my h22a1 sounds like a beehive most of the time. ive also adjusted my valves about 4 times at least over the past year. dont get me wrong, adjustment quiet's everything down considerably...but when you redline every gear on every shift the valves get loose again pretty quickly.

blackludeSH and I met up a while back to "drive around" at the local spot. his motor was far newer than mine and had a handful of miles on it, and his h22a4 was a tad louder than my car, valve wise. he has also never adjusted it so its basically factory adjustment. goes to show even late model hondas do it when you beat on em.

~boom