Hasport Lean K Swap Mounts: 92-95 EG Civic / DC2 Integra

Hasport Lean K Swap Mounts: 92-95 EG Civic / DC2 Integra

Every turbo K build in an EG Civic or a DC2 Integra ends up in the same argument with the same two inches of space: the back of the head against the firewall. The Hasport EGKLEAN2 lean mount kit tilts the engine forward so the sidewinder manifold, the wastegate plumbing and your brake lines stop fighting each other for the same real estate.

What It Is and Why It Works

Leaning a K-series forward is an old drag car trick. What Hasport did with this kit is make it usable on a car that also drives on the street. The engine tips forward for clearance behind the head, and Hasport uses its dual height mount design, which the company describes as patent pending, so the cylinder head still ends up in the same place. That last part is the whole point. Because the head does not move, your header, your intake and your turbo kit all fit the same way whether you build the car around a K20 or a K24, and you are not re-fabricating a hot side because you changed your mind about displacement.

The other change is in the brackets. Hasport redesigned them to alter the angle the mounts sit at so the urethane loads the way it was designed to load rather than being twisted into a corner of its travel. That is what separates this kit from the older lean setups that beat themselves to death on the street. Everything is CAD/CAM designed and made at Hasport's facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

On an EG shell or a DC2, the practical result is room. Room to run a sidewinder manifold without the turbine housing kissing the firewall, room to route a wastegate dump and a downpipe on a sensible path, room to keep brake lines and the master cylinder out of the heat, and on an individual throttle body setup, room for stacks and a filter that would otherwise be pressed into sheet metal.

Specs

Available Options

Fitment

Hasport lists this kit under the 92-95 Civic (EG) and 94-01 Integra (DC) chassis. Several dealers also list the 93-97 del Sol, which shares the EG engine bay, but Hasport does not call it out in its own catalog, so check with us first if you are building an EG2 or EH6.

What to Know Before You Buy

Buy this kit for a reason, not for the badge. If you are doing a naturally aspirated K swap into an EG or a DC2 with a normal header and a factory style intake manifold, you do not need a lean kit. The standard EGK dual height kit puts the engine where it belongs and costs you nothing in complexity. The lean kit exists to solve a clearance problem, and the people who genuinely need it are running a sidewinder turbo manifold, a large frame turbo, or individual throttle bodies that will not fit in a bay with the engine standing straight up.

Leaning the engine does not change how the car rides. Durometer does. 62A is the street bushing and the one that belongs in a boosted EG you still drive. 70A is a race bushing whatever anyone calls it: expect noise through the floor at idle, drone under engine braking, and interior trim that starts working itself loose. 88A and 94A are for cars that live at the track. Polyurethane is firmer than rubber and always will be, so every step up in durometer buys engine control at the cost of comfort and puts more load through the shifter, the axles and the chassis.

Two practical notes. Hasport also offers this kit with solid billet aluminum bushings for cars that want zero mount deflection; that version is not stocked on this page, so ask if you want it. And do not order until you know which transmission case is bolted to your engine, because Hasport publishes no transmission option for the lean kit and the brackets are cut for a specific case. Mounts that have been bolted down carry bolt impressions and are not returnable, which makes an email before checkout the cheapest part of this build.