US Honda Fans Can Now Buy A Civic Type R Crate Engine
As project car news goes, we’re pretty excited about this one. Honda has confirmed at SEMA that US car builders will be able to buy the Civic Type R’s 306bhp big-blown 2.0-litre unit as a crate engine.
Amateur racers in Europe and Asia have already had access to Civic Type R crate engines, but this is the first time that the US has had the same luxury. Honda’s full Racing Line programme has been made available to the continent.
Officially this is a system designed to provide the motor for racing use, but we don’t imagine that will stop people getting hold of them anyway for use in project builds. The price will be a pretty heavy-looking $6519.87, which is about three times what a basic comparable-output LS V8 crate engine costs.
Honda’s K20C1 is capable of some big power figures with tuning, though. Part of Honda’s SEMA display is the company’s Red Bull Global Rallycross Civic Coupe, a 600bhp monster that can launch to 60mph in less than two seconds and eat up jumps of up to 70 feet. Inspiration for your next project build, maybe?
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Will this fit in my…oh wait.
would this fit in my lawnmower???
You won the internet.
I’d love to have this in my Two.. ..
Is like a built but half bought thing then?
Yes… But not for road cars … So basically just for race teams…
This would be awesome in a factory five 818
Three times as expensive as an LS engine? I’d want to see the unicorn Juice dripping out of the exhaust manifold before parting with that much money…
Well, 2L vs 6.2L-~same output.
There it is.
Now I need a VR30DDTT crate engine.(for Europe)
get a F20C
You guys are complaining about the price but LS V8 engines [or every US car engine] are expensive af in others countrys…. there aren’t even in France … 0 .
Anyone care to explain why the Brits, who make the damn car, aren’t getting this option. :(
I can understand why it’s expensive considering the engine is only used in one car and it is already modified vs an LS which has multiple versions in multiple cars and trucks and the engines are not modified from the factory. I think to get a better comparison you would have to use an LT engine specifically from the corvette C7.