h23 intake mani questions??? which prelude?

[sdhardcoregamer]

ok so i wanna do the h23 IM/plenum swap. will the intake manifold from a 92 Honda Prelude SI 2.3L do the trick?

or what model prelude and year do i need to grab an intake manifold from?

also, will the black box from this IM work or do i need the black box from an a6 IM?

my pt6 is here and im trying to get the rest of the parts. the h23 swap doesnt look much harder then the a6 so id rather spend a little more for better performance. thx guys.

[visualpoet]

H23 upper plenum and throttle body, a6 runners. (IIRC - the a6 runners are a little longer, giving you a torque bump) Any H23 will work as a donor. I don't know about the black box.

[sdhardcoregamer]

i see, i thought the h23 runners were longer and would bolt up as well. i also dont know which preludes have a h23.

[visualpoet]

I could be thinking incorrectly, but there's a reason to use the a6 runners. As far as which ludes have the h23, pop the hood and check the block.

[turboAccordHSF]

i see, i thought the h23 runners were longer and would bolt up as well. i also dont know which preludes have a h23.

i don't think the 92 prelude has a H23..i believe the 95+ prelude does, look at a local junk yard or here at cb7tuner or Ebay get your self a deal....this swap is got potential....I was doing this swap like gotz cb7 did but stopped in the middle of the progress....but now i was to accomplish what visualpoet did....I/H/E and the P12 ECU with an amazing 10hp!....easy not alot but fun....but with the female and daughter i got limits...lol....but so far i heard this swap was weel worth it!...anymore question should be asked to visualpoet or any one with skills/experience....good luck...

[sdhardcoregamer]

ok. sorry for sounding dumb but im new to working on cars in general. never worked on them really. do i look for a sticker on the block?

[turboAccordHSF]

i see, i thought the h23 runners were longer and would bolt up as well. i also dont know which preludes have a h23.

go here bro.....this might help...http://www.92lude.com/prelude_engine_specs.htm

[turboAccordHSF]

ok. sorry for sounding dumb but im new to working on cars in general. never worked on them really. do i look for a sticker on the block?

nah bro look at the block and it has the engine modle engraved to in for ex:..F22A1....its below the big radiator hose to the block that contains antifreeze...

correct me if i'm wrong?

[sdhardcoregamer]

thx. so ya looks like 92-96 prelude si. im looking everywhere and calling places too. just wanna make sure i ask for teh correct one. i dont wanna run into fitment issues later when im working on the car. the most i can have my car down for is a weekend. >.>

[sdhardcoregamer]

nah bro look at the block and it has the engine modle engraved to in for ex:..F22A1....its below the big radiator hose to the block that contains antifreeze...

correct me if i'm wrong?

sweet thx. like i said im new to cars. didnt have money to get one when i was young.

[Granite CB7]

Just make sure it's an SI Non-VTEC, b/c the H22 equipped BB's (93-96, not in 92 I believe) are SI VTEC, so do over-clarify that! If you do not have the F22a6 IM, then grab the whole H23 IM, if you do, you could do the full H23 or the a6/H hybrid. Also the H22 plenum and t/b is the same as H23, for those are doing the a6/H hybrid setup.

[deevergote]

The only 2.3L engine in a Prelude is the H23. The 4th generation Prelude Si (the third generation has flip-up headlights... easy to tell the difference) is the only car that has the H23.

[AllWhiteCoupe]

All my h23 parts came from 92 Lude's. Not sure where your located, but if your near the DC area, my local J/Y has 3 h23 ludes, plus a couple h23 engines already puled. I paid somewhere around $50-75 for the I/M.

[sdhardcoregamer]

nice, im in san diego, looks like ill be heading to chula vista and otay :P

[sdhardcoregamer]

one other question reguarding the swap. i have a automatic, do i need to get automatic specific parts are will everything be the same? are the throttle bodies different in auto vs manual?