Rockstar21

sorry if this question has been asked before..

but im in need of a new motor on my 5th gen lude and i found a guy selling a brand new motor for a 4th gen. he built this for his civic part for part. and i was wondering if the 4th and 5th gen h22a1 - h22a4 are able to be swapped in/out.


he's selling it at a dirt cheap price and if i could swap it in to my car with no worries it would save me a great deal of money and hassel.

thanks in advance.

-matt-

00_l0ode

damn.. didnt you just get your prelude..

Rockstar21

yes, and the reason im looking to swap is the car will never run at its potential with the internals i have now.

my two options are rebuild the current motor or buy a new one.

and at 900 bucks.. i could never pass up a brand new h22... but i know it was "meant" for the 4th gen lude.

if it would fit. i could put it in mine and call it a day... i'd be fairly worry free for years to come.

im all about restoration and i dont wanna drive around a half-a** prelude for the next couple years. it will drive just fine if i maintain it, but i dont wanna put put in a car i wanted throughout my teenage years.

the amount it cost to rebuild mine is twice as expensive as the new motor would be.

00_l0ode

well that makes sense... just make sure the engine you are buying is "brand new" you got to be careful of what people will say.. well good luck man.. i would tell you but i dont know lol

thegamettt

yes, as long as you have a base prelude not sh. the tranny is different.

edit: there might be a problem with going from obd2 back to obd1.. maybe someone else knows..

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Rockstar21

you gotta be kidding me

i have an SH

i dont even want the atts... i dont auto x.

is there any way to use the older h22 on the 5th gen SH without some kind of fab work or swapping trannies?

thegamettt

heres some reading for you..

The complete JDM H22 swap into 5th gen Guide

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Rockstar21

appreciate it.

thanks a lot