acura516

i am going to be doing some crazy mods to my car, and this tranny is not going to hold. the solution: change the tranny to a manual. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT STEPS HAVE TO BE TAKEN?

akura

all i kno is.. its gonna cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and a good mechanic.

VXCL

ur tranny will easily handle 200hp at the crank. ull have to do major work on that engine. cheaper to do an engine swap w/ 5spd. ull barely hit 200hp without some turbo or nos

akura

hey vxcl... i have an automatic, u think engine swapping to a manual will cost too much? (h22a)

acura516

dude I'm doing turbo next spring

akura

they make turbo for the 2.2? huh?

haiduc

yeah. it's called an f-max tubo kit for the 94-97 Accord.

dcsquirm88

Theres also a drag gen 3 turbo kit. IMO I would get it over an f-max kit.

akura

wait wait.. so the accord turbo kit fits on the 2.2? whose done it?

dcsquirm88

Yeah the '97 accord turbo kits fit the the 2.2 and 2.3 cls. Not to many people have done it. You might run into some trouble with the intercooler piping lining up correctly. But it won't be to hard to do custom intercooler piping. The turbo manifold should fit perfectly, since headers from a 97 accord fit our cars.
Honestly I would not do it. It wouldn't really be worth it on a f22a or f23a. Save your money and do an h22a swap instead and then put a turbo. Sure it'll cost more but you'll be going alot faster. And if you have an automatic forget about putting a turbo. The auto trannys can't really take more than 200 H.P.

acura516

damn we really got shafted with this single over head cam bundle of slowness

acura516

well..................how much 4 an H22a motor, tranny and ecu
and the labor

akura

and does the h22a auto handle turbo well? heh.. im sick of this slow car.. hehe.. about to sell it, if not engine transplant. =P 180k miles is kiling me.. almost 190 now..