Automatic Accord Engine swap

[Dirty x Sock]

Hi this is my first time posting a thread and was curious, Is it possible and if it is what are my options. I have a 2001 Honda Accord v6 and was wondering if there was any kind of engine I could swap while else keeping the car automatic and how much would it be estimated to be?

 

[Briansol]

Not a lot of options here, honestly -- at least any that are worth the time. You already have one of the 'largest' engines available that year.

Being an auto also holds you back a bit from adding any significant power to it as is

What's your goal for the car?

 

[BrutalB83]

Unless you're looking to spend a ton of money on a completely custom swap, your options are probably limited to other J-series engines. I know that people have done the J32 from the Acura CL. I'm not aware of any 3.5 swaps, but I'm sure somebody's done it.

 

[Dirty x Sock]

Not a lot of options here, honestly -- at least any that are worth the time. You already have one of the 'largest' engines available that year.

Being an auto also holds you back a bit from adding any significant power to it as is

What's your goal for the car?

Just to be a nice street cruiser but also has its fair bit of power honestly, I’m just not sure of what all I could do to increase the overall power of the vehicle.

 

[BrutalB83]

Just to be a nice street cruiser but also has its fair bit of power honestly, I’m just not sure of what all I could do to increase the overall power of the vehicle.

I know that Comptech used to make a supercharger kit for the J-series but that was almost 20 years ago at this point. You can fab up a turbo setup for pretty much any application, but I'd be worried about the transmission. I don't know if you're aware, but Honda fucked up on those early V6 auto transmissions. They're prone to breaking just from normal use, so I can't imagine adding a significant amount of power would help.

Have you looked in to bolt-ons? The factory exhaust manifolds on these cars are pretty restrictive. You could find some power with headers and a catback, especially if you do some tuning.