the numeroust performance components, accessories, and upgrades available for B-series engines.

As with all "Workbench"-series titles, this book details and highlights special components, tools, chemicals, and other accessories needed to get the job done right, the first time. Appendices are packed full of valuable reference information, and the book includes a Work-Along-Sheet to help you record vital statistics and measurements along the way.

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Honda K-Series Engine Swaps - Upgrade to More Horsepower & Advanced Technology

The Honda K-Series engine, introduced in 2001, replaced the B-Series as the engine of choice for Honda enthusiasts. Known for being the most powerful stock Honda/Acura engines, the K-Series features advanced technology, including a roller rocker valvetrain, improved heads for better airflow, and variable cam timing. These innovations made the K-Series engines highly sought after.
In this book, author Aaron Bonk provides detailed guidance for successfully swapping a K-Series engine into an older chassis. It covers all the different engine variants, as well as compatibility, interchangeability, wiring, controls, drivetrain considerations, and compatible accessories.
While modifying a B-Series engine is still an option, the K-Series offers more power for the same cost. For those with an older chassis seeking a significant upgrade in power and technology, swapping to a K-Series engine is an excellent choice. "Honda K-Series Engine Swaps" offers everything you need to know for a successful swap.

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