Accordian47

Im tryin to make my 5th gen Prelude RWD. If I dont end up putting the H22 or a j35 transversely midship I was curious if I could run the H22 or j35 longitudinally in the stock bay up front with a rear diff from the MDX/RDX/Ridgeline/Pilot in the rear. My question is, are the diffs in these vehicles open? I know the sh-awd rear diffs can obviously vector torque left and right, could one of these be turned into a limited slip, or even better a functional sh-awd diff with some form of a controller? If I do use one of these diffs and run a longitudinally, front mounted motor, I plan to go with a S2000 trans and adapter. I've heard s2k rear ends are very weak and I plan to run 450whp or so. Thanks in advance guys.

-Ian

Accordian47

I now realize an h22 rotates counter clockwise whereas the f20c and f22c (and 6spd trans) spin clockwise. SO A longitudinal h22 and s2k trans will not be an option.
Looks like either a longitudinal J series w/ s2k trans or the J35 or factory H22 mounted transversely in the rear for a RMR configuration.

GhostAccord

Why are you stuck on mounting the engine longitudinally? All the Acura and Honda AWD/4WD vehicles have the engines mounted transversely.

I think you would be better off looking at the earlier CR-V AWD setups. The later SH-AWD and 4WD chassis are much more complicated with the way they operate. They are all computer controlled!

Accordian47

I'm either going to go with the j35 from a TL-S or with a built and boosted h22. Either way, the engine/trans will be transversely mounted.