sony224422

Hi all,

I've finally gotten around to getting my parts and money right to get this swap done.

The reason behind this is because i want to go turbo, and i need to replace my headgasket and put in head studs so i figured why not go vtec too.

I've read this thread many times- http://www.accordinglydone.com/forum...ad.php?t=10214 (it seems at the moment its down)

and im wondering if anyone on this site has attempted this? I pulled a vtec head off a parts car and got the intake manifold with it, as well as the distributor. I also got the ecu.

Also i got all new belts and tensioners along with a new water pump and all the seals for doing a timing belt. I am also going to replace all the other seals that are going to be associated with this.

Now, I know the blocks are the same, and there are no oil passages that need to be blocked off or unblocked.

The heads though, im curious about because they have different distributors. Can i use my non vtec one with no issues? Or do i need to use the EX one? If i need the ex one how do i know its complete with the ignitor and coil?

Next is wiring in vtec.. do i just follow the directions on the other site? Repin my ecu and add the wires he says to do?

Is there anything else i need to know about? I hope this thread will help others, so when i do everything im going to take pictures and write down things that i find.

sony224422

anyone?

Basic velvet

I'm working on the same project as you so know answers, but this accord i have used to have a f22b1 in it, but the block cracked and now i still have that head and a f22b2 block, i have the same questions though;/

Thepowderblue

Make sure to remove the oil control thing in the block so it can get enough oil for vtec. Thread a 10mm bolt it and it will pull out

Basic velvet

Okay thank you, well i've looked at the block and it seems the crankshaft postion senors are different? would this matter?

GhostAccord

OBD1 (94-95) F22B1 & 2 engines had the CKP CYP and TDC sensors located in the distributor. The OBD2 (96-97) F22B1 & 2 engines had the TDC and CKP sensors mounted behind the crank pulley on the oil pump housing and only the CYP sensor in the distributor.

You need to pick an OBD and use all the components that match. What year is your chassis/wire harness?

Basic velvet

Well i ment, the block of the f22b2 doesn't even have a crankshaft sensor, but the f22b1 has one, the f22b2 came off a 94 honda accord lx, and the f22b1 came off a 96 honda accord lx, and i own a 97 honda accord ex. basically what i want to know is if the f22b2 block has a place i can mount the sensors from the f22b1

GhostAccord

No it doesn't.

However, that being said, you can take the oil pump housing from your OBD2 96 F22B1 and put it on your OBD1 94 F22B2.

Basic velvet

And it should work? Alright i'm going to see what i can do, and thank you for your time and information.

HONDARIDR24

i just bought a entire vtec head from f22b1 and will be doing the swap to a f22b2. do you have anymore information from this build or tips?

LeeMajors19082

Sorry to bump an ancient thread but I'm doing the same head-swap onto a built B2 bottom end and was curious if you knew of a way to discern which year the block was from? Is there any stamps or markings that would indicate when it was mfgrd?

GhostAccord

I can't remember if there is a date stamp on the block or not. There should be, it would be a circle with a line through it and numbers on each side of the line. The two numbers indicate the year. 9|4 , 9|5 , 9|6 etc etc. Not sure if you would be able to see it with the intake and exhaust manifolds installed.

The easiest way to tell if you have the OBDII 96/97 or OBD1 94/95, if you can't find the date stamp, is by how I described in the quote you posted. Look for the location of TDC & CKP sensors.

Inside the distributor = OBDI
Behind the crank/timing cover = OBDII
If you look down at the lower timing belt cover, on the firewall side, you will see 4 wires coming out from behind the timing cover if it is OBDII.