Turbo or H22 Swap?

[BoxMan]

So i am looking to make around 200hp as cheaply as possible. I was thinking about turboing my f22 just because its in great shape. Or should i just swap in a H22. Not sure where i could get a turbo kit for the f22. I did some searching around in the forum and saw that people were making decent power with them. Im trying to get the car to run low 15's or maybe even high 14's. I really don't need A/C and my friend is big on dsm's so he might have his stock turbo lying around somewhere. What should i do?

[C91BLX7]

For just 200hp you can just throw a cam in the f22 and some head work with out touching the bottom end.

[BoxMan]

For just 200hp you can just throw a cam in the f22 and some head work with out touching the bottom end.

Where can i get a cam for the f22. And what sort of head work would i need.

[turbo90accord]

Dollar for dollar a turbo setup nets the most power a can and headwork on an f series would cost more than a turbo kit to make 200hp.

[Losiracer2]

if you want VTEC, then go for the H22 swap. Turbo's are nice, but they're not as reliable as NA power...if just bolted onto your existing F22 block w/o doing anything to it.

An H22 swap would only have around 40-60K miles whereas your F22 has most likely over 150K miles, so thats just looking at the reliability aspect of it.

[turbo90accord]

I dont understand why everyone allways throws the reliability card out when turbos are mentioned. Other than tuning the car once there should be no reliability problems unless boost is abused. no different from an h22 that gets railed on daily eventually something is going to fail its all in the driver not so much the setup. I personally have been turbo for almost 5 years now and have had no issues with reliability.

[BoxMan]

I dont understand why everyone allways throws the reliability card out when turbos are mentioned. Other than tuning the car once there should be no reliability problems unless boost is abused. no different from an h22 that gets railed on daily eventually something is going to fail its all in the driver not so much the setup. I personally have been turbo for almost 5 years now and have had no issues with reliability.

I like the idea of turboing the car. My motor as far as i know has 229k on it. Although it was extremely well maintained i have all reciepts for the life of the car. It burns no oil and runs super smooth. So i figure if i run a small turbo and low boost i should have no reliability problems. I just want to know how much a good kit would cost and where i can get one.

[Losiracer2]

I dont understand why everyone allways throws the reliability card out when turbos are mentioned. Other than tuning the car once there should be no reliability problems unless boost is abused. no different from an h22 that gets railed on daily eventually something is going to fail its all in the driver not so much the setup. I personally have been turbo for almost 5 years now and have had no issues with reliability.

because most people slap them on high mileage engines w/o rebuilding anything. If done properly, yes they're reliable.

[turbo90accord]

because most people slap them on high mileage engines w/o rebuilding anything. If done properly, yes they're reliable.

I slapped mine on a motor that had 225k miles and ran it for 3 years no problem with no rebuild whatsoever. i just built it because i got boost hungry.

[turboh22accord]

h22 swap by far bc boosting the f is great in all but no way better then a h22 trust me i know what im talking about the f head flows good and the block is really tuff but its all about efficiency! and a good tune the h is just a new motor all around no matter what year

[cb7addict]

IMO turbo is more fun than vtec and the cb I rode in was at 5psi and felt like it pulled harder than my BB6.

[keoni96826]

boost it.

[turbo90accord]

h22 swap by far bc boosting the f is great in all but no way better then a h22 trust me i know what im talking about the f head flows good and the block is really tuff but its all about efficiency! and a good tune the h is just a new motor all around no matter what year

If you knew what you were talking about you would know that a turbo increases the volumetric efficency of an engine.

[reaction360]

Turbo.

[greenmachine9]

boost..