H22a Took Me 1 Whole Year
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H22a Took Me 1 Whole Year
Today might be the day guys. Exactly one year ago... .my engine blew on the freeway due to the acura recall that I did not know about on the 97 2.2's Since then I have been on my quest to convert my CL to a H22A. For the last 9 months I have been driving it as an auto h22a running it on a h22a tranny but a CL ecu. Ran like shit... all the time.... I started my 5 spd conversion 2 weeks ago and after spending $550 from fucken crooks at some dipshit junk yard that gave me a busted master cyl and slave cyl and the wrong axle.... and $350 on my h23 tranny my quest is almost complete. My pedals are in, shifter is in, p13 is ready to go in.... picking up new intermediate shaft with new driver side axle, 5 spd tranny mount and new master and slave cyl. ITS ALL COMING TOGETHER!!! For those people that want to do the swap but have not? Here are some pearls of wisdom. Prepare more money then you think you will need.... and way more down time then you will expect. Just wanted to thank Dcsquirm for all the encouragement and advice.... over the last year... and I will be posting pics finally....
now the final thing after today is to learn how to drive stick...
now the final thing after today is to learn how to drive stick...
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Originally posted by cldriver
Anyone know if the H22a manual tranny can be used with the J30A1, our 3.0l-V6?
Anyone know if the H22a manual tranny can be used with the J30A1, our 3.0l-V6?
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Anyone know how my tranny will perform. I am using a H23 Tranny rather then the h22. How fast would i run a 1/4 mile in? I was too poor to buy an h22..... h23 only cost 350.
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Anyone know how my tranny will perform. I am using a H23 Tranny rather then the h22. How fast would i run a 1/4 mile in? I was too poor to buy an h22..... h23 only cost 350.
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Originally posted by hungy
Anyone know how my tranny will perform. I am using a H23 Tranny rather then the h22. How fast would i run a 1/4 mile in? I was too poor to buy an h22..... h23 only cost 350.
Anyone know how my tranny will perform. I am using a H23 Tranny rather then the h22. How fast would i run a 1/4 mile in? I was too poor to buy an h22..... h23 only cost 350.
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Originally posted by hungy
but dont you have a turbo on your h22a?
but dont you have a turbo on your h22a?
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maybe because of the tranny
he use the cl tanny
i used the prelude tranny..
really don't know about that...
plus i ran with my 17 inch rims..
i don't know if that makes a diffrence too
http://www.unitedinmotion.ca/images/sumo151.mov
he use the cl tanny
i used the prelude tranny..
really don't know about that...
plus i ran with my 17 inch rims..
i don't know if that makes a diffrence too
http://www.unitedinmotion.ca/images/sumo151.mov
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well the only thing i can think of is that he has to get used to it...when i first did the swap and went to the track i was running mid to low 15's mostly mid..
but that was because i had to learn my car all over ..
after a while (when i new how to drive my car with the h22) i was able to get it down to 14.8......
i am not trying to dis vtecpowersumo but maybe i can drive better than he can...."no disrespect"
mostly, i think he just needs to learn his car
he should run mid 14's easy!!!!!!!
but that was because i had to learn my car all over ..
after a while (when i new how to drive my car with the h22) i was able to get it down to 14.8......
i am not trying to dis vtecpowersumo but maybe i can drive better than he can...."no disrespect"
mostly, i think he just needs to learn his car
he should run mid 14's easy!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by hungy
damn... i have been hearing from people even with an h22a in our cars its slow.... you ran a 14.8? that gives me hope... now is that with interior? or without?
damn... i have been hearing from people even with an h22a in our cars its slow.... you ran a 14.8? that gives me hope... now is that with interior? or without?
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ok.... vtecpowersumo... do you have a check engine light running? and which h22a do you guys have? JDM USDM?
what year?
ok.... vtecpowersumo... do you have a check engine light running? and which h22a do you guys have? JDM USDM?
what year?
running a japanese spec 1992 H22a Prelude engine with LSD
and NO interior
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hmmm...... hey vtecpowersumo... does your ac still work with the p13? any problems you came across?
anyone have time slips?
hmmm...... hey vtecpowersumo... does your ac still work with the p13? any problems you came across?
anyone have time slips?
the trunk was running 15.5
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Originally posted by hungy
ok.... vtecpowersumo... do you have a check engine light running? and which h22a do you guys have? JDM USDM?
what year?
ok.... vtecpowersumo... do you have a check engine light running? and which h22a do you guys have? JDM USDM?
what year?
this was before i turboed my car
my a/c works fine and the engine light used to come on after a while of driving but it did not affect the performance at all....
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d98 are you sure its a type s h22? From your pics the h22 did not have a red valve cover like the type s does. And if it is a type s are you running a turbo kit with the stock pistons? If so the stock type s pistons have 11.1 compression which really do not mix with a turbo. If your not running on stock pistons what pistons do you have? Forged or cast?
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that is not the stock valve cover..i sold that shit a long time ago..i got a normal h22 valve cover striped the black then srayed it silver and blue...
anyways i have 8.8:1 forged Wiseco pistons with shot peened rods in the motor
anyways i have 8.8:1 forged Wiseco pistons with shot peened rods in the motor
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Its official guys.... i drove my car for the first time as a 5spd. We still do not have the p13 in yet.... some wirring to do... we plugged it in... it ran but it ran like crap.... its nice even with the CL ecu... im sure this is what a 5spd CL suppose to run like... I will try to post picls tomorrow.
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Originally posted by d98clturbo
that is not the stock valve cover..i sold that shit a long time ago..i got a normal h22 valve cover striped the black then srayed it silver and blue...
anyways i have 8.8:1 forged Wiseco pistons with shot peened rods in the motor
that is not the stock valve cover..i sold that shit a long time ago..i got a normal h22 valve cover striped the black then srayed it silver and blue...
anyways i have 8.8:1 forged Wiseco pistons with shot peened rods in the motor
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Originally posted by dcsquirm88
Did you sleeve your block and if so what sleeve did you get and how much did it run you?
Did you sleeve your block and if so what sleeve did you get and how much did it run you?
i am gonna run 17 - 18 psi
hopefully i will be one of the "Big Boys" lol
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Originally posted by d98clturbo
no i did not sleeve my block...
i am gonna run 17 - 18 psi
hopefully i will be one of the "Big Boys" lol
no i did not sleeve my block...
i am gonna run 17 - 18 psi
hopefully i will be one of the "Big Boys" lol