Hey Everybody,

My buddy has a bone stock 98 prelude that he just uses as a daily driver. It has rod knock and quite a few different leaks on the motor. I am just curious, are there any direct drop in motors other than the h22? Do the h23a vtec's or the f20b's from the accord sir drop right in?? Thanks for all the help and input.

Thank you

 

as far as a drop in no just h series or f series.... you can maybe try to drop a j series but i'm sure its gonna take some mods

 

thanks for quick response..

does the h23 and f20b just bolt right up to the existing h22 trans and utilize the h22 ecu???

Thanks

 

Is the h22 trans a manual? If you plan on using an h23 with the h22 trans i don't think you will be able to use the h22 ecu.

 

dude you best bet is to stick with the h22.

 

get a new jdm h22 longblock for a grand and call it a day, maybe contact rosko for the Euro R intake mani before you put it in, that might benefit you nicely.

 

ill buy you old block too

 

thanks for all the feedback, we are gonna pull it apart next week to see what exactly is going on. Just wanted to know our options!

 

any h or f will bolt to 5speed trans and work in your car, keep in mind the car is obd2, and the majority of available h/f motors are obd1, so you owuld have to convert, or stick with a obd2 f20b or h22, damn near any h/f motor will drop it with no probles other then a f22a that will require new driver mount and downpipe, for 1000$ you can pick up a good running h22 longblock or f20b lonblock. good luck!