.::THE JDM F22B Swap Guide::.

[gdout90accord]

i used gsr belt and its pretty loose.

[prNonVtec4u]

i'm currently using an H23 belt w/ the tension maxed out and it STILL has some slack... the GSR belt was IMPOSSIBLE for me to put on

[baracuda]

well i guess its smaller how many teeth do think smaller the gsr is then the h23 is? and how amny ppl are running the gsr belt i just want to know before i go out and spend the money.

[d112crzy]

i used gsr belt and its pretty loose.

Did you mill your head?

There was no way the gsr belt was going to fit onto 91Accord-LX's f22b.

The h23 wasn't incredibly loose. The tensioner made up for it.

[gdout90accord]

Did you mill your head?

There was no way the gsr belt was going to fit onto 91Accord-LX's f22b.

The h23 wasn't incredibly loose. The tensioner made up for it.

nope the head is stock except for the 3angle valve job and my car is 1990lx which i dont think matters. youve seen a video of my timing belt being loose and ive talked to u bout it too haha.

[baracuda]

i bought a gsr belt and its the same size as the one from my f22b when i got it its just a little wider by like 2 mm i hope it works

[baracuda]

ok well another failer the gsr belt i got was too small i cant get a break here but whayt i want to know now is what type of belt i need for the gsr i tried the 93 gsr belt but i here that the new ones like the 95'-98' works its justy a little wider what belt do i need the v-tech or non v-tech one?(the belt i got from the gsr just latly was like 4mm to short

[d112crzy]

gsr is vtec....

Have you tried an h23 belt? it WILL be loose, but the tensioner will take up the looseness.

[baracuda]

yep i tried it and no the tensoner didnt help one bit was still 2 or so teeth to big

[Father Time]

yep i tried it and no the tensoner didnt help one bit was still 2 or so teeth to big

Wow.

the GSR belt was small for mine too.(2-3 teeth too small) So we put the H23 on and it was a little big (by about 1-2 teeth) but the tensioner took that out.

Everything is routed correctly and lined up?

I wonder if it's the tensioner maybe?

[baracuda]

no the gsr belt was to small and the h23 was to big so im going with the 95-98' gsr belt but the width issue and rubbing is making me want to just get the h23 water pump they say that works since i already have the h23 belt and water pump is cheaper then the 95-98' gsr belt which at autozone is $44 i dont know what to do right now need to pick a side btw how long does it take to change out the water pump? and it fits right in right no mods needed?

[Father Time]

I replaced mine with the F22A water pump. We held the two next to each other and they were identical. (F22B and F22A water pumps)

The F22A fit like a glove on mine. It wasn't too hard it took us like 30min. (but that was with 2 people)

F22B DOHC is pretty much a H23 head on a F22A block. I don't know if the H23 pump would work. But I have never heard of anyone trying either.

[d112crzy]

I THINK the h23 pump will bolt up, but the gear is different than the f22a's.

[d112crzy]

I replaced mine with the F22A water pump. We held the two next to each other and they were identical. (F22B and F22A water pumps)

The F22A fit like a glove on mine. It wasn't too hard it took us like 30min. (but that was with 2 people)

Do you remember how many teeth the f22b pump had?

I'm almost done replacing Junior's water pump, with my old F22B one.

I noticed that it had 19 teeth, compared to the f22a that had 20 teeth.

Everything else is identical tho.

[Father Time]

Do you remember how many teeth the f22b pump had?

Not off the top of my head no. I just remember you and I seeing they were pretty much identical.