Thanks. I've been to your site before and I'll probably pick up some parts once I figure out the next stage of the build for this thing. Right now I'm actually working on another J2KAWD swap for someone, only this one is going into a 5th gen Prelude.

@@Prelude3g Keep up the great work. From everything I saw the work looks solid and you went about all of it the correct way, no bypassing specific needs or clearances. We've seen that too many times, people say "That's good enough" and the setup breaks in just a month. Your attention to detailed reminded me of my Accord Turbo Build, doin everything that needed to be done

This footage was taken over several months. I got behind and didn't film the fabrication, just took pictures for a while.

I appreciate this work

Yeah there will be another one but I've been busy recently. Been dailying it and it's working great, does fine on hills as well.

MSW Type 85, 16x7.5 42mm offset wheels with 225/60R-16 tires.

@@Prelude3g thank you! Any reason why you went 16s instead of 15s?

@@harrisdoesthings I wanted a wider tire that didn't change the overall diameter much. Couldn't find a good one in 15'.

@@dochvtech22 it took me to some christian Dr.

Might be another month or two due to my current work load.

It would be quite a lot more work. Mechanically you will also have to mount the SHAWD rear diff, get a custom length driveshaft. But the big thing is that you will have to use all the electronics from the RL related to the SHAWD and VSA systems. I believe they have inputs+outputs from a steering angle sensor, yaw sensor, g-force sensor, electric throttle, abs system, etc. All that needs to be transferred from the RL and working correctly or I suspect the SHAWD control unit will go into a limp or default mode and you won't be getting any of the benefits of the system.

@@Prelude3g ah okay I didn't realize there was that much going on with the 2006 and Sh AWD. Would an element drive train be a better option? Is that able to mate to a j and hold the power?

@@dillongray688 Well the Element is the same as the 02-06 CRV like shown in this video. I can't say exactly about holding the power. My CRV is just a street car running all season tires. The K-series gearbox has held up fine since I did the swap and it has been driven aggressively. But it just depends on how you want to use it and which J-series you want to mate it to, more peak torque, more likely to break something in the transmission.

@@Prelude3g gotcha, I need to rewatch your videos and see what all would be needed. You don't sell the fabricated mounts/subframe/exhaust do you?

@@dillongray688 No, everything was made as a one-off custom part.

I don't know how much a fab shop would charge for something this extensive, but probably well more that the market value of a CRV. I think you can use J swap parts for EK Civics to do it and save on fabrication cost. Not going to fit in the bay the same though, most of the other J swaps I've seen have almost no clearance at the front.

Rear diff is from a 2011 Element, trans is from a 02-05 CRV, engine is from a 00-03 Acura CL Type-S.

I never add up the cost of a build, but this isn't going to be a cheap swap.

No, minitec.

@@Prelude3g Can you send me the link to there website, cant seem to find them.

MKYA I think.

RPM Systems can make you a harness: go-rpm.com/j_swap_harness If you want to use an OE ECU get a 99-01 Acura TL or 00-03 Acura CL ECU. The ECU needs to match the transmission type the motor originally had (Automatic ECU if the engine had and auto trans or manual ECU if it had manual). These ECUs are the easiest to use because the immobilizer board in the ECU can just be broken off, and the car will start. If you want to be able to tune it I believe you can use the AEM EMS 30-6051 instead. Additionally to get the tachometer working you should get a Dakotal Digital SGI-100BT universal interface. This is required to convert the 6cyl tach signal into a 4cyl one, so that the tachometer shows the correct RPM.

@@Prelude3g i buy a honda accord coupe 3.0 auto the j series is all automatic in Europe we dont have acura my ecu is a p8c i think

Which wires did you Splice into?

Harness came from Minitec with the adapter plate.