Originally posted by ludeboom
well they are both 2.0 liters so the block is very similiar
Not really. The F series is a real bastard series. I'll get into that in a second.
the way honda does things (like legos) the F series mounts should all be the same or else they would designate it with a dif code
Not the case. The D-series and the B-series have both evolved through different mount points, but remain with the same series designation. I beleive the C-series V6's also evolved similarly.
i believe this is 100% doable with FWD and an H series tranny
The F20C is a beast of it's own. The head is almost a K-series design, with a timing chain. Nobody has mentioned yet that the F20C, along with Honda's other newer engines (K-series, D17A) spin in the opposite direction of all the oldie-but-goodie A, B, C, D, E, F, etc series engines. This means if you somehow connected a FWD F or H series transaxle to the F20C (which I really doubt would bolt up) you would have five speeds of reverse and one forward. The "F-series" is really composed of a single F engine (F22A,) and H engine (F20B,) and a psuedo- K engine (F20C.)
Lots of differences make this swap non-doable without some serious conversion work.