well it looks like my engine is a piece of shit...i just bought the CL about 3 weeks ago for 2800, my parents want me to get another 2.2cl engine........but im thinking a h22a swap, how easy is the swap?

 

that that difficult.. same mounts, you can use either tranny etc

you need to run a wire for the dissy and some harnesses to convert to obd1 if the motor is that old

 

well its a drop in! and you still have alot of room in the engine bay

 

so its a drop in and running a new harness and ecu, now the problem is finding a h22 thats cheap w/no more than 60k

 

am i gonna need a new transmition or is the 2.2cl's good enough?

 

why are you considering the H22? Are you looking for more power. With power comes responsibility!!! (always wanted to say that) lol. When and if you convert to OBDI it will be a hassle getting your car inspected. There are certain complications with the H22 which will cause major headache. If you are looking for a cheap solution to you issue and want just a car to drive around, go with the F22. If you wants to be adventurous and drive hard go with the H22. I suggest you try to find the OBDII 96 prelude ECU to make things much easier.

 

and whats wrong with your engine that you want to change it?

 

i didnt even get to look at the engine yet, but the chick that owned the car b4 me drove it for 118,000 without doing and service to it at all, when the oil light came up she just went and bought more qt.'s of oil and fill it up to the top and blew o2 sensors, and a bunch of other crap , im surprized the transmition is still even good

 

yeah im actaully looking for more power, and i have the opportunity to do this swap without wasting money changing a good engine, because mine is shitty, so why not do this swap

 

but if this swap cost me more than $1,500 to do than im gonna just put the 2.2cl engine from a junk yard in, and ofcourse i will be swapping it myself

 

the H22 shouldnt be harder then the F22 to bolt on
if you are up to it then have fun
let us know how it comes out
you can get a h22 for $800-$1300 but i suggest get the tranny to

 

well if you going to do the swap, if this is your primary transportation, id suggest that you have another car to use tho. Swaps aren't 100% reliabile! you are going to have problems, maybe more after you do the swap. so i would really think about this. don't ass out your self just yet.

 

Wow just bought the car for $8200, and you need to replace the motor? that sucks man, I'd get my money back if i were you.....

 

I think he said $2800. Anyway, if the motor in there now is still running decently and you want to swap in the H22a, I think you should keep it in there and make sure you do the swap right the first time. Don't rush out and grab the first H22 engine you can get your hands on. Make sure its exactly what you want, and try to decide what you want to do with it before just throwing it in.

 

Oops, yeah he did say 2800.......

Good luck bro

 

why waste the time with the swap

just buy a new motor that fits in your car with no issues

 

u can always swap in the f23

 

3hp+

 

haha

 

Just get the h22 with tranny, it'll save you a lot of hassles

 

yeah.....im gonna be borrowing my cousins car for work for a little while until i decide what to do..........

 

im probably gonna this, because im saving up some money for a down payment for a evo ix to buy this summer

 

have fun with that...

 

$600 paychecks come in handy

 

selling drugs at 17...damn :shakehead ....

 

i work at hershey park

 

yea but F23's are newer, u can probaly get a nice A1 cheap with low miles.

 

its no 3.0 but.... thats kinda harsh

 

sit down, child.

 

i love how you 3.0 guys brag about your motors, but for some reason leave out your amazing 4at transmissions. interesting

 

you 2.x's shoud be on your knees thanking god there is no 6-speed 3.0.

 

if i put in the h22a, how much do you guys think i can get if i sell it? i found out the motor mounts are broken today also when the motor was taken out.....

 

you took your motor out already??

 

yeah, its gonna have a empty engine bay for a little while

 

i wanna do this swap, drive it for a week or so and try to sell it for 9k,
so uhh anyone wanna buy a 97 cl h22a swapped with 40-50k on it??? anyone???? lol

 

why wouldnt u want to keep it, your crazy if u think you can get 9k for it.

 

I don't know if you're joking or not, but if you are looking at swapping and selling then definately put a f22 back in there.

 

yea dont be so implusive, guarenteed your gonna wanna keep the car after you do it, if you do it right and the project doesnt give u any headaches. is your car a stick???

 

well i was looking to fix it up by doing the swap....than selling it on ebay, and using the money as a down payment for a evo ix

 

no my car is auto :p