Honda Prelude Forum

Will Euro r h22 motor and tranny swap into a 2001 base prelude?

yes, their practacally the same engine and tranny as a si vtec prelude
so straight in id say

I Can find the motors from 3-4k.. how much to get the motor and tranny installed Guestimate??

you will need to do some rewiring and an ecu for that swap. where are you located?

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Well the wiring and ecu come with the motors and tranny setups that I'm lookin at and I'm in st. Louis MO, how much for install of motor tranny and ecu guestimate ?

I'm in tulsa ok n a shop (Humble Performance) said 1500 to install an h22a in my 95 Si. That's labor n tune. Parts is another 1000-1500. Not cheap

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93 S F22A1 SOLD
95 Si G22VTEC

Motor:
Bosch Platinum Plugs
NGK Blue Plug Wires
Jasma (Fujitsubo) custom header
Chrome chipped P28
Apexi Dunk Full Exhaust

External:
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
JUN eyelids

Interior:
NRG qwik release hub
NRG Race Wheel

The motors I have looked at are a full motor electrical and tranny there's no way that its another 1500 for parts ! What parts ? Install is not bad for 1500

he means everything that they will F#ck up while doing the swap and you will have to pay for

WOW. i charge 650- to install a motor and tranny swap ... w/ the wiring neccessary. 1500 is ridiculous.

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bustR built motorsports---->

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That is encouraging to know some places charge 650. I want to get this motor rather than build a stock h22 motor

you do realize theyre relatively the same engine? h23 has a lower redline and like 2 more ftlbs

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yes but your not taking into acct the longer stroke,as in the difference in power band.

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Great Info By 98vtec!!

the engines look pretty similiar stock on the dyno

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Where does the H23 come in? The Euro-R had an H22. H23A VTEC was in the AWD wagon.

Euro-R got P5P (Type S) pistons with a PDE head. Also got the improved IM and electric power steering. Also comes with an LSD trans. The Type R also got PDE pistons and rods.

i got a quote for 2k for that swap into my 4th gen w usdm tranny, but i think im mite save for lsd .

its supposed to have more torque then the h22 but the h22 is better at high revs

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i juz dnt understand how a male could drive around seriously in a DEL SOL and not be embrassed

good catch man. got confused with the euro r and the accord sir. my mistake

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Regular SiR got the F20B DOHC VTEC, which as a point of interest has a shorter stroke than the H22. Far as I know the H23A VTEC only came in the SiR AWD wagon, also only available in auto, although of course you can use an F/H series (not including S2000) manual transmission with it.

The F20B would probably make for an interesting turbo build.

nah shop said flat out 1500 just top swap n drop h22a in. then quoted me another 1500 to get a motor shipped. needless to say i said f**k that lol. Im goin to talk to a shop on wed about another g build....miss my car haha

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93 S F22A1 SOLD
95 Si G22VTEC

Motor:
Bosch Platinum Plugs
NGK Blue Plug Wires
Jasma (Fujitsubo) custom header
Chrome chipped P28
Apexi Dunk Full Exhaust

External:
VIS Carbon Fiber Hood
JUN eyelids

Interior:
NRG qwik release hub
NRG Race Wheel

yes it is and if your prelude is vtec in any way, you dont need to change jack ****, just drop it in

if not the only loom you need to change is the engine bay,
you could get a harness for the ecu and save yourself a lot of ****

good choice, you could buy a prelude vtec for that much money
come on fellas, anyone know about this stuff living close by?

a nice handy job for someone, plus your helping out another luder

I wouldnt be gettin this motor until after summer so in the mean time i was thinking about doing seafoam. I have a cel that read random cylinder misfire and all cylinder misfire , shop said that the intake needed to be boiled( as some of you know aha) but would this be a good idea to maybe unclog the intake and ill just clean the egr myself ? if it doesnt work im just gonna take the IM off and clean it myself as best i can and hope that solves the problem...

Never hurts to try. If it doesnt work get it hot tanked. I cleaned my EGR with a can of brake cleaner and two picks. Solved my misfire issues.

Edit: That shop must use gold plated bolts or something. The local shop here will do a same motor swap for 500-650 with a 1-2 day turnaround. Greed is never good.

Thanks for all the help guys I am sooo glad I joined this site. There is like a pride I have to driving this car, even though people have done more or have crazy A** setups (that I envy, but will HAVE!) I still love the car how it is and it can only get better. My parents want me to get somethin new just because this one little problem but i am determined to keep it. Long live my prelude...

I am pretty sure that pride runs in all of us. I know I have it! Try to keep that lude around as there are not many left anymore.