DOHC VTEC Heads

[Joey GT-R]

Where do u find DOHC VTEC heads for swaps? I'm headed to college so naturally I don't have the cash for a bigger project but I love DOHC VTECs so I figured just swap the head on and have my own hybrid. What heads work for our stock F22 bottom ends? I know u need the VTEC solenoid but I'm not sure what ECU is needed. I assume whatever engine the head comes from? What I had in mind was to get an F20B head since the F20B was built for high end power just like F22s along with sri, header, and a full cat back I could possibly get maybe 175-200hp to the crank?

[93accordexcoupe]

the h22 will go on the f22, so will the h23 and f22b but those arent vtec

[NAiL05]

No point for h22 heads on f22 its been covered read up on it. Search it too head swaps have been covered quite a bit on this site.

[HondaB18]

Where do u find DOHC VTEC heads for swaps? I'm headed to college so naturally I don't have the cash for a bigger project but I love DOHC VTECs so I figured just swap the head on and have my own hybrid. What heads work for our stock F22 bottom ends? I know u need the VTEC solenoid but I'm not sure what ECU is needed. I assume whatever engine the head comes from? What I had in mind was to get an F20B head since the F20B was built for high end power just like F22s along with sri, header, and a full cat back I could possibly get maybe 175-200hp to the crank?

Easier said then done. Doing a Vtec head swap is not as simple as just slapping on the head. Might want to read up on my info on head swaps.

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You can start from there.

[blizzard335]

easier to swap in the F20B, H22/H23.. DOHC VTEC yo, tho the H23 VTEC is kinda rare, and the h23 and F20B are obd2..

[Joey GT-R]

But thats the thing I dont wanna pay swap money. I don't and wont have it for a very long time. I just want a little bit more ponies for about $300-$500 bucks. Not too mention the school Im going to is out in the woods thereisnt a performance shop for hours. With a head I can do that in the corner of the student parking lot and be fine. I'm not gonna have any space to store a long block engine. Plus I only plan on doing one complete engine swap for my cb7 anyways.

[NAiL05]

If your not gonna have the car for a long time dont do anything to it and save your money.

[Joey GT-R]

No you misunderstand, I'll keep the car I just don't see the point of buying a setup for only like 2 years and then swapping in the one I really want afterwards. I'm searching the site right now and I can't find too much of anything on hybrids. Myabe I just suck at the search feature.

[NAiL05]

People use the h23/f22b dohc head. SHould be a thread on how to put it on and what you need.

[The G-Man]

No you misunderstand, I'll keep the car I just don't see the point of buying a setup for only like 2 years and then swapping in the one I really want afterwards. I'm searching the site right now and I can't find too much of anything on hybrids. Myabe I just suck at the search feature.

What I don't see the point in is slapping a DOHC VTEC head on a block that can't rev high enough. You will never make 175-200 hp to the crank by just slapping on a head.

[m-tec93accord]

see i was in the same boat as u, but this why i went full motor swap instead of a hybrid
1. reliability, this wont garrantee that everything will stay together w/o leakage or somthing else happening

2.back up motor, ANY BUILD WILL HAVE PROBLEMS, so i needed a backup motor so if anything blows then back to my f22

[Joey GT-R]

What I don't see the point in is slapping a DOHC VTEC head on a block that can't rev high enough. You will never make 175-200 hp to the crank by just slapping on a head.

Well I meant to add with sri,header,cat, and catback i should be somewhere in that range, which is good enough for me.

And since I'm a noob on this subject why doesnt the H22 head bolt up to the F22 block and yet the H23/F22 hybrid seems so popular?

[deevergote]

It bolts up, you just have to modify coolant passeges (that goes for all of them).

The H22 and F20B heads make their power up high, using a high compression block. Put those heads on a low-compression F22 block, with internals that shouldn't rev past 6500 or so, and you won't have anything worthwhile. Save up for a full motor and do it right, or don't bother. Hybrids don't do much for us.

If you want power NOW for about $500, get a nitrous kit.

[Joey GT-R]

What about the H23 VTEC?(He just won't give up will he? lol) Yea I know it's rare but I'm sure they're around somewhere.....

And deev while you're around, since I'm a total noob on the subject of head swaps I might as well push the envelope and ask what about the F20C? Yea yea I know I know but a head is a head right? Even if it does sit longitudally. More high compression?

[blizzard335]

H23 VTEC FTW!!