Okay here goes. i have the curent stock f22 motor in my accord. thats getting yanked out. i have a f22b2 complete block. no head or intake. so heres what i want to do. i want to boost it with about 8-10 lbs. i have the turbo pipin fmic bov. i need an external wastegate (38mm) but what should i do with this block head wise? i mean an f20b head would be cool. but i am relativly new to other motors. so should i just get a f22b2 head and intake and be done with it? i mean ill need a chiped ecu, and the whole head assy. i dont want to make a crap ton of power but like 150-175 would be nice. the bottom end is supposedly build on a stock bore. so im looking for ideas and a complete parts list to do a f20b dohc head swap. and will like my alt. water pump from my f22a bolt right up to the f22b2 block? and price isnt generally a problem, but i guess in this case a budget build is called for. i mean what cars came with a f22b2? i was told 1994-97 accord ex/dx had em. will my exausht mani. bolt right up also? i appriciate all help. but im not looking to get made fun of or anything. im pretty new to do ing all this.

 

and i forgot to ask? will my f22a1 head fit on f22b2

 

You would be able to use your old f22a head on the b bottom end with out a problem. with swapping over the f20b head you would need to do some modifications to the head. Also if you plan on keeping your boosted F series reliable, make sure you have the proper pistons and not stock ones. Eventually over time the ring lands break down and your left with a turbo'd car with no compression, could be 2 minutes could be 2 days could be two years depending on the condition of your engine. Also the F22a head flows very nice, and the money you would spend on an f20b head and the gear to run it you'd likely be able to invest it into your f head and have it flow even better with a port and polish, h23 intake manifold and have better springs retainers and maybe even valves. One problem with the F20b head on an f22 bottom end also is that the f20b is capable of winding right by the stock f22 bottom end redline and well into the 8K rpm range which would be asking for more un reliability. An f20b is an obd2 engine aswell so you would have to spend the time and money to convert it to obd1 to run in your car. Since there is no Obd1 f20b ecu you would have to have a tunable ecu just to get it running, or risk running an h22a p13 on it. There is alot of research that goes into any good build.

 

thanksman. so i can basically just pull my non vtec head off and put it on a vtec bottom end without a problem? and i know what you mean about the piston andrings. but thanks for the help