Okay. A friend and I have been arguing about this for years now. He wants a H22 in his CRX (He has a 1g right now, but would get a 2g to do it). I have been trying to tell him that for a daily driver the B20, or B20VTEC/Turbo would be a much better option. Same/More HP, and lighter.. I'm not too knowledgeable about the insane swaps, so LMK guys...

jB

 

I'd go b20 or b20/Vtec...much better aftermarket support for the b series motors. Plus they fit in the engine bay a lot better than the H22. I would go h22 for all out race though.

 

I agree, H22's are heavy motors, and the B20/B20VTEC would run a lot better, less torque steer.

 

to me the difference is that the H22 is a dream, the B20/CRVTEC is a reality. the H22 requires some custom work/fabrication, whereas the B20/CRVTEC is for the most part a bolt in affair and very do-able.

 

i agree.

 

I also think the best option would be to start with a B20.

Part of the fun about owning a honda is tapping into the seemingly unlimited aftermarket one mod at a time. Your friend could start by dropping the stock b20 in, drive it around for a while until he gets bored, upgrade with bolt-ons, and down the road get a vtec valvetrain and stronger internals.

With an h22, it would be a one-shot deal. He'd get the engine in (a much bigger PITA than the b-series), fabricate a custom exhaust and that would be it. No room for any more improvement for reasonable $$.

Another thing is that the b-series swaps are much more proven than the h-series swaps. I've heard of people with 5th and 6th gen Civics getting the H22 with the RECOMMENDED axle setups, but still get axle binding or popout so they had to get custom axles. I read one 5g Civic owner on another board where the 90-91 axle didn't fit on the passenger side even though everybody says its ok. Finally after painstakingly checking the specs of Honda axles in all the manuals, he discovered that an 87(or 88?)-89 axle was the length he needed for his car. But that's still a major PITA, not to mention downright scary when you spend $3K on a whole bunch of parts and you aren't 100% certain that it will work.

 

i think you should just reccomend a stroked gsr motor or a resleeved gsr motor. 2 liters, either way, and run a matched b16 head. mount the motor in the back, traction, here we go.