I have a 92 prelude Si and the head appareently cracked on it, it was overheating and I took it to my mechanic to get it checked and he says the head is cracked, and it'll be $1000 in parts and labor (i think, my mom took the call ) Anyways, besides a new h23 or maybe a h22 is there anything cheaper (i'm in college) to go with like welding the crack or repairing it in some way. I'm already low on $$$ now and yes I do have a job but with all this money going down the drain with a car that has 125xxx miles and I've only had it for 2 or 3 months I might have to sell it. God I haven't had any luck with ludes' my first one I wrecked and this one the engine is fucked! I am cursed what else can I do? Any options will be greatly appreaciated. And on h motors online a whole engine goes for 1000-1300 dollars is this a better way to go, in the long run?

 

either swap an h22 or build and h22 vtec

 

jb weld it

 

come one guys! btw whats magnaflux?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Matgallis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">either swap an h22 or build and h22 vtec</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Buy a used h23 head and replace it. They are cheap. Look in classifieds, or ask AndyD. I am sure he can hook you up.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33617

^that is a h23 head that is on ebay right now.

IfI were you I would get the H22

 

I got a spare complete H23 head in good condition I will sell for fairly cheap. PM me if ya need it.

Magnaflux is some stuff you spray onto an engine part in stages and it shows you if there's a crack in the part. You must do this on engine parts b/c a lot of the time a crack will be very small and it can't be seen by the naked eye.

EDIT - and I wanna know how the HELL you cracked an H23 head?! Did the headgasket blow or something?

 

Perfect time to put a h22 head on your h23. H23 vtec ?

 

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If he is in college and looking to go cheap this wouldnt be to good of an option. But I also have a head I may be willing to sell let me know if you want it.

 

here is one cheap
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33617

 

lol!
oh well, guess i won't expect to get much for mine when I sell it then!

 

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...33617</TD></TR></TABLE>

near worthless cause of no cam caps actually....would need to swap the cam caps from anotehr head and have them align honed or bored if they were way off...

 

looks like you came to the right place to find a h23 head

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SuperSlow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> ask AndyD. I am sure he can hook you up. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

anyone else? weld it maybe?

 

NO WELDING. Bad idea it'll warp the head. You have to take the car apart just as much to swap the head. Get an $80 head and put it on there. It would cost about the same to weld it and then mill it to fix the warpage.

Pirate

 

if you end up getting a H22 swap I'll take your H23 block...