Originally posted by NorCal DC4
Mike Kojima, an editor at Sport Compact Car magazine, wrote a fantastic book titled "Honda/Acura Engine Performance". The ISBN number is 1-55788-384-X. $17.95 MSRP
:bowdown:GET IT. IT ROCKS.:bowdown:
He outlines every type of motor mod strategy for D, B and H-series motors. Very informative. It should help your friend decide what kind of tuning choices he should make to suit his driving style & driving environment.
As an example, one idea that I'm kicking around for my 97 LS is a supercharged 2.5L stroker H22 VTEC, inspired by R&D Racing's 2.6 H22 N/A.
It's all about the torque baby:naughty: !
I agree the book rocks, I got it too, but it doesn't go into depth about swaps for Integras. Only Civics. The rest of the book is great for general all-motor/supercharger/turbo information.
The best engine to put in the teg is (arguably) the Integra Type R engine (b18c5) but costs over $4500 for the swap (engine, tranny, ecu). The H22a from the Prelude has the same power (200 crank hp) and more torque but leans backward which throws the balance of the car off a little bit. The swap is more complicated and requires custom fabricated mounts and I don't know what else. I would go for a simple GS-R swap and then decide what you wanna do after that.