Better than a K Swap? (More than a Si killer!) R18 to K, J or L15 Turbo!

8th Gen Civic Swap Options: L15B, K20C or J35
By Brian Gillespie and Aaron Gaghagen

Our R18 to K series swapped 8th gen Civic was a blast, but we were wondering if there were other options that would give us more. Looking more horsepower and torque stock lead us to a couple of newer turbo Honda engines and one "big block" V6. The K20C, L15B and J35 all are available with manual transmission and that is what we're looking for.

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[joemcmeans]

I vote for the j series. Definitely different in a way. I'm excited to see mounts for all of them in time.

[ormondjosh]

J series would be really cool. The L15 and K20c are both a bit "exotic" right now. Not really easy to come by for cheap. J series are everywhere. That's a much more attainable power plant, in my mind. Would also love to see a track-built 4th gen Odyssey. Track minivans are the untapped content well of YouTube :)

[WelshyAutomotive]

Please do the j35! Would be super cool to see it come together.

[lbjgh]

J series all the way. 260ish HP and really smooth. That would be a cool build

[davidrosario]

I’m gonna vote for the J series, the lack of J swaps for EP3/EM2/RSX/FA5 etc, is very surprising, I’d wager the community would very much support a “group buy” of mounts to enable these swaps, k20c and l15b are cool, but not readily accessible as the J’s are

[TheOjeda]

J for sure! The carb legal aspect seems cool. L15 seems like it will have its time to shine

[ismkfir]

J series would be awesome to see in an 8th gen. I never thought a v6 would fit in those tiny cars

[konjikisx]

J series is so underrated. That would be the direction I would go.

[gusplymale]

The J swap is definitely the way in this case. I can't wait to see how well it performs in the 8th gen.

[gaspererjavec]

Im planning to swap a j35/j37 in to a early Porsche 924. They are so underrated, basically JDM muscle.

[KingTurkeySub]

J series for sure, but definitely cool to see the options as I have one of these and not many people do engine swaps on them

[IcemanJD]

I vote for the j series. Would love to see that swapped into this chassis, I've never saw one swapped into this chassis. I like swaps that people don't normally do and would love to see you guys do a video series on it.

[matthewfuller]

The J would sound the best without question, but I'd take a K20C4 in my 9th-gen Si (which I think is very similar to the 8th-gen).

[dericksilva]

J series first for sure. So many of them engines available and I’d love to see the numbers it puts out when it’s done

[paulo..ferreira]

You are going to save us 8th gen Si people here in Brazil! We dont have performance K available anymore. J35 is super cool, but as you say, I think L15 is the future. Thanks for your videos and everything! :)

[joshjohns_PC]

j series would be fun i know personally im still waiting till 9th gen mounts start becoming more common place but been debating getting an 8th gen as a fun project soon.

[huntrusso]

K20C all day. Personally owned the L series motor in my SI and had nothing but issues with it. It’s a shame Honda even released it to replace the previous K series in most civics.

[rson]

K20c mounts!!! I feel it's the best an upcoming future swap

[geoffreyadams]

For a street car I say J series. Track car K20c. Thanks for all your videos!

[MrSamPhoenix]

J-Series V6 please!!! I’ve seen enough of 4-cylinder Honda swaps to last for centuries.