I have a 97 3.0 CL and want to do a motor swap. I want to drop in a CL Type-S motor and tranny because my dads mechanic said thats its difficult but he can do it! i also hear that an h22 is a common swap for our cars. Also would using parts from the type-s motor be better then using the actual motor???? What do you guyz recommend?????? also is there a tranny that fits the 3.0 motor? (manual)

 

its not really a question of will it fit, but rather do you want to spend the money on a J32a, figure about 2x's that of what an h22 swap would be in a 2.2/2.3...nobody has done an h22 swap in a 3.0 so we dont know if it will fit or not. and for the tranny, Hoffhines supposedly did the typeS 6spd swap in his 3.0, but not sure of costs...a lot $$$.

 

you could always h22 and turbo

 

hope you got a lot of green bro
h22 whatever version is a prelude motor (4cyls) ~ 200hp
it will drop right into a cl with stock mounts - 2.2 or 2.3 without a lot of modification, BUT 3.0 is a 6 cyl so i think the motor mounts are different and i don't know if anyone has done this but for sure if you do you also have to go man trans so there's another $$$$ (You don't HAVE to go man tanny but if your doing this much work u should)
type S motor -- i'm sure it would work, but not very cost-effective -- the motor will be AT LEAST 5 grand and install - the labor god only knows!?!?!
keep dreaming or hit the lottery (-:

 

i have a question.....would a h23a fit in a CL? cause those are actually better for turbo, since they aren't VTEC.....


also.....one of my home boys has a 92 prelude and he told me that it's really expensive to do a h22 swap into a CL, and all the mounts are different and it has to be a custom install......I was curious to see if anyone could estimate a price on that for me...??

 

that would be nice

 

no my dad owns an auto body shop and he has some connections (hes also a mechanic) so labor prices i dont have to worry about just the price for the motor and tranny plus extra expenses!!! so i dont really have to "keep dreaming" SWCLOWN!!!!!

 

lol
ok u da man. i'm not hating, just being realistic. i've had this car for 3 years, been on the board for two and i have heard this topic come up a lot without any follow-through. i would LOVE to see you do this bro! and would be way impressed with your connections because this still wont be easy. i have faith though - good luck

 

if you try the typeS swap you need to use the 3.0 tranny if you want to stay auto... as far as the CL-S 6-speed motor, it's also possible but the hardest part is finding the motor and trans for a good price...

i have thought about doing this too ... i haven't found any 6-speed CL-S motors... i priced a new 6-speed tranny and they wanted 5k FOR JUST THE TRANS

good luck with your project

 

sorry i try to edit and hit reply

 

H23 will swap into the CL with the same ease as the H22.

your frined is wrong, swapping the H22 into the 2.2/2.3 CL is the same as swapping it into the 94-97 accord.