OK I JUST BOUGHT A 96 EX COUPE...AND IM STUCK I REALLY WANNA GO H22 BUT EVERYONE IS TELLING ME TO GO LS-VTEC SO THATS THE DILEMA...I KNOW I CAN DO LS-VTEC FOR THE PRICE OF A H22 BUT I WANT SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE GUYS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE IT DONE TO THEIR EK...DO YOU FEEL A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A H22 AND A LS-V? I MEAN I KNOW H22 COME WITH AROUND 200 HP STOCK BUT IM NOT SURE ON THE LS-V I KNOW LS COME WITH AROUND 140 I BELIEVE.....SO IM NOT SURE ON HOW MUCH HP ILL HAVE WITH A VTEC HEAD...ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS....

 

an h22 is very torquy! they are alot of fun... one of my friends has one in his EK hatch... LS/VTEC is fun to build, but I think you would be happier with an H22.. what are your plans for the car later on?

 

FIRST THING: Stop typing in ******* caps-lock, damn... an h22a will give you ~200hp/160tq, ls-vtec will be less (depends what kinda motor you get). an ls-vtec like a b18b is perfect for boost -- low compression. a V-tec head VS no-vtec head diffy is minimal.

 

sorry to double post, but I believe you will have more around 170whp with the LS/VTEC motor

 

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How could you possibly give advice if you don't know what his plans are for the car/usage?

 

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Right...

 

well he asked for opinions so I gave him mine... I my have NOOB under my name, but thats just to this forum... I have 6 years of experience working on Hondas.... also thats why I asked what his plans were....

 

I've seen 173whp on a DynoJet Dyno in a civic hatch with a B18b bottom end and a B18c1 head with just pistons and rods.....everything else was stock....

 

You've been working on honda's since you were in the 7th grade?

Hard to believe, Especially since you "assumed" that all ls/vtec have 170whp, but Okay.

OP:

Before we continue at all, we need to know these:

Your know-how
Budget
Preference
Time
access to tools/mechanics
Daily driven? Track?

Etc, anything that could help us determine an answer for YOU.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You've been working on honda's since you were in the 7th grade?

Hard to believe, Especially since you "assumed" that all ls/vtec have 170whp, but Okay. Haha

OP:

Before we continue at all, we need to know these:

Your know-how
Budget
Preference
Time
access to tools/mechanics

Etc, anything that could help us determine an answer for YOU.

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[B]As well as what are your plans for your car?

Daily Driven?
Track car?
Weekend drag strip warrior?

 

well my plans are pretty much simple I want a reliable DD that will be fun to drive. I love the torque of a H series but if i can get that kind of power outta a ls-v for less money then it wouldn't be a bad idea. My budget is pretty much open I mean I'm not rich but I would be able to spend around 3-5k to get everything said and done. I dont plan on building the block because I know after I do that the part's list get's endless. So im thinking around 300whp just to drive around...Is that too much to ask for a DD?

 

bump need some advice!