ok you guys i need help I’m looking on a motor swap. My cl has the 2.3 f22 engine but I want the 3.0 v6 so I call up some shops that specialize in motor swapping but turns out most of them said that they wouldn’t know about dropping a v6 from four cylinder they said that it would be harder and more time now I thought it would just be a direct drop in like swapping out a d16 with a b16 on a civic instead they told me the common swap is the h22, So I wouldn’t be able to swap to a 3.0?

 

no, the engine bays for the 2.3 and 3.0 are completely different. Swap in an H22 and call it a day

 

alright whats the cheapest h22 you've seen and when i finish my swap i was looking forward for a jackson racing supercharger or would you say turbod be better "now keep in my mind that i still want to keep my automatic transmission because my girl drives the car too."

 

it'd be easier to slap the turbo on when the engines outside the car.

and getting a S/C or T/C H22 with an auto-tranny is retarded imho

 

i dont know man but im going with the auto h22 from the 97 preludes i thought it be to more money if i went and swap into a standard for all the parts and labor

 

fun fact, gettin a H22 + auto tranny is cheaper than getting a h22 + manual tranny..

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rebuilt-Honda-A...1QQcmdZViewItem

check these guys out, they have a good warrenty policy as well. Any good mechanic should be able to install it for you. They seam to have good ratings as well.

Let us know whatyou found out.

Thankx
Javed

 

but an H22 Auto is gimped 20HPs over a Manual one

 

at this thread

 

Also you'd have to go turbo. Going SC in an H22 CL would require u to cut into your firewall to make it fit.

 

or you can get a stroker H22

 

so would you say it be a bad thing or would it be ok

 

hes saying if you buy a H22 that comes with an AT, itll be cheaper than a H22 that comes with an MT.......... which is good, money saving

thing is the H22 Auto is a 180HP motor, the H22 with the Manual is a 200HP motor...... now those 20HPs is a big difference in numbers this low.... but is it worth the extra cash is what it all comes down to

 

 

a 3.0???? i wouldnt wish that engine on my worst enemy........

 

loool

 

idunno bout you guys but my 3.0 is still kickin @ 122k tranny shifts smooth

 

Yeah i dont have any problems with my auto 3.0 eaither, and it's got 108,xxx on it and i treat the tranny like

but as for swapping it in a 2.x..idk why you'd even want that, if you want the 3.0 sell your's and buy another, you'd prob be saving money by doing that instead of trying to swap in a 3.0.

 

your white one is a 3.0 right?

you need to do a little shoot of your car. by far my fav. white CL.

 

huh? jdm h22a is still 200hp AT or MT

 

OK, im still thinking USDM then........ but if its all the same then yeah, I can get a JDM H22 Auto from a local warehouse importer shop for like 1k if evem that. H22 Autos are dirt cheap

 

somebody is gunna buy it from me soon. $4500

 

boo

i wonder how much i could sell mine with an H22 swap. probaly 6k.....

 

easy 6k imo

 

hmmm interesting.......

 

so if you buy one for a 2.x manual, change the tranny, ecu w/e u still get only 180 hp?

 

no im sure that a USDM H22 made for an auto tranny is 180 on its own as opposed to the manual version which is tuned to 200..... I think its more tuning than transmission loss

 

now some guy said swapping to a h22 at wouldnt be a bad idea he also said something about hondata

 

it doesnt matter the motor is making the same power regardless.

 

plus thats only 5 gen h22s that are a pain to swap into the 2.x cl cuz of their fucked immobilizer...so not even an issue

 

http://www.jdmenginescorp.com/index....products_id=37

im going with this what do you guys think?

 

srry to hijack but last night i had a revelation... since us 3.0 ers can put an accord standard tranny w/ our engine what stops us (besides money) from swaping the 3.0 accord engine w/ a 6 speed tranny into our cars

 

thats a very fair price..

 

Tranny's don't bolt up the same, firewall needs cut, you're not the first to think of it

 

damn lol well i tried