Honda Will Sell the New Civic Type R’s Turbo Four as a Crate Engine

Honda's turbo 2.0-liter found in the Civic Type R will soon be available à la carte.
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Good news for VTEC-crazed engine swappers, Honda is making the most powerful production engine it’s ever sold in America available as a crate engine. Yes, you can now own a Civic Type R engine completely on its own. No ridiculous wings, no outrageous dealer markups (that we know of), no actual car. Just the heart. First person to throw this into a Dodge Demon wins all of the internet points.

The mill in question is a turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder found in the new, critically acclaimed, and questionably-styled, hot Honda Civic. Officially known as the K20C1, it produces 306 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 295 pound-feet of torque from 2,500 to 4,500 rpm. Targeted toward racers of both the amateur and professional variety, the à la carte engine will be sold by the HPD Honda Racing Line program and carry a price tag of $6,520. 

For the first time, stateside VTEC enthusiasts will be able to drop Honda’s latest and greatest powerplant into, well, anything that’ll fit it, really. Factory-turbocharged EK9 hatch? An inevitability, at this point. Want to shove this into a new, base hatch for a DIY Type R? The dealers can’t mark this one up, that’s for sure. Put a piece of glass on it and call it a coffee table? We sure hope you like being single. 

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Chris Tsui is The Drive’s Reviews Editor. He oversees the site’s car reviews operation in addition to pitching in on industry news and writing his own evaluations of the latest rides. He lives in Toronto.