vikingo3

The engine is from a 92-96 Prelude, the car is OBD1 now, but I don't think I can BAR it. I want the car low as when I had 14's in front and 17's on the back. Now I hve 17's all around, I went with coilovers that are extra hard, but the travel is so small that it stil bottoms down on bumps and is not as low as I would like it. I'm thinking of cutting the frame a little so that the upper control arms have more room to travel when the car is low ( After I cut the hole I'll weld some reinforcements so I don't leave a weak spot)

vikingo3

The oil pan is low, but the header and the front traction bar are lower than it. I have a little clearance problem with the hood, and yesterday I marked the spots where it is hitting and Ill be removing a section of the hood reinforcement, and I'll think I'll be able to clear everithing just fine.

theft24

im using an dc guage cluster with the stock speedo that cam with the h tranny, you can use an d series cable drivn one i bealeve

stunn'd

Bingo!

I have had an H2B crx and a regular h22 swapped ef hatch. I cant stress ground clearance enough to people who want to do this swap.. Especially if you are going to lower it! On esp's car, the pan was like 3" from the ground on a 2" drop.. That is not nearly enough.

And make sure the engine is mechanically sound before putting it in, because any big job, such as timing belt, clutch, headgasket, etc, the engine will need to come out =/. There is no room in the bay for major service work.

And you will need coilovers to adjust for the heavier drivers side. Both of my h22 swapped ef's were lower by an inch or two on the drivers side, without me in it! ( I weigh another 180-190lbs)

If you just have to have an h22, I would say H2B or bust. The price you pay for regular mounts makes it a no brainer imo. It will save you some headaches.. but certainly not all of them.

If you want to utilize your cable driven speedo, you can mate the top half of a Cable VSS from 86-89 accords (and possibly ludes?) to the bottom half of your H/F-series Electronic VSS. *Thanks 2point2* And Confirmed by Me!

theft24

ive put my head and my timing belt on while it was in the car. its better than pulling the whole damn thing out if you ask me

ef-2nr

cant wait for you to get done well be in the process of this same swap. Just waiting on my harness to get done by chasebays its been like 16 weeks keep pushing the date back so pissed!!

stunn'd

Well you sir deserve an e-cookie. I have big hands I guess :p

ssinani

sorry bout the no updates guys...anyways i just made a thread for my build.
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...1#post40203929
Shes almost done...time for the engine now! will drive her for about a week or two then time to store again and start on the engine swap!

thanks for all the info on the swap!