Best way to put a H22

[bliz07]

so im doin my h22 swap and want to jnow from those of you who have done it if its better to drop it in or lower the car into the motor?

[mozzandherb]

if you can dropping it in would probably be easier

[F22HB]

Droppin it is is the most popular. Just go tranny first and rotate it in as you lower it.

[DRzCB72nr]

yea i've never seen a honda getting lowered onto the engine. We have a lot of space up top, if anything u can always take the hood off.

[bliz07]

ok sounds like im goin to drop it in tuesday

[fatboy1185]

Honda drops there cars on the motor pretty sure....

[turbo90accord]

yea at the dealer they drop it out the bottom. its kinda hard to do in a garage but ive seen it done.

[lucid]

I wouldn't want to use (or trust) my engine hoist to pick the car up and position everything right. I think you'd want a lift just to consider that.

I always drop the motor in, just go slow, tranny side angled down and in first in front of the chassis' trans mount bracket, and be careful of the A/C lines and TPS sensor. I put the trans mount on the studs after maneuvering the engine assembly into place and lowering it a bit.

[JDM_H22_SLEEPER]

Many people just drop it from the top with the tranny first, but I dropped my h22 through the bottom. Took off the lower arm bar that holds the engine up, pushed my car onto these ramps that I have and I hooked the engine hoist to the middle of the engine bay down to the engine and lifted it up through the bottom, hooked up everything put the lower arm bar back on.

[JohnD1079]

if you have all of the right supplies, putting the engine in through the bottom is the easiest. Just get the drivers side mount in, and once thats in, its just a matter of swinging up the tranny to the mount.

Most people dont have the ability to lift the car up that high, so just follow what everyone else said.

[Cmqqn85]

If you have access to a lift dropping the car on the motor would be easiest, if not then just drop the motor in from the top using a hoist and putting trans side in first

[H22Artman]

if you drop it it is easier to maneuver the engine/trans to your liking.

[jdm92_accorn]

while the engine is out its a good time for a wire tuck . also important, change the timing belt and put a manual tensioner for the f22/h23 in there. just saying its a hell of a lot easier to do with the motor out.