hi ppl,

whats the power difference between the stock 2.x CL engines and the H22a (Prelude?) engine?

also, what's the approximate cost for a swap? including labor and the engine itself?

after swap, anything to look out for in terms of incompatibility issues?

thanx

 

stock F22 145hp

Stock F23 150hp

both of those engines are single overhead cam.


Stock H22 200hp and it is Dual Overhead Cam


do a search on the price.. but i think its somewhere around 3000 with the swap and labor. also a prelude tranny is included as the CL one cant handle all that power without clutch mods and all that good stuff. there should not be any reliabilty issues with the engine since it is a honda and i'm sure you can get one that has decent mileage.

to date there is no H22 in a CL. we almost had one, but the owner decided to drift the car into a tree.

last i heard there is one in progress.

 

hmm...

since nobody has ever done it before, so i guess there MIGHT still be problems after the swap but in theory they should be compatible.....

 

What do you know?

There is probrably at leats 4 people on here with the swap and the accord engine bay is the same as the cl and 100's of kids did the swap on an accord. Don't worry the swap is golden and also its not always the hp bro.....TORQUE IS A BIG PLAYER!

Do the swap!!!!!! You'll enjoy your life!

 

The rear engine mount is different.

 

...ok.. to clarify something.. that whole incident with me and three.. was the most fun ever.. even my passanger that almost died.. said it was fun as hell. so this wasn't a bad thing..

 

the rear engine mount might be different but that wouldn't be a problem...and the engine compartment on the cl is bigger that the accord. (I haven't checked a 2 door one so Im not sure if the 2door accord is the same as the 4door engine compartment)

 

stock sux !!! H22A = FUN ( minus some loot ) go for it there are plenty of accords that have done the swap and no matter what u do there is always problems thats the way it is!!

MaCe