f20c or h22 and why?

[Cali90Accordlx]

i want to swap an engine onto my cb7 but i cant decide which to choose from f20c or an h22
help me out guys on wich engine to choos and which one is quicker
i also heard k20 is or it is going to be possible

[CBAccordA4]

Well the f20c is way quicker, 2.0 liters making about 245-250 HP which is about 125HP per liter which is the most impressive NA engine on the market and the H22a makes about 180 to the wheels maybe. So the F20c revs faster and higher but I've never heard of one being swapped into a CB chassis or any other FF car honestly. Since it is an F series, and if it be mounted the other way in the engine bay, I dont see why an F- series tranny couldnt work. As far as ease of installing, the h22 wins due to the little thats known on swapping a F20c into the car. Good luck finding your answer, Im sure someone who knows much more than me will come along with a better one.

[Cali90Accordlx]

thanks for the info

[NAiL05]

I think Hasport is making mount kits for the K24 in our year accords. It has been discussed on this forum if i remember. But it would be nice if you got a K24 block K20 head and threw it in a CB chassis. The only problem i would see in this swap is basically money. The H22A is a basic drop in motor for our years so its pretty easy to work with or theres always boosting the F22.

[ACC0RD22]

Well the f20c is way quicker, 2.0 liters making about 245-250 HP which is about 125HP per liter which is the most impressive NA engine on the market and the H22a makes about 180 to the wheels maybe. So the F20c revs faster and higher but I've never heard of one being swapped into a CB chassis or any other FF car honestly. Since it is an F series, and if it be mounted the other way in the engine bay, I dont see why an F- series tranny couldnt work. As far as ease of installing, the h22 wins due to the little thats known on swapping a F20c into the car. Good luck finding your answer, Im sure someone who knows much more than me will come along with a better one.

theres one things fundamentally wrong with your "f-series trannies should bolt up theory" : the f20C spins in the other direction, therefore reverse now = forward

the h22 is your best bet here . . . and will, pretty much, always be your best bet, unless your looking for style and originiality, in which case . . . I would use either an f20b or k-series . . .

[ACC0RD22]

I think Hasport is making mount kits for the K24 in our year accords. It has been discussed on this forum if i remember. But it would be nice if you got a K24 block K20 head and threw it in a CB chassis. The only problem i would see in this swap is basically money. The H22A is a basic drop in motor for our years so its pretty easy to work with or theres always boosting the F22.

I heard theyre making full swap kits. axles, mounts, wiring . . . just like they do with the h22 into a civic and stuff

[Jarrett]

Come on Cali, pay your dues. Everyone needs to go out on a limb every once and a while and try something. This time it's for the benefit of all of us. Don't you think an F22C with an RSX Type-S tranny with a turbo would be insane?!?!?! And if it doesn't work, have the bill sent to.....you. Stick with what's been done before unless you feel like spending lots of time, brain capacity and money on reasearching, planning, and actually doing a new swap.

[LAMSV]

I'm pretty sure that the f20c does not bolt up to any fwd tranny that honda has in its inventory. If i remember right, the f20c is its own bastard set-up, with its own block shared with no other car. It is feasible to eventually put an f20c in an Accord, but I wouldn't even want to venture a guess on the cost. Hell, at that point, it would probably be cheaper to convert your Accord to rwd. Now, that would be sick. If you really want something high-revving like the f20c, just swap in an f20b. Destroked H22 with the valvetrain from a H22 Type-S. With its square bore/stroke, it can rev pretty damn high. You could make some killer numbers with a built f20b with a nice turbo.

[Cali90Accordlx]

thanks alot guys for the info, i probably be going w/ h22 just cause of the money and later on boosting the h22

[verothacamaro]

Ithought F20's (other than S2000) made 200hp........

isnt it just a destroked h22?

SOMEONE CORRECT ME

[koolkoreanked]

Ithought F20's (other than S2000) made 200hp........

isnt it just a destroked h22?

SOMEONE CORRECT ME

A f20c is in the s2k and is definatly not anything close to a h22.

[i'm the girl]

thanks alot guys for the info, i probably be going w/ h22 just cause of the money and later on boosting the h22

If you want a good engine out the box, and really have to have the vtec, go H22 - but honestly, if you want to build for boost, stick with the f-series, imo. Either way, i would say the DOHC is the way to go, unless in the end you choose to be a purist (although i can tell you won't, and thats fine too )

Search is your friend here, cali - there's plenty across these boards to send you in the right direction, seeing as though you seem to be chosing to take a path that has been forged already and maybe add in your own insight here and there - as opposed to dropping the cash and time on pioneering something new which can be frustrating and expensive for many