i think there great for civics i mean sacicons did say they wont be daily driven but hey i've seen people with h22 in there civics and there are happy with it.

 

id say go with a b18 over an h22 just because of the weight issues. i think kappa said you'd have to do frame work too.

 

youd have some frame issues, i think hasport makes mounts though. the weight of a b series with a turbo set up is within less than 100 lbs of an h22

 

itb's---those are sweet. did anyone else read the wd40 b series shoot-out in import tuner? the lightly built motor with itbs put down the most i believe.. there are also some exceptional kits for the s2ks. i like the h22 myself, it gets a bad rep for being "heavy"...but i like it. i really like a b20/vtec. damn those thin cyllinder walls!!! we need to get a group buy on some totalled crvs and sleeve the blocks and ebay those things. we'd be rolling dough!!!!!

 

somebody told me couple a months ago there was a b16 built with itb's that out down 250 to the wheels

 

the h22 isnt just heavy. its huge. it sits lopsided (to the front) in a civic, and most of the weight is hanging in front of the wheels, so it makes the car even more nose-heavy than the weight alone would make you think. its a good motor, but with the fantastic choice we have in the B-series VTECs, i cant see choosing the H over a C1 for turbo, or a C5 for NA, except for price. an H is a cheaper way to make it fast, but it doesnt have the potential in the long run. and as for the B20/Vtec, youre asking for problems. thin walls aside, that engien was made for a nice leisurely redline in the mid-6000s. if you take that engine, and repeatedly rev it to or over 8K, you will soon see a massive failure. DOHC VTEC engiens come zero-balanced from the factory to withstand the insane revs they see. non-vtecs dont. its not worth it unless you are doing a full build on the bottom end.