i have a 97 acura 2.2cl. basicly it's an accord in a nicer body. i was thinking about doing a swap. i'm currently deciding between the h22 and the b20.

b20- was used for the crv and the 98-91 prelude. every civic i know that has this swap just and mounds of un-useable torque. they just spin their tires for days before they get any traction. i was thinking "may-be, since my car is heavier, i might be able to use some of the torque." plus if it was able to move a suv, i think it could move my car.

h22- it's a more common swap and might cost me less. i could use my existing tranny and just replace the axles.

so which swap should i do?

 

The B20 in the preludes and the B20 that "every civic is running around with" are COMPLETLEY differn't motors. Good luck getting one of those into a CL with out someone building you custom mounts. As far as the H22 motor as long as the CL has the same mounting style as the Accord/Prelude you shoudl be fine. For somereason I don't think they are because I've never seen a swaped CL or heard about it before. Don't get me wrong I've seen plenty of modded ones, just most of em just bolt-on's and nitrous or the occasional S/C and once in a blue moon custom turbo. You'd probably have more luck in Tech or Hybrid.

 

it's a f22b1. so the h22 would fit perfectly

 

Well then H22/H23 and other F-Series are going to be the only direct swaps.

 

just becuz its a f series motor doesnt mean its the same fseries as the accord....91 preludes are b series but theyre not the same b series as gsr and crv's so it might not work ...i would do more research on that b4 i try it...that sounds like a serious job to me...but maybe im wrong

 

isn't the 91 prelude b20 just a b20 block with a non v-tec head?

 

actually the cl 96-97 cls use the same exact mounts as the accord... hence the h/f motors drop in and yes its the same motor as accords.

 

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Absolutley not. And all B20's are non VTEC.

 

h22 is better motor. easier to swap into your application.

 

i have 94 accord ex and my boy got a 97 cl 2.2 same exact motor f22b1 so it should be da same as puttin h22 into accord...H22 gets my pick

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by teamblurrycl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 97 acura 2.2cl. basicly it's an accord in a nicer body. i was thinking about doing a swap. i'm currently deciding between the h22 and the b20.

b20- was used for the crv and the 98-91 prelude. every civic i know that has this swap just and mounds of un-useable torque. they just spin their tires for days before they get any traction. i was thinking "may-be, since my car is heavier, i might be able to use some of the torque." plus if it was able to move a suv, i think it could move my car.

h22- it's a more common swap and might cost me less. i could use my existing tranny and just replace the axles.

so which swap should i do?</TD></TR></TABLE>


You are never getting a b20 in that car without spending a lot of $$$$


As said earlier the h22 is a better choice for your car and has more torque than a b20.