craz_e_kid

i was given a 94' prelude S and wanted to turn this baby into a BEAST! will the H22A Vtec engine fit into the S model? will there be modifications needed?
if anyone could help a brother out that would be chillin, peace

rich045

yes it will fit, the harness is prettymuch plug and play (i think, not sure on the S, but on the SI it is) you may have to move a mount cause the f22 sits differently from the h22/h23

craz_e_kid

AHHVTEC

yes it will fit drop her in

rich045

friend did euro-r h22 swap in an prelude S, so yea its possible

craz_e_kid

do you know if there was any modification needed or if he just needed the h22 mounts?

AHHVTEC

im thinking its gona drop right in with your stock mounts

craz_e_kid

thank you people for helpin me out on my endeavor to turn my prelude into a beast

craz_e_kid

where do you recomend i get the cheapest H22 of any model except the american one. but the best motor for the best price i guess.

AHHVTEC

craz_e_kid

YES!! thank you. your pretty much my mythological car god right now. hahaha, i hope you'll be able to answer any further questions i may have in the future. my prelude is my first project. do you think that the h22 is the best choice if im looking for power and speed?

AHHVTEC

yup h22a in a lude for the win

craz_e_kid

how would i go about adding horsepower to the h22a to max out speed and performance?

AHHVTEC

well if yout gona stay all motor just put all the bolt ons you can

craz_e_kid

what does stay all motor mean? and by bolt on you mean intake, exhaust, etc.?

craz_e_kid

also where would i go about asking questions about nissans?? would you know?

reikoshea

a lot of people go to club240.com for nissan stuff (i assume your asking about 240s).

as for the h22 in a prelude s, if you get the complete change over from hmotorsonline.com, you will have everything you need. You have to modify the transmission mount, but other than that, its a direct drop in.

Oh yeah, itd probably be easier to install if you take the fuel rail off the F22 and install it onto the H22 (with the injectors that came with the H22). The stuff you get from hmotorsonline is JDM, so the fuel line connector is on the wrong side.

Also, you will have to run the two wires for vtec, one wire for the vtec ground, the one wire for the knock sensor (make sure to use shielded wire) and the wire for the IABs (optional, but recommended). The reason for this is that the harness you get from hmotorsonline.com will be cut at the firewall, so you will need to use the one in your prelude now and then add those 4 wires to it.

Cant think of any other rubs that go along with this swap. I will say, go ahead and do the wiring once the engine is out, then tape them to the windshield or something. Its much easier than trying to fish them out with a coat hanger or something later.

Thought of something else. The distributor on the F22 has an external coil, id recommend leaving the h22 dizzy on there and using it, but it does require a little more wiring. Basically what youll do is take the yellow/black wire from the coil plug (id recommend just using tapping into it by plugging a female spade connector into that side of the plug) and splicing it into the yellow wire on the distributor. That will give the internal coil power and allow you to actually start your new engine.

After youve got all that done, id recommend (and so does hmotorsonline) changing your timing belt, water pump, spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap and rotor. Remember, that since this is a JDM engine, some things will not be listed as original equipment (like the cap and rotor). You will need to get the cap and rotor for a 1996 Honda Accord 2.3 VTEC.

After all that, you should be good to go.

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AHHVTEC

what kind of nissan

craz_e_kid

i'v actually lost intrest in it(the nissan) but thanks for askin.
hear anything about the new evo 10??

craz_e_kid

would it be possible to get the whole swap printed out, including all the modifications such as the transmission mount, to do a swap project at a school?

reikoshea

we have a pretty complete write up in the Accord Prelude Hybrid section.

4th Gen Accord H22A Install

its for an accord, but all in all, its pretty much the same.

just use my above post for reference on some items that may not be covered.

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