Hello everyone. ive been on this site for a while but havent really posted much cept in the marketplace threads. Neways, i came across a 96 accord ex not to long ago, completly stock with around 225,xxx miles on original motor/trans. i done a lil to the car so far, including

Kyb struts
Eibach lowing springs
17" rims
Intake
Greddy Evo2 muffler

thts about it i think. But since driving this car, ive been wantin to get sum more power out of it. So ive been thinkin of a H22 swap or just do a mild F22 build with turbo. and i think im goin with turbo since ive alrdy had one turbo car. (93 escort GT..lol) and i hate not having boost. Ive alrdy made out a lil list of what all i think i need to get. I just wanted to get everyones opinion and suggesting on my list and what all i need to do cuz i havent boosted a honda before and its alot diff from my old escort.


F22b1 engine
Engine Rebuild kit
AEM adjustable cam gear
450cc dsm injectors
190 or 255lph walboro fuel pump
ARP headstuds
Headgasket (still looking for one)
Hondata intake mani gasket
Gude Intake Manifold
Omni 70mm throttle body
Motor Mounts (proly gonna fill stock mounts)
T3/T4 57 trim turbo (Still looking around)
Turbo manifold (Still looking for one)
2.5" intercooler piping kit with Intercooler/Black in color
Triple gauge pod
AEM Boost Gauge
AEM Wideband
AEM Oil Press gauge
Greddy Turbo Timer
HKS bov
3" exhaust system with Magnaflow cat and keep my Greddy evo2 muffler
Hallman MBC (if i dont get a internal gated turbo)
38mm wastegate (if i dont get internal gated turbo)
Golden Eagle Vacuum box
Fidnaza Flywheel
F1 stage 2 clutch kit
Chipped ECU (still looking around)


i think thats about it. i may be forgettin sum stuff. im gonna start ordering stuff in the next few weeks. proly be a few months before i get everything. Bills sucks. lol But neways, lemme kno what u guys think. and ill have more pics up when i can take better ones. car is dirty in the pics cuz of all the damn pollen thts been falling lately. Also the car looking like its sittin higher than it really is cuz the way im parkin on a small hill. lol



Drew

 

Lookin good sir! I also have a 97 Accord that I'm building. I'm getting ready to drop my n/a H22a motor in the car. So I'm going to biased and say go with the H22 swap. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

thanks bro. yea i would like to do the h22 swap. but once you have boost u never wanna go back. lol thts the main reason i want to boost my F22. plsu ive seen a few H swaps around here and i wanna be different. plus im gonna be goin stealth so noones gonna kno it till the last min. lol

 

Anyone know where i can get an aftermarket headgasket or will a stock one from Honda work well? Also im tryin to find a good turbo mani tht i can keep a/c and ps with. And also tryin to find a good decent priced chipped ecu for tuning or sumthing. if anyone knows where i can find these. plz lemme know.

Drew

 

Fel-Pro.

 

i will never use a felpro headgasket.

 

Agree. The a stock head gasket is just fine. Arp headstuds are good. Look at phearable. net for your ecu needs. They are a HT sponsor and I 've had great dealings with them. Looks good. As far as stealth turbo goes good luck with that.

 

is it possible to ref/bar that accord with a h22?

 

Stealth as in tryin to keep my IC as hidden as possible and try not to blow-off to much with normal driving. lol

and i dont understand Redlinexd?

 

Go OEM Headgasket. You'll thank yourself later down the road.

 

yea i think ive found everything cept turbo mani, turbo, and aftermarket motor mounts. Anyone kno where i could find some? i was lookin at the ebay Godspeed manifold but idk.

 

when i did my turbo on my old bubble back ..i used 2 stock head caskets on top of each other to drop the compression so i can raise the boost more

 

lol, im only gonna be runin around 10-12psi. dont want alot, just want sumthing to have a lil fun with

 

so i found out lastnite tht my oil pan gasket is leakin and my front motor mount rubber inside is gone so the car shakes like hell under acceleration. so i will be gettin my other engine soon and hurry and get it rebuilt and put it in and just add on parts as i go. instead of waitin till i had everything and put it all in at one time.

Also still tryin to find some aftermarket motor mounts and cant seem to find them newhere. does the H22 and F22 mounts the same?

 

Sweet ride, but needs some bodywork.

 

yea i know. the dent thts ride behind the pass side door is where sumone hit me a few weeks ago and i didnt see who it was cuz i was at dinner. but all tht will be gettin fixed soon enough.

 

So ive done alot of researchin and found where im gettin 99% of the parts i want. the main thing im worried bout now is i cant find a good turbo mani tht i want. only ones i really seen are log style. does anyone know where i can get any other kind or what other type of motors have a mni tht can come close to the F22?

 

Nice car bud. I got 94 exi. I just want to ask can i put 97 v6 engine in my 94. And also can u upload some more pics of ur air intake. I want to change into cold air intake but I don't what to do with anti-pollution pipes?

 

theres a guy on here willing to get rid of his turbo manifold for the cost of shipping. i suggest you pick it up quick. its in the forsale thread

 

i sent him a pm but never got a reply.

 

So i went today and picked up my spare non-vtec motor and an extra vtec head tht way i wont have to pull my head or engine while im doin this build cuz this is my only car. Got a great deal on the stuff, only $75 for everything. running or not, still is a good deal. the Non-vtec motor had a blown headgasket and the vtec head has a burnt/broke valve which im really not worried about any of this cuz im goin to completly rebuild the motor with all new OEM parts besides ARP headstuds. neways, enough talkin, heres a few pics i took 2day.


Sorry for sum of the pics being blurry, dont have a great cam. lol


Motor in the trunk



Inside the Non-Vtec head


Head off


Pistons Walls doesnt seem bad. just dirty. cant feel any groves or pits when i rub my finger across it. think it just needs a hone and should be good.



Where the headgasket blew. has dirt on it from when i dropped it. lol



Vtec head, seems pretty clean but like i said, gonna tear it all down and send it to my buddys shop and get it cleaned, checked and ported and polished and port matched.





The turbo im thinkin of gettin. its a AiResearch that has been rebuilt with brand new Garret internals.




B-series turbo mani im thinkin of cuttin the exhaust flange off and gettin it mated to a F22 one. Still dk yet. i can get the turbo and mani for $100




Enjoy.


Drew

 

So i brough my head to work 2day and forgot my camera. sucks. but i did get everything taken apart inside the head and will be taking it to my friend tht works at a machine shop and he gonna clean, check and port n polish the head up for me. but i try and get sum pics before i let it go to him cuz i want sum before and after pics.

 

:UPDATE 4-11-11:

got my block back from the machine shop today. they said everything was good. the piston walls are in good shape n dont need honeing or nething, just cleaned. and got the crank polished up. all for free. thanks to my buddy. but i took the block out and pressure washed it, still gotta get sum good cleaner and soak it down to get all the stuck on **** off. ill have sum pics up 2nite when i get off work. Also picked up my turbo and in the works of gettin my custom F-series ramhorn made. which will take a few weeks. but im in no hurry. longs it gets done right.


Drew

 

The block and the head after pressure washed.





and heres a few more pics of my car and my buddys LS Integra.











Drew

 

Sick build dude, can't wait to see the results. I am also trying to decide between boosting my F22 or getting an H22. If I decide to get an H22 I am going to boost it down the line but not enough money right now... From what I've read the non-vtec (f22b2) head is better for boost due to better flow.