Okay so im building a h22 head getting some very high lift cams, (highest lift and duration you can get for a N/A street car) and polishing intake ports, 3 angle valve job and shaving head down a little. My question is this: Is it worth the money to get an aftermarket intake manifold or am I better off with a stock one?? I have to buy one anyway because I don't have an h22 one so am I better off just getting a stock one or will it make noticeable gains with the racing one preferably skunk 2. Ive actually heard of people LOSING horsepower with them but I mean I would think it would help seeing as the cams I got. So is it worth it? or will it make my car sluggish? I would want it to add at least like 5 horsepower if Im going to get one.

 

If you are going all out with head work, the skunk wont be able to do justice in my opinion.

I would get a euro r manifold instead of the skunk.

But if you are going all out, as in like u asked - best N/A cams are Skunk Pro 3 - you would need the springs and retainers to go with that, then u definitely want a race h22 manifold. A good manifold, along with a complete setup could give you great gains. Do it wrong even if one component does not match the other, u could restrict what you achieve.

My 2 cents.

Regards

 

Check out some thread on H22 manifold testing by NAH2B, pretty much found that gutting out a stock manifold PROPERLY will give the best gains compared to euro-r or skunk2.

There are other big sheet metal manifolds out there like Golden Eagle, but those are really meant for turbo cars, and generally lack torque on an n/a car.

Hopefully you are upping the compression in the bottom end, or those huge cams aren't going to do you much good.

 

X2 on that one


And check your p2v clearance real well

 

He's running stock internals on a H23A1, I suggested skunk Pro 1's for you already in another thread because your on stock bottom end. Any bigger and you will lose power unless you have way higher compression.

Ive heard that the stock modified are the best as well. But that also take shop time to gut all the runners equally, or in the hands of someone experienced that knows what they are doing.

 

Are h22a1 and/or h22a4 cams compatible with a jdm h22a??

 

For stock cams the H22A jdm cams will be the best, unless you can track down some type-s cams. But all of the Honda H22 cams will work in any head, although some people have had clearance issues with the type-s cams in certain heads.

If you really want to change cams, I agree with the Skunk2 PRO1 cams, I run them in my H23Vtec, and think they are great for daily use and high rpm/ track use. You do need to do springs and retainers along with them, and check your v2v and p2v very well, and have adjustable cam gears and degree the cams properly on the engine.

 

Honestly is it going to be worth it for me to get some skunk2 pro 1 cams though or just keep the stock jdm h22a ones?? i wanna make power with stock block and just headwork

 

Cams always help, but you must tune for them, so you dont want to just install cams and not tune.

 

Right but im just asking if its gonna be worth it if its that much of a difference over stock h22a

 

Im shaving the head to up compression over stock