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Originally posted by drdingo21
yep. I was debating between a h22a or a b18c, when i was deciding on an engine swap. This is my daily driver so i wanted to keep everything.
If you get the engine from http://www.jdmclub.com/index2.html it will be 2300 shipped. You will need motor mounts from hasport. Which i belive are 500. You will also have to have axels made because of the enormous amount of torque the h22 has, also about 500. If you install the engine yourself your probly looking at about 4k. Although it can be less, i hgave heard of people not getting axels made, and just running their stock civic ones with out no problems whats so ever. But then again i have heard of people that broke their axels with the stock h22. The reason you will lose on of those opetions is because the engine is so big there is only room for one.
Also not right away but soon you would wanna upgrade the front suspension because the engine is heavy and will kill your handling.
The h22 seems like a lot of work, but once its done your civic will be more than fast .
Now ill give you my opnion. You seem to be in the same boat that i was not to long ago. Orgnially i was debating between the h22 and the b18. The b18c1 (integra gsr engine) has less power than the h22 but doesn't need all the extra work, plus i would get to keep all my options, and eventually go turbo to get more power out of the engine.
Now however, after thinking about for a while, i belive i will be going with a b16a (del sol engine) because it has 160 hp, but what makes this engine so great, is it can be bought all over the internet for under 1500 shipped, and thats the complete swap. so if get the engine for 1500, build a turbo for about another 1000 and upgrade some internal parts for about another 800, i could have an engine pushing over 15psi of boost pushing about 300 hp all for about 3800, and keeping my A/C and power stearing.
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retail on the motor mounts need for an H22 swap on a 7th Gen isn't listed, but it will be around $650. You saying "the enormous amount of tq the H22 has" made me fall out of my seat laughing...that's too funny!! Anyway, go here, I couldn't find a price listed for the axles needed for this swap, you'll have to call them
http://www.raxles.com/index1.htm Also, like I said before, if done right, you don't lose PS or A/C. Also, yes, it's suggested that you upgrade your suspension since the H22 is a great deal heavier than the D series motors, so you need to think of that too. Don't worry about the handling with this swap unless you are an auto-X'er though.
The H22 IS a lot of work, and it's not going to be "fast" but it will be quick.
You can keep your options with the H22 like I've said again and again, also, there are people running turbo setups on H22's in their Civics. Good choice with going with a B16A, but the Del Sol has several different motors, so clarify next time. Also, it's not a B16A, it's a B16A3 if you're talking the USDM Del Sol. Also, you should stick with the Second Gen B16A (JDM B16) since it has 10 more hp than the B16A2 and B16A3 and a little more tq. (that is unless you have emissions, then stick with the USDM motors) Also, if you're finding any B16A besides the first gen B16A for that price, direct me to them please, that's an awfully low price for any B16A (except first gen) And do you mean build a custom turbo for $1000 or buy one for that much, if you mean buy one for that much for a B series motor, direct me to this place also please.