i did a h23 block with h22 head everthing is done and i am at the timming belt part and the h23 seems smaller so was wondering what belt is needed and what has to be changed in order to put on the timming belt or am i doing it wrong somehow i already did a search and found nothing

 

you need to get the h22 belt.. the h22 head is alot taller than the h23.. and i suggest you invest in the auto tensioner... the h23 has springs to tighten the belt but the auto tensioner is much better.. plus.. i have to ask.. did you change the crank gear and the water pump from the h23 to the h22? that is needed and on the top of the block before you put the head on.. there is a plug on the block that is in the middle of the piston 2 and 3.. you need to pull that out.. if you need anymore info.. let me know.. i have the 2.3vtec and loving it

 

people swap the jdm h22a from an auto tensioner to a manual tensioner, but when you do an h23/vtec swap you swap to an auto tensioner....why.....

 

i felt safer with the auto tensioner, alot of money put into the swap.. i dont know if people swap to the spring one.. i havnt heard anyone do this cause i havnt found anyone in houston, or texas rather that has done the head swap.. i learned how from a guy in cali

 

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hey i have one too sucka except mine is being rebuilt with JDM type-s pistons and ported & polished

anyways you need h22 crank gear water pump and timing belt. let us know how it goes dont forget

 

when you adjust the manual tensioner, it stays, but the auto tensioner works with a spring, which is known to be weak and unreliable at best.....i still don't understand why unless you're calling the manual tensioner (like what the f22's have) an auto tensioner (like what h22a's come with)

 

naw.. the auto tensioner i took off a 2000 prelude, its springy like.. but Hydraulic, when adjusting.. you have to make sure that its had fluid in it and make sure to not spill any.. it has a gasket n such,

i never thought about the h23 tensioner, i still have it and if i happen to have a problem i guess ill switch it back,

 

ohhhh....i gotcha....i guess the 97+ tensioners are different....i didn't know that....but that's cool......just wondering

 

for parts that needs to be h22 instead of h23, can i use aftermarket parts instead?

 

use of aftermarket parts is up to you.. just it has to be for a h22 so if you find a aftermarket waterpump.. its gotta be a h22 water pump and so on..

basically the only thing you keeping is the h23 crank, rods and pistons... everything else is to be h22 parts