K series swap

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Jason d

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duthehustle93 said:
The path of least resistance would probably be to run the Honda 6 speed with the k20/24. The K series is a fantastic motor, but the trans is less than fantastic. They're known to fail even at stock power, also making them somewhat expensive... Not sure how it compares to an F35/F23. However, because you're going to use it to power something that's half the weight of an 8th/9th gen civic the trans will probably hold up fine in a goblin, but you should probably open it up and replace the syncros at a minimum. Particularly the early 8th gen Si's had a lot of syncro issues. They're fluid-picky, so I've seen a couple "bad" transmissions get "fixed" with some amsoil MTF. With that said, the factory LSD in the Honda trans is surprisingly good for a factory LSD IMO. If you would like to mate a K your GM transmission... Miata's have an ecotec and K swap kit available... but I don't believe patterns are published. It might be a good start to get a rough idea on the differences, though.
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I’d definitely run a Honda trans but the end goal would be nice to have a sequential
 
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Ross

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David goes by Cheddar here on the forum... and on his mechanic shirt, according to the video.
 
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ah.b.normal

Goblin Guru
Vwsaabvt said:
Lol, funny all the talk that always comes up with an alternative powerplant for the goblin and so far the only ones to do it were with electric and rubber bands:p:p:p
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This mumbo jumbo is beginning to sound like something out of The Lord of the Rings. I suppose Gollum is also in pursuit of the K motor? And one day if the K motor were to possibly fall into the wrong hands Gandalf will have the most height challenged among us journey to a volcano and throw it in? Will the K motor be able to overcome the limits of traction and improve on the best Eco-Tec 0-60 by a full .01 of a second or maybe more? Who can know? Other than the brave soul that ACTUALLY builds a Goblin with one. I am NOT he; and still we wait...

"We need less Jaw-Jaw and more War-War!": Winston Churchill

P.S. Rubber bands were cheaper BTW, not as fast, but cheaper.
 
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Jason d

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ah.b.normal said:
This mumbo jumbo is beginning to sound like something out of The Lord of the Rings. I suppose Gollum is also in pursuit of the K motor? And one day if the K motor were to possibly fall into the wrong hands Gandalf will have the most height challenged among us journey to a volcano and throw it in? Will the K motor be able to overcome the limits of traction and improve on the best Eco-Tec 0-60 by a full .01 of a second or maybe more? Who can know? Other than the brave soul that ACTUALLY builds a Goblin with one. I am NOT he; and still we wait...

"We need less Jaw-Jaw and more War-War!": Winston Churchill

P.S. Rubber bands were cheaper BTW, not as fast, but cheaper.
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Just the support on Honda motors like the k series vs ecotec’s is just superior.
Put what ever motor you want in the goblin, it’s a kit car at the end of the day,
 
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