swap or no swap?

[sxyhnda]

i have a 90 DX sedan. bone stock F22 a1, except i have the A4 header and downpipe connected to a gutted converter. i want to get get the power in the H22 range, about 200 give or take. this is a daily driver so i need reliability, so i don't want anything too radical. so whats the easiest way to go about this? can i build my F22 fairly easily and cheap, or would it be better all around just to go for the H22 swap?

[tomas]

swap

[oranger]

Well, it's really up to you. Arguable, swaping an H is more reliable than performance building a NA F, because performance parts tend to sacrifice some reliability. And dollar for dollar, an H is probably the way to go. Getting that 70 HP out of your tired A4 is going to be a lot more time, money and energy than putting in an H. Also, I have heard reports *unconfirmed* that H's slightly improve gas mileage over stock F. Dunno for sure, but that's word on the street.

However, you really need to be competent mechnically to perform the swap yourself unless your paying someone else.

Really, its up to you: Can you swap? If not, can you pay to have someone else swap?

OR
Do you want the fun and excitement of building a high power F? If it were my car, I'd N/A build my F. But that's just me.

Have fun!

PS Don't ask stupid questions, learn to search and read MORE than you type!

[newaccord]

swap

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[2dr_sentra]

x2

x3

[suzuki]

x3

x4. Yeah I say swap it too

[kouzie]

Just go with the swap............

[wagonkid]

do the swap trust me you will get better results / swap it

[<1990Accord>]

I would say swap it.

[frohawker]

i've been stuck in the same dilemma for a few months now. i've decided to stay with the n/a F22 because of a pull i did on a prelude just a few nights ago. CB running like crap (CEL i've just taken as my car needing an a6 manifold swap) it out ran the prelude from the light to about 80. just don't stick with a f22 gear box...they're much too long.

either way, good luck.

[deevergote]

Moved to Off Topic because I didn't feel like deleting all the whoring going on in here. Sorry to the OP, as your question is valid.

Check out HondaFan81's "red" build for a fairly mild F22A in the H22A range. If you want to build the F22A cheap, then don't. Plan out what you want to do, and figure out the cheapest way to do it reliably. If you start with the idea of "cheap" in mind, you're going to get halfway done and give up, end up with a broken motor, or be very disappointed with your results.

The h22a is an easy alternative.



Regardless, replace that gutted cat with a working one. Not only are you destroying the air that we kinda like breathing, but it's actually HURTING your performance.

[wed3k]

if you cant afford the h22, you can always opt for a f22b or h23 as well