lenz973
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HEY WHAT'S GOING ON PPL. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DROPPED A H22A4 INTO MY 99 ACCORD. I THOUGHT THAT MY CAR WOULD MOVE A LOT QUICKER AND GOING FROM A SINGLE TO A DOHC I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A HUGE DIFFERENCE. SINCE THE SWAP HAS BEEN DROPPED I'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED. THE MOTOR HAS NEVER SAT RIGHT IN THE CAR, WIRES RIPPED, MOTOR JUMPED. I COULDN'T FIND MOUNTS TO BUY ONLINE OR ANY MECHANIC THAT COULD HELP OUT. HEAD GASKET WENT, I HAD TO REDO IT, DID HEADERS, SKUNK2 INTAKE MANIFOLD, THEN WENT TO GET THE CAR TUNED AND THERE'S A KNOCKING SOUND . I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT'S THE RODS. MY VTECH ISN'T KICKING IN ANYMORE AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME MY WHOLE WIRING IS WRONG ANOTHER $400 JUST TO GET IT DONE RIGHT. SO NOW SHOULD I BUY ANOTHER H22 TO DROP IN, OR PULL THIS 1 OUT SEND THE BLOCK OUT TO GOLDEN EAGLE? I WAS ON THE VERGE OF SENDING THE CAR OUT OF STATE SO A SHOP IN FLA COULD DO IT FOR ME. CONFUSED/FRUSTRATED AND REGRETTING THE SWAP.
I'M OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IF ANYONE KNOWS A GOOD MECHANIC OUT HERE.