My daily driver is a 1994 Accord EX with a VTEC F22B1 engine. A few months ago, I hydro-locked it. So, I'm about to start in on an engine swap. Bought another F22B1 engine from a guy and I'm gonna drop it in sometime in the next few weeks.

My question is this: I have a parts car that's not a VTEC. It's a 1997 (either an LX or a DX... I'm not sure which) with an F22B2 engine.

How can I find out if the transmissions are the same? I don't know where to find the numbers on Honda transmissions.

The parts car has about a buck-fifty on it, while my daily driver has over three hundred on that transmission. I'd like to drop that tranny from the parts car in while I'm at it. Need to find out if they're the same, though...

 

i believe they are the same transmissions

 

On '94-'97 the transmissions share the same gear ratios, the only difference is the wagons had a slightly lower FD. Check the FAQ there is a section on the differences over the years.

 

totally interchangeable at-at, mt-mt

 

All F22 trans will work. I even use a F22B2 trans on my H22 when I first did the swap. P25U I believe is the tranny code.

 

Allow me to resurrect an older thread... sorry, but I'm just now getting to doing the engine/tranny swap.

So, I've got the engine and transmission out of the car... I'm ready to drop the new ones in place.

I've got one question: is it easier to bolt the transmission to the engine first, then drop the two in at the same time, or should I put the transmission in place, then lower the motor in afterwards?

 

HELLO?! Hello?! hello...

ECHO?! Echo?! echo...

 

Always easier to bolt them together and drop them in. The key is to unbolt the center member so that you can lower the assembly trans-side first low so that it clears the mount, then when the driver side is lined up, use a jack with a block of wood to prevent damage to jack up transmission then bolt it up.

 

One more stupid question: is it possible to remove the transmission without removing the CV Axles? I'm wondering if I can pull the front wheel assembly aside at all...

 

Nope not possible.

 

I made my first attempt today at dropping the engine & transmission into the car as one unit. I didn't have much luck, though. So, I have a question...

...am I naive to think that I'll be able to drop the whole thing in with the intake manifold attached? Am I being too greedy, or is it something that can be accomplished?

I don't know what the hell I'm doing wrong...

 

So whats not going right? You're suppose to drop everything in as a whole unit including Tranny, IM, Head, and Rear Mount Bracket. Looks like you're going in the right direction.

 

I did it!! I was able to get the engine and transmission dropped in together this weekend. I used an engine hoist and a come-along, with a little help from a floor jack.

I lowered the combination in with the transmission pointing down. Once I got her lowered in I used a come-along to raise the transmission to level it out and put a floor jack underneath to hold the whole thing in place when I needed to make adjustments.

The best part was that I didn't have to remove the intake or exhaust manifolds. Even better... during this whole process I never had to remove any of my AC components, so I don't even have to recharge the system. I removed the radiator to give myself more room and was able to slide the compressor out of the way.

It was a bitch, but I got it taken care of.

Thanks for the help. The job's not finished yet... I'm sure I'll still need some help between now and then.