Outlaw

The swap is still delayed due to the transmission mix-up, but I want to save myself some time later so I'll ask now. How exactly do I shave the mount to fit? I've searched here and H-T but haven't found any DETAILED instructions, just the usual "you need to shave the Prelude driver's side mount to make it fit." Can anybody tell me how and possibly show me a pic of the actual mount after it's been shaved? Thanks.

DanMan1464

h22 swap eh? good shit man

sorry if this is old news, but i jsut found out that you were doing it haha

Outlaw

Haha yea thanks, my dad and I started it in August, and my dad noticed somethin weird about the tranny when he was tryin to see if the intermediate shaft fit. There was this extra adapter on the tranny, and turns out it's an SH tranny! The junkyard folks didn't think there was a difference between the base and SH trannies, but they're giving me an even exchange for a base tranny as soon as they get one.

Leon

on the mount there are two steel pieces that stick out from the each side causing it not to fit between the CL mount base, shave down each side so that it fits between the mount base and ur good. no detailed instructions needed, if you have the mount in hand and put it in place you'll see what i'm talking about.

Outlaw

Yea, that's what I was thinkin, just wanted to make sure. Thanks! I'll have pics and everything on the swap as soon as we're finished..

jandj2204

i also hav the 97 2.2 auto, and ill be starting with the installation of the H22A in november. what other parts will i have to buy other than motor,trans,clutch and pedals?

pimpdank

clutch reservoir, slave cylinder, hydraulic lines, ecu, shifter, shift linkage, maybe a new gauge cluster, the list goes on. Also depends on what year motor and tranny you get - OBD I or OBD II. It all boils down to a shitload of work that will make you wish you either kept it auto or sold it and baught a 5 spd.

Leon

ouch, you're gonna scare him! try to get all the parts from a junk yard, thats what my boy did with his gsr swap into his civic.

bebop.fey

what if you buy a H22 that was a manual trans?
isn't it easier?
cause i have a auto 2.3 cl too. . .and thinking about swapping but need advices = )

Outlaw

I think that's what he meant.

Leon

if you go from auto to stick it's still the same, you'll still need those parts, the only thing you wont need is the tranny if you get it with the motor. my motor was actually from an auto, just took that off and put mines on.

jandj2204

exactly..ill be buying motor and trans

Outlaw

Buy the complete swap.

97CLgenius

Negative, I did the swap and went from auto manual. Did all the work with me and my partner and although you run into issues, you find ways around them. Nothing beats the satisfaction of over coming those obsicles and driving it for the first time and thinking to yourself, Damn this is weird how much faster my car just got. I got mine to 153(took off limiter) w/o the NO2. Everytime I get in that car, I think, Man this shit is so much more fun to drive

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jandj2204

153 damn, i cant wait..only been 140 so far...u get a new guage that goes up to 160?

Leon

I will agree, my car has become so much fun to drive since the swap that I actually take the long way home from work now!

Outlaw

Dammit you bastards..if only the damn junkyard didn't mix things up..

97CLgenius

Yup, I got the Field VTEC unit that has a/f adjustments, vtec adjustments, Speed in Km up too 999 (thats how I saw 153 after converting), and no limiter, this unit is the best.