joshuaa

Sup everyone, i have a 95 honda prelude se(h23)..very clean,ive had it for about a year just did a few mods, but now i think i may do a engine swap..Is it really worth the trouble going from a h23a to a h22a.Im kinda scared ill pay 3500 dollars for the swap and not really be to impressed with it.was gonna sell,but i love my ludeso changed mind
~please everyone give me your opinion on your h22a ??
~will i lose alot of money when resaling my lude??
~is it worth it!!!???
CHECH IT OUT...95 honda prelude se..h23a1..Clean!!!!5500obo

BBYlude

what's with the font? that's all I've got...

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joshuaa

bored...thanks for not answering any of my question

darkbluelude

Yes you will lose money if you decide to sell it down the road post engine swap. No one's going to give you 3K on top of the KBB value just because it has a "H22 swap." Anyone can simply go out and just buy a H22 lude for less than what you'd be selling it.

Only reason why I would consider dropping in an H22 into my lude would be since my body had 103,000 miles on it, looks great for being a 94', has some exterior/interior mods and the interior is cleaner than most 5th gens ...

Basically even with an H22 swap most 4th gens aren't selling for more than 4 grand dude. There's plenty of 4th gens with h22 swapped engines selling for 3-5 grand. I noticed you were selling yours for 6,000...I'd be surprised if you got more than 3-4 grand and that's a person who would jump the gun and pay extra for the rims and mods that you have.

Cardinal rule- when selling, part out or sell for cheap if you are in a hurry to sell, Mods and newer engines usually don't raise the price enough to sell as a whole.

joshuaa

thanks for advice man...i had 5500 obo cuz dont wanna sell(everyone in oklahoma has stupid high prices on there lude..lol).. wanna trade my lud for a vtec lude and ill add cash...But thanks bro, it was just another newb question

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Why i love hondas..hhmm.....looks good,pretty fast...but mainly the good gas mileage

darkbluelude

No problem man. Nice clean lude too, personally if I had the suspension work and other mods that yours has I wouldn't be uneasy about dropping in an h22, the car looks clean and an h22 powering it suits it well, but again, everyone has different goals, budgets and tastes. Also, you can do a swap for well under 3,500* ( from what you mentioned). If you look around depending on your location you can find an H22 for like 1,300-1,800 ( even cheaper if you buy a used one from someone in the MANY Honda/prelude forums) and the swap can be done at most performance shops for like 800 to a grand. These are all estimates though, but if you're in no rush to and look around you can save money. Also, if you get rid of your h23 that has around 65K miles or whatever I'm sure you could either keep it and build it in the future ( the non vtec f22 and h23's are great for boosting) or sell it to help pay for the H22 swap...

Good luck with whatever you do though.

Postulio4jOO

IMO i love having a h22a in my 4th gen 4ws. to me what is the point for me is that as long as i enjoyed what i spent into my car its all worth it. its whatever floats ur boat but if u dont plan on having the car for a while then no point. just my 2 cents. vtec FTW