How easy would it be to make this car Vtec? If this is not possible, can anyone recommend the easiest way to make more power without going all out on a turbo or supercharger?

This will be a daily driver and would like to have more power that what it has.

Thanks.

 

1. Swap in H22 motor

-or-

2. Swap head with H22 head.

Some light reading for you:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=510617

It will really help

 

If it will be your daily driver and you want more useable power, I would go for the G23 hybrid.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1046336

That's what I would do if I wanted useable power in my daily driver.

 

H23 Vtec's are rare, but are becoming more common as new light is shed on the durability of these builds.

 

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h23/vtec

you'll love it a lot more then a h22 trust me.

 

All Motor H23, are you running the G23 or did you just cam the H23?

 

neither....h23/vtec with intake, header-tech header with stepped primaries, 3inch collector and 3" full exhaust....i try to keep it on the down low tho :-)...NJ thieves suck.

 

Whats next on the list? Isnt the 3in exhaust a little over kill? Maybe planning ahead for a little boost?

 

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nahh i dont think its overkill...next will be type s pistons, then some cams and a lot of headwork.

 

Sounds good, good luck with the build and keep us H23 owners informed.

 

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yeah no doubt.....i only rev it to about 7200 right now, and dont really feel the need for more since im stock cams and my compression is only 9.5:1 only because the h22 head has a bigger combustion chamber and the head is milled .010"...when all set and done i want to be pushing close to 250whp...but i doubt i will have the h23 bottom end by then...i'll be running close to a 2.5L by then.

 

What ecu are you running that allows your H23 to rev to 7200 rpms? Isnt the stock rev limiter at 7k?

 

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my chipped ecu lets me hit 7.5

damnit, the ******* redline just popped out of my head :\ ill come back when i remember.

 

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