JustAnotherCar

hi ht
havent been here for a while but yea...
i was wondering
is it worth doing the swap in my del sol?
i got a great deal on a long block with everything ecu,wire harness, etc for $600
but i gotta buy custom engine mounts
its legit because i saw my friend rebuild it
great deal right?
thing is, is that its gonna be in my daily driver sol
the engine will fit but its to big so i get no a/c haha
summer is coming up
what do you guys think?

97H22AEK

Supposedly you can keep the all the stock civic air conditioning parts on your car and just buy a HCP-AC22 compressor mounting bracket to mount your existing compressor to the h22a. I'm pondering doing this myself as I don't have ac either. The swap is a blast to drive and still gets excellent fuel mileage as mine is a daily driver. Good Luck

JustAnotherCar

thanks,
i know all that hp is gonna be fun to drive
just that it gets real hot in cali in the summer
any other opinions?

mr.jamrock

I too am doing this swap, know a few people who has done it. Long as you go fast you dont need a.c. it's a blast to drive.

SolAddiction206

i say go for it. its not as bad as people exaggerate on the weight ect. and who needs ac in a del sol? jus pop the top off and roll all the windows down.

97H22AEK

see my post on "actual swap costs" under HYBRID section on honda tech. I disagree, I want and need AC. I also wouldn't do this swap to a dx as there is no power steering and that's ok except when it comes to parallel park. Daily driver, what a pain without creature comforts. I also wouldn't be satisfied not having cruise control. I'm Spoiled !!!!!!!!!!!!!

H23_del_soul

Meh, my swapped sol has no AC or CC or PS and I like it just fine, then again I don't have a vagina

EK9H22T

hxcmax

I hope you have a nice suspension set up...especially in the front

sohctodohc

what to support the extra 70 lbs?? way to talk out your ***, ive had a h22a for almost a year and loved driving it everyday no ps ac cc nothing.

but now im swappin a f20b with a nice ramhorn hx35 into it

hxcmax

I guess what i said "Nice" I mean sufficient. Not some ebay coilovers on stock struts or some bs set up like that. If i was talking out of my ***, you'd smell it

Red_Army

hell yea do it. im a little sad that i chose a bseries over an h. its still fun but it coulda been alot more fun.

and as long as your not a baby no AC, ps( del sols already have the smallest turn radius...its easy.), or CC you'll be ok. i don't have any. granted not in cali but when its 80 and 90% humidity its hot til bout 45mph.

JustAnotherCar

i get whatcha mean
but power steering is a plus
is there a way i can put it in?

Solebrity

Go for it. I think you can still retain the ac. Look at the write up on here.

asianpoet

i plan to do this on my sol... I just bought an h2b kit... when it gets here, i should rebuild my h23.. (its only been 4 years.. )lol