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Old 12-05-2006, 03:05 PM
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i got a 96 accord and was thinking about doing a jdm f20b swap along with the manual transmission. anybody got any advice??
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 06:45 PM
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We actually had a thread discussing this a couple weeks ago. The consensus seemed to be that it wasnt a really good swap for an Accord. A Civic or CRX, hell yes. But its really lacking in torque, and its seems like a peaky engine, which isnt what you want in a heavier car like an Accord. I know Hondas arent torque heavy, no matter what engine you have, but an H22 seems to be a much better swap if you are looking to get rid of the good old F22B.
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:51 PM
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personaly i like the F20B idea... or a F20B head of a F22 VROOM anyway yeh i would do the swap just for the pretty blue valve cover
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 07:58 PM
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Legion Has This Thing for those Pretty Blue Valve Covers...That';s why he likes the swap
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personaly i like the F20B idea... or a F20B head of a F22 VROOM anyway yeh i would do the swap just for the pretty blue valve cover
 
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:12 PM
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We actually had a thread discussing this a couple weeks ago. The consensus seemed to be that it wasnt a really good swap for an Accord. A Civic or CRX, hell yes. But its really lacking in torque, and its seems like a peaky engine, which isnt what you want in a heavier car like an Accord. I know Hondas arent torque heavy, no matter what engine you have, but an H22 seems to be a much better swap if you are looking to get rid of the good old F22B.

what he said
 
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Old 12-06-2006, 12:32 AM
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the f20b is made for an accord while the h22a is for a prelude, so why would weight and torque really be an issue?
and about how much work would it be to make the car manual with a jdm engine?
 
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Old 12-06-2006, 01:02 AM
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Yeah the F20B has great horsepower numbers, but horsepower only helps you on the high end. Torque is what moves you at the low end, what gets you going. If the car weighs more, you need more torque. The H22 is pretty much a straight in swap. I dont know about the F20B, but Im betting you would have to do some custom fab work. The H22 is just a better engine for the Accord. Same hp numbers, better torque, aftermarket is going to be cheaper, its an easy swap.

As for the trans, is your car currently an auto or manual?
 
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so ur sayin with the h22 head i can just take off my f23 head and put the h22 head right on there and not have to change any internals and stuff?
 
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Old 12-06-2006, 04:00 AM
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im pretty sure that u would get better power out of a f20 on a F22 than a h22 on a f22
 
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Old 12-06-2006, 10:55 PM
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Yeah the F20B has great horsepower numbers, but horsepower only helps you on the high end. Torque is what moves you at the low end, what gets you going. If the car weighs more, you need more torque. The H22 is pretty much a straight in swap. I dont know about the F20B, but Im betting you would have to do some custom fab work. The H22 is just a better engine for the Accord. Same hp numbers, better torque, aftermarket is going to be cheaper, its an easy swap.

As for the trans, is your car currently an auto or manual?
my car is currently auto
 


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