Ok so i plan to put an H22 on my 88 (accord lxi coupe) and i was thinking how much the entire swap might cost. does any1 got any idea. i also thought of a K20 swap but thats a bit expensive.

 

Depends on who you get to fab up the necessary parts. The engine and tranny will cost more than the car is worth. Hell, the labor to install it will cost more than what the car is worth.

A B-series is a better choice for your car, but good luck finding any mounts.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my old '88. I just don't think it would be "money well-spent".

 

$ any idea around how much it might cost??

 

Well I got ragged on for asking "how much it costs" from some damn MySpace Honda/Acura forum. "If you're asking that don't even bother" BS. Anyways, an H22 motor (depending on where you get it and which one) can range from the lowest I've found was a rebuilt 900 to the average 2600-2800 price range. Of course the SH will cost you more. Now as far as custom work and labor for an old 88...I don't know. You could be looking at more than 1200, I mean for my car I know a shop that will do my whole swap for a grand, but I have a CD5 so it's "newer". If you know you can spend the money you'd have to REALLY ask around, work like that on an old car is mostly custom work and there's really no given price, but if you want one... I'd guess 2-3 grand just for all the custom work not including the engine itself.

I would like to do an old Accord like that, but I don't have the money for it. In a few years I might...hell probably 3-4 years from now I might be able to do my own custom work, but dude it takes money. Good luck with it, I don't know what else to say. If you're set on doing it and set on spending money, well, just don't give a *$!%!@!! what negative folks say.

 

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Even if the SH motor was the same price, I'd still avoid it... It isn't better than a base H22. In fact, for swaps, the base H22 is better.

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The age of the car isn't what makes the swap more expensive. It's the fact that the H-series doesn't fit as well in 3rd gens as some of the newer Accords. 3rd gen Accords were smaller and lighter. The engine bays were smaller. They were actually more comparable (in regards to body and engine bay size) to some of the more modern Civics. One company used to make mounts for a B-series swap into 3rd gen Accords, but has since stopped producing them. No one made mounts for an H-series swap. With an H-series in a 3rd gen, you'd also likely experience the same axle problems that H-series powered Civics and Integras were plagued with.

The reason I didn't give an estimate on the price of installation is that it varies way too much, based on your location and who you get to do the job, not to mention the quality of the work. The simple fact is that you need to do that kind of research yourself. It's not hard to locate and call a couple shops to ask for a ballpark figure or estimate.

Oh, and there's a difference between being negative, and being realistic.

 

That true. I'm just trying to guesstimate to the best of my knowledge which isn't much. I figured it would be the "same" as an H swap in a Civic or something, which is still a bitch. I agree with you, I'd rather go with the base H22 (which is what I'm doing) than the SH (which just seems overpriced to me). I'm not saying that everyone that gives reasons why it's less practical to do it is negative, I'm just saying that some folks out there just rag on you for a "dumb ***" idea to even bother with the older gens. Or with my case because I said "how much does it cost" or whatever I did, they somewhat looked down on the noob who has no money and said "to hell with your plans". It's all about research too. It's not a bad idea, but man good luck trying to plan that all out. I'd like to see an 80's Accord in Honda Tuning sometime in the future; something different.