Secrets to an A1?

[EXkidd91]

I recently got an f22a1 to replace my a4 that blew. It has 107k onn it, nice huh? anyway, I was just wondering if there is any secrets about this engine? any down falls, any up parts? I know the A1 exhaust manifold is shit so I am putting my A4 one on it. But is it a strong engine in comparison to an a4? Will my ECU work well with it? It's out of a 93 accord EX and honestly I'm kind of dumb about that year because that's the year they started boosting power a bit. Any advice? Oh, is advancing the timing that bad, doe is hurt it?

[IBCNYA]

if its a A1 its not from a ex...somebodys hustlin you man. Oh yeah dont advance timing belt. get timing gear..ex's came with f22a6's not a1's.

[NAiL05]

Unless he has the prelude a1 but you never know. EX usually came with the a4 for 90-91 and the a6 for the 92-93 models.

[minoreparations]

says it came from accord ex and is a f22a1, less its not the original engine.

where does it say this? that doesn't add up.

[EXkidd91]

Sorry, to clear that up I assumed it was from an EX because i told them i had an EX. But I guess they were just looking to sell a motor, heh.

[minoreparations]

right here dude^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

i misread it. i thought you made the thread for some reason. my question was, how does EXkidd91 know that the motor came out of an EX.

edit: i am no longer confused.

[InvaderTrax]

Does it matter if it came from a DX, LX, or EX? We know it's an A1 and that's all that matters. Anyway, you've already got the A4 exhaust manifold. Next try and get the A6 intake manifold and ECU. If you don't wanna do much work, get the P12 Prelude ECU. Good for another 10hp over the Accord one

[IBCNYA]

no it doesnt matter where the f22a1 came from..yes if you have a pt6 it will run your f22a1 fine. Im fact you wont have a speed limiter with that ecu.

[IBCNYA]

Does it matter if it came from a DX, LX, or EX? We know it's an A1 and that's all that matters. Anyway, you've already got the A4 exhaust manifold. Next try and get the A6 intake manifold and ECU. If you don't wanna do much work, get the P12 Prelude ECU. Good for another 10hp over the Accord one

yeah it matters if you told the seller you had a ex and they sent you a dx engine what and how would you feel? i wouldnt like it much i know that..

[EXkidd91]

the beauty part is i have the top half of the A6, which won't do me much good right now but i am screwed money wise. As for the pt6 ecu, what did that come in?

[owequitit]

The only difference between the A1 you bought and the A4 you are replacing is the exhaust manifold.

If you put your stock A4 manifold on there, the engine will be identical to the one you are replacing.

The PT6 came out of a 91 SE or a 1992-1993 EX/SE. Just use the PT3 from your F22A4 and you will be fine.

[EXkidd91]

What about running the dual runners from my a6 manifold?

[Granite CB7]

^You should def. do that if you have the chance, there is alot of info on that IM swap on here. If you use the a6 IM and the a4 header (yes, it's a tubular header) that will be a nice upgrade

Dan

[owequitit]

What about running the dual runners from my a6 manifold?

If you want to run the dual runners, I would recommend the PT6. But you said you had the upper half. You will need the entire intake manifold. There is a DIY on it in the DIY section as Granite CB7 said.

[SuddenCb7]

I have an 93 f22a1. I have a pt6 ecu with a beefed up ignition system. You can feel the difference for sure. I also have a h23 intake mainfold that I'm waiting to get a throttle body for. There are a number of different mods you can do to your a1 to enhance the motor. Check out my members page to get an idea of what I'm talking about.