The B fell off my _eater from adding H
I just finished my full H23 engine/trans swap on my '92 EX sedan. I've kept it a sleeper except the emblem on the back (see below). I never thought I'd rather drive the Accord than my Prelude Vtec, but I'm thinking about calling it my beater because it has a different meaning now. Instead of being a beater Accord it's more like a beater of whatever the other guy is driving 
. Before the motor went into the car I gave it a valve job, and installeda new clutch and flywheel, a cheap intake, a decent header and a plastic intake manifold gasket. My stock accord exhaust has no cat, other than that everything is stock. I also bought every sensor and gasket and tune up part I could think of. I don't know what I did right, but that thing hauls ASS! . My brother has a '97 Prelude (H22A4) that's stock except for an intake, and I kept up with him from a stop inch for inch, hell yeah!. The H23 only revs to ~6.5k to the (USDM) H22's 7.5k, but they both make the same torque and the H23 does that 1,000rpm earlier- the power range is the same size and easier to reach in the 2.3...... Now if I can just wipe the slobber off my cheek from the high-speed shiteatingrin and chill.....the people to the left wouldn't even know that I am allowing them to pass 
. I love my Accord, and there's nothing like that feeling of owning the road with three friends and a full trunk right there with you. Thanks for listening to my ramblings- I feel better, now if I could just stop lol'ing at myself in public....
post here if anybody knows what I'm talkin' 'bout !!!
. Before the motor went into the car I gave it a valve job, and installeda new clutch and flywheel, a cheap intake, a decent header and a plastic intake manifold gasket. My stock accord exhaust has no cat, other than that everything is stock. I also bought every sensor and gasket and tune up part I could think of. I don't know what I did right, but that thing hauls ASS! . My brother has a '97 Prelude (H22A4) that's stock except for an intake, and I kept up with him from a stop inch for inch, hell yeah!. The H23 only revs to ~6.5k to the (USDM) H22's 7.5k, but they both make the same torque and the H23 does that 1,000rpm earlier- the power range is the same size and easier to reach in the 2.3...... Now if I can just wipe the slobber off my cheek from the high-speed shiteatingrin and chill.....the people to the left wouldn't even know that I am allowing them to pass . I love my Accord, and there's nothing like that feeling of owning the road with three friends and a full trunk right there with you. Thanks for listening to my ramblings- I feel better, now if I could just stop lol'ing at myself in public.... post here if anybody knows what I'm talkin' 'bout !!!
I love my H22 just as much, don't get me wrong, but a big car climbing the mountains out here and accelerating at 100+mph requires torque. I got the wrecked Prelude Si for $500, and did every bit of labor myself. I will say that I don't see a big advantage to the H22 having Vtec if one were to install a big-ass turbo on either motor, I think the ~103cc's of extra air-squashing space would probably be more useful. I have a jdm H22A and opted not to use it 
and it's good to feel good about them. I want to see how far is just right on each of my projects, but this is going to be the giant killer....
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