I am going to get a 96 accord lx for about 1k, im not sure if it has vtec or not. but i am definitely planning on swapping it with a H22A. I read other posts where the total should be about 2k for the engine/tranny/ecu/wire harness?

Also, I don't know whre to purchase a jdm engine. i'm located in CA. If anyone know where i can get one, please let me know.

 

You could try ebay, thats where I got mine, works great, or you could try some of these websites http://japandomesticmotor.com/, http://www.japaneseengineimport.com/eng/home.htm, I just found those on yahoo, just type a search for JDM engines.

 

Would a h22a work with my stock 96 auto tranny?

 

I really do not know, but I wouldn't see why it wouldn't if the engine came off of a auto, because the accord and prelude 5 speeds are interchangeable, but I really don't know, but I dont see why they wouldn't.