hey, i need some help in deciding what i should do next. i have a 96' accord ex 4 door automatic with a little less than 135,000 miles on it. (consider my mom owned the car before i did and was scared to get near 3,500 rpms, she also always had it serviced by honda, she had it till 120,000 miles, when i inherited it). i want some power but i dont have much money, i want to either turbo the engine now (f22) or get the h22 swap and later turbo it. i dont really want to get rid of my auto because i like not worrying about shifting gears in heavy taffic. so i was wondering could my stock motor and tranny handle a turbo. i've heard alot of things about compression ratios and i know my motor has a low one, so is that bad or good when it comes to putin a turbo on a n/a engine? also i was wondering if my tanny could handle the gain in horses. i've heard alot of things about the h22 as well. since i have an auto i would have to get it swaped over, how much work and parts is involved in that swap?

which is gonna be better for daily driving?
if i get a turbo for the stock f22, which kit should i get?
which would be faster?

i would like to see some pics of a turbo f22 accord, there dosen't seem to be that many out there, and pics of turbo h22s, please post links if u know any.

 

As mentionned on other threads, turbo your f22 would be much less costly than for the h22.
For one the 8.8 compression ratio on the f22 is ideal for mild boost, where the h22 with a compression ratio close to 11:1, you might have to work on some engine internals before thinking of going turbo.
And two, you will have to take spend on getting the h22 and swapping it, already close to the cost of going turbo on your f22.
Niedejb is a good example on this forum of an f22 gone turbo.

 

ITs all about money and tuning, with proper tuning the h22a turboed on stock internals will be good for no more then 8-10 psi daily, and 12 at the track with racing gas.


Simply, the h22a will always be better. You can do more with that motor since companys actually make parts for it.