F22a1 into D16

[1993 CB7 LX]

thats what ive always thought. it could definitely work, but like its been said, for the money and work might as well just go h22.

[Swiss]

Why not go with a re-ring kit from eBay? I've seen them on there for $150 or less with good quality rings and gaskets. Such as http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fits-Honda-P...983b3e&vxp=mtr

[GhostAccord]

I would probably opt for a rebuild myself, however, if budget and time are a concern. It's still probably cheaper and faster to drop in a used engine. After you tear down the block, take the block to a machine shop and check the bearings and cylinder bore and hone them. Then buy the kit and reassemble yuour looking at a lot of time and money.

[wed3k]

buy a rebuilt head, pop the pistons out, inspect bearings, re-ring and slap the new head on with the headgasket. call it a day.

[deevergote]

buy a rebuilt head, pop the pistons out, inspect bearings, re-ring and slap the new head on with the headgasket. call it a day.

Would a re-ring without a hone be a good idea?

I don't know if I'd trust a cheapie ring kit myself. I'm lazy, so I'd rather pay for quality parts that I KNOW are going to work the first time, rather than risk having to tear the whole thing apart sooner than necessary due to cheap parts!

[SOHC-FTW]

Honings easy if you have a drill you can do it aslong as cylinders aren't to out of spec or pitted. Good quality rings can be had for cheap Nippon is a OE supplier they usually run under $40, i've used them in all of my japanese rebuilds or builds not one problem.

[oyajicool]

I've used NPR rings on a Civic. No problem at all.
It's good idea to measure the bores before purchase new rings.

[wed3k]

yea ive used tons of npr rings...dingle ball hone it, clean throughly and call it a day.

[Accrdwgnguy]

NPR = Nippon Piston Rings. OEM supplier for Honda.

[SleepingGiant]

NPR = Nippon Piston Rings. OEM supplier for Honda.

I was wondering about this. I didn't know If I should trust NPR or not being as they are so cheap in price. I guess I expected piston and rings to be more expensive.

[92james]

its cheap and easy to find a d-series because nobody wants a d. i have three in my back yard in good condition because the people who had them swapped h22 and k-series in their civics. ill give you all three

[SOHC-FTW]

Not related to the OP.

People can rag on a D all they want but the proof is in the pudding D's have ton's of support, potential and are easily attainable. I myself built a few very mild N/A D's (Up to around 130whp) and while not so powerful they would walk circles on a "Normal" bolt F cb why? because power to weight and gearing. I've rode in a friends 350whp vitara setup ek and drove it numerous times the car was no slouch ran a 7.8 on bad radials in the 8th and to my knowledge is still going strong 4 years later, yes the hype is B/H/K but power can be had the same can most definitely be said for an F minus the support and gearing.

Integra's came with D's overseas (Many run boosted Ds in the states), theres not a huge weight difference between a DC/DB vs a CB. While a D would do fine in a cb the true question is why? the F is a high power potential engine not to mention all the hassle putting a D in a cb.

[honda2014]

If you're on a tight budget the best idea would be to get another block from a junkyard. If you can't do that, rebuild it, or find a parts car to buy and swap it out. Past that, the smartest thing would be to buy an h22 sap, but that's $2200+, but that price is from hmotorsonline.com, which is sold out of h22 swaps as of now.

[xkjnboix]

WTF? how? A D series i can get for like 350 easy. the full swap. There is no way i can get a H22a for that.

h22 swap costs:
Motor ( trans optional )
ecu
exhaust welding

D series swap costs:
Motor
ecu
exhaust welding
custom transmission setup
custom mounts
custom axles
custom harness
and it will be mad SLOW. straining the engine on a daily basis under the strain of the heavier chassis will eventually break something.

F series motors are a dime a dozen possibly moreso than D series depending on your area. H>F>D

[Cb9dd]

I didn't read all the comments so I might repeat what someone already said but why not just buy another f22? They only run for like 350-450 without a tranny