Looking into swapping the engine and tranny out of my '96 S...but I noticed a lot of these "JDM importers" don't list the number series (I was told this is because the number is from the USDM market). Since my lude is an F22a1 and I got a a6, would I run into any problems? From my research, it seems as though the differences are very little, and that I may just need a PT6 ecu....

Also, is there any way to tell them apart besides the number series since it won't be on the block? I'd like to ask the importer I end up going with if they can check. I know a couple importers in NJ that I had solid business with that I will most likely be going back to.

I want to hang on to my lude for a long time. It's been good to me, but it's pushing 200k and with this coming tax return, I'll probably have enough cash to do the swap.

200k is nothing! as long as you maintain it, itll last you forever

that's what Ive been told....But it definitely needs the transmission; I don't really feel like replacing one if I could do both ya know? I'm a worrier type....If I just did the tranny, I'd be waiting for the engine to go. Before I put more money into it, I'd like to think that mechanically, she's taken care of for a while. Cuz it will need suspension soon, and I'm gonna do the body work in the summer.

I've got about 6,000 watts waiting to go in her too.

The a6 had a better cam than the a1. Also the a6 had a dual runner intake manifold and the a1 was a single I believe? I used to have an accord with the a6 with 282k on it when I sold it. Original engine, didn't burn a drop of oil. There was also the a4 that came in some accords I believe it was the same as the a1 but came with a tubular header from the factory rather than the cast manifolds that the a1 and a6 were equipped with. If you do wind up with an a6 you can take that brick shaped upper plenum off and replace it with one off of an h23 or h22 and that will really help that engine breathe.

Also you won't have the wiring to operate the iab plate in the manifold so you can remove the butterflies from the plate or remove the plate all together and just get shorter hardware for the lower/upper plenum

all good info, thanks man....But now that I'm going over my taxes, I may just have enough to do the tranny after all. Kinda sucks, but the next step is a timing belt/water pump... guess for now I'll just have to deal with it. But I'll definitely keep this info in mind for when I need it....hopefully not soon

In the past couple of years reading you are that I have read doing same swap as I am in the middle of doing. Most people would rather do the "H" swap. But for what I would like to accomplish the f22a6 will do just fine. I have elected to keep the iab intact so I kept my eyes open and have finally found the proper wiring harness.