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I just acquired a 4th gen f22a1 , the engine is in good shape , the body is in good shape and the interior is mint ! 1000$ ... downside 361k kms...
Nonetheless I'm rebuilding the whole thing !
I have been reading up a lot of your threads about g22 setups , but most of them date back 2005-2008 .. I want to make one !
I've got the budget , the mechanical skills and a few write ups to follow
I will be posting pics of my progress this will be epic !
And YES this will be a boost setup and NO it will not be a DD .
Last edited by adamthc4thgen; 07-27-2014 at 07:43 PM.
Ok so for starters this is the car , a little crooked at the front end .. gotta attend that before anything... :
and what a surprise the dumb*ss who installed that bumper removed all internal supports ... no wonder it was crooked .. so I went a little creative and made my own bumper support .. also took the opportunity to add an intercooler mount bracket to it. I thought it would be nice to leave a little spring into it so the bumper wouldnt be destroyed at the first little bender ...this was at the first stage of fabrication ... I added a few brackets and painted red primer looks sharp ill add more pics
and with the bumper on : all straightened up !
Looks like you have the ideas and the fab skills, I see this going well!
Honestly I buy most of my parts in the US and ship them up from my parents house in Colorado, or wait until I take trips down there.
Where exactly are you located?
I live in the Okanagan (BC) ya im probably going to order my hardware online and such but im looking desperately for a good h22 head lmao there hard to come by around here. might have found one though from a knocking h22a in chilliwak would you have any idea where i could get one for a descent price ?
jdmsource dot ca, great guy local in Calgary - always has good engines. He's getting a container in pretty quick (next week or 2) I'm hoping to get suspension, he asked in the last order that they put in some bb1/bb2 stuffs .. fingers crossed ..
My 93 sr has an F22B i discovered the other day (assumed h23 when I bought it) and parts car is a 96 SRV ... if i can't get the parts car started (for resale) I'll be watching this thread closely and follow in your steps.
Well I found my h22 head last night ! and all the other hardware I need for the motor ! a guy on Craigslist has a knocking h22a4 for 200$ hes taking everything i need apart and chucking the bad block .. ! and from what i have read from multiple sources its not much , ill post a list soon when i get home .
hes even going to deliver it from Vancouver for me , lucky me he's coming to Kelowna on Friday for a hockey tournament I'm going to take this bay apart first thing on Wednesday
Going to send the block for a 86mm bore also next week and get some Wiseco forged pistons. that should do the trick to prevent hot spots on the top of that block might even see if i can get it to 87mm, not sure the f22 can go that far ... Might send that head out for a port and polish and I'll get some valves and springs... big $$$ week !! lmao
Next issue will be trying to align those oil drains and water ports with the head .. ...which is not very bad if left alone apparently. Will also need to plug a couple oil drains
does this guy in Calgary keeps turbo hardware on shelves ?
He likely does have turbo stuff but will be from Nissan and Toyota etc.give him a ring, I'm looking forward to seeing the progress for this build plz take lots of pics!
Its on a stand still until Wednesday since I work out of town but for sure I will ! Ill give him a call sometime this week for sure see what he can do .
well the engine is out , mostly torn apart . Only problem , stupid head studs don't want to come out ... i almost burned out my impact and they didnt even budge ..
and here is my complete h22a4 head with all necessary parts from the h22 itself to make the hybrid !
And theres the empty bay ready for a major tear out of whatever i dont wanna keep .. mostly everything ...
F22a1 block is at machine shop getting the following
-86 mm bore ( and smoothing of the top edge for that hot spot)
-wiseco pistons
-rods
-crank inspection + bearings
-alignement for oil drains to H22a4 head
head is going out as well to get a shave to keep my compression around 9 decided to keep it stock after talking with my tuner.
UPDATE :
Ordered the following -
-Denso 700cc injectors
-Walbro 255 fuel pump
-Turbo kit
Last edited by adamthc4thgen; 06-01-2014 at 07:34 PM.
preassembly , h22a4 head to f22a1 short block
-modified fuel rail to an fittings
-700cc injectors in , plug and play
-oil feed for turbo is good length
waiting on water pump ... ( changing gears around from h22 to f22 block)
welded up end of water pipe from h to f block
got an egr block plate from a local machinist and fuel rail just retapped to an fittings
fuel hose an to and from fuel pump
wrapped my collant hoses to radiator and exhaust will be wrapped too
I havent been on for a while so heres a big update to the project .
-Rewired the ECU , dash and motor
-modified dash
-rethought the intake
-ran the motor for a little bit , first start was a success
-started putting it back together and getting ready for tune
-Custom headlights in the making, something never been done before !
Theres a big exhaust leak right under the engine and the sound reflected bad in my garage, also the ecu wasnt programmed so it was idling at around 400-500 rpm .. needs some work still but I got it to start which was my biggest concern after doing all that wiring in there. Im suspecting the timing to be off by a few degrees also but my tuner will tell me if im good for that in a few days. Also , pistons are fitted a little looser for boost purpose sovyou might hear some piston slap as its cold
Last edited by adamthc4thgen; 10-09-2014 at 06:19 PM.
Reason: forgot a detail
I took a first video of the car on the road for a test drive after a 4k rpm tune on dyno , still got lots to do and little time to do it , ill post a link to the video right here : Honda G22 Turbo First Ride: http://youtu.be/5ua0FrZk6so
Open wastegate and loud turbo bark but its running , full tune i 4 weeks when i cme back from work
The ecu is a p72 with hondata s300 and on the back seat is my water/meth injection system, i got lots done since i last updated ill be posting pictures tonight , its gone a long way since...!
I think I owe Honda-Tech a good update on my project. All my issues are resolved , engine in machine shop for some upgrades. and here comes the pictures :
New turbo , engine at machine shop already .. going to get me closer to 400whp and 360 ft/pounds . heres some pictures of almost complete.
Relocated ECU to rear firewall, installed fusebox and ground block.
New wheels , installed a battery switch , new antenna , raked the *** end with stiffer springs .
Installed LED headlights instead and cut out my mesh.
While I am waiting for my engine , I mounted the fuel tank properly, painted the trunk and cleaned up wiring .
Did the same with engine bay.
All Im missing now is the fresh build for next weekend !
05-13-2014, 02:51 PM
OBD1 4th gen prelude Canadian G22
there hard to come by around here. might have found one though from a knocking h22a in chilliwak would you have any idea where i could get one for a descent price ?
I'm going to take this bay apart first thing on Wednesday 
...which is not very bad if left alone apparently. Will also need to plug a couple oil drains
