Just wondering if anyone here has done a H22A swap in there civic. If so post comments on pro's and con's. Also what you used for swap, ie. ecu, wiring harness, anything else unexpected.
Thx

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unless you plan on making your Civic a full drag car, i would not suggest putting an H22a in it. its just not practical at all for daily driving. you will have to do ALOT of custom fabrication to get it in there if you do plan on putting it in there.

Well supposedly Hasport has motor mounts for a pretty easy swap, for a 2000 civic, maybe just a bit of hammering on the frame for crank pulley clearance . And yeah it's not a daily driver but I don't think that would be a concern. That's like saying a prelude is only for racing.

yeah but a Prelude and a Civic are 2 different chassis. the Prelude/Accord chassis is made to hold the H22a with ease because they are easily able to support the weight and all performance aspects of that motor where-as the Civic/Integra chassis are not. IMHO putting an H22a is not a practical swap. be prepared for headaches, shelling out lots of money and alot of time. good luck if you do it.

a b-series swap is just too much easier to do than an h swap. not to say the h is too hard though. just remember, a b-series weighs 100lbs more than a d, and an h-series weighs 85lbs more than a b. so everyone saying the h22 is too heavy for a civic is exagerating. adding a turbo kit to a b-series makes it outweigh the h22. just a few points to ponder....

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yeah but a Prelude and a Civic are 2 different chassis. the Prelude/Accord chassis is made to hold the H22a with ease because they are easily able to support the weight and all performance aspects of that motor where-as the Civic/Integra chassis are not. IMHO putting an H22a is not a practical swap. be prepared for headaches, shelling out lots of money and alot of time. good luck if you do it.

it all depends on you as the driver. there is a turbo h22 being daily driven here and see's the drag strip most every weekend. as far as the install, ive done one on a 90 civic hatch. being there is no mount kit it took about a week to get the engine situated into the bay with the custom mounts. the weight of the engine is really no biggie if you know how to work with spring rates, just go with a heavier one. but how heavy depends on your cars intended use as well as set up. i can vouch for the headaches too. but being it was my first try there was bound to be some problems. the biggest problem i had was the valve cover hitting the hood upon acceleration. poly inserts help to cure that. IMO the swap is a great swap if you want nice hp and tq #'s yet being able to keep the drivetrain dependable unlike having a built engine. how ever the left over room under the hood makes for trouble bolting on new toys.

i was thinking about this swap on my 94 dx coupe. i was going to decide if i was going to swap an engine in my honda that has 160000 or buy a rolla.

no. go with a b18c.

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no. go with a b18c.

[sm=exactly.gif] you'll be happy with the results.

i suggest the b18c. you could take out a home equity loan, but i would reccomend against it, much cheaper to build poor mans type r. go with b18c block, b16 head with p&p job, and ctr cam. you will like it.

You will be happy with the outcome if you end up doing the swap. I personally did not do one, but i helped my buddy do one he did in his 93 civic, a lot of money put into that car from that swap, so be prepaired to put a lot of time and money into ur car. Tight fit but the outcome is crazy, we kept up with a m3 the day we got it out, so just keep in mind that it is a lot of time, and money.

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unless you plan on making your Civic a full drag car, i would not suggest putting an H22a in it. its just not practical at all for daily driving. you will have to do ALOT of custom fabrication to get it in there if you do plan on putting it in there.

Have you ever driven an h22 civic? How exactly are they not good for daily driving? No, seriously. Humor me.
Importercr ~ The H22a is an extremely fun motor. You can actually feel a little bit of torque, it has several advantages over the B series, such as a closed lower deck and others, and you can run low 14's right out of the swap. I eat mustangs for breakfast, and If I get the jump I can hang with LS-1's for a bit. Despite what people want you to believe, the engine is not bad for turbochargers as long as you make sure to prepare it right and know its weaknesses. For instance there is a turbocharged H22 CRX at my local strip running low 10s. If you do decide to do the swap, make sure you get the JDM spec ;)

i would like to see more info on this h22 turbo crx you know of. i have a h22 turbo that im building and a daily driver crx, fixing to buy a 95 hatch, need info help for all.

I Have a 92 h22 eg. I did all the work myself and I use it as much as my prelude. It is a little heavy but I have H&R drop springs and Im running tires that are to big on the car N E way. The only time I scrape is when my 300lb friend is in the car and I hit a hard corner. I did all the work myself and I didn't have that much trouble with the swap. Here are my dailies.http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u19/idonoduu12/DSCN0423.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u19/idonoduu12/DSCN0522.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u19/idonoduu12/DSCN0541.jpg

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