Hey, new to the forum. I am planning a little swap on my Civic in a month or so, once I get some more parts and info. Anyone have any advice on throwing a 2.3l Prelude engine into a 92 civic? To be more specific, I got ahold of a wrecked 1992 AWS prelude, and it had a H23A non-VTEC 5-speed in it. My civic has a 1.5L 5-speed, both cars are OBD1. My pal who has done several swaps is going to do most of the work, but he has not done this particular swap yet. I have read around some, and as far as I can tell, I'll need to at least improve the stability of my Civic. In fact, I was told by one person I would need to throw around 200 pounds in the trunk to account for the weight of the h23 up front.
Anyways, I'm looking for advice; I am toying with the idea of selling this engine and buying something nicer down the road...BUT...I am not looking for a street car, just anything better than my granny 1.5. I got the whole prelude for $300, so I am figuring if I ever want to do a swap, this is the cheapest motor I'll see come my way!

 

i was talking to a guy that has a h22a in his 95 civic coupe. he said that the main thing to keep in mind is to do suspenion mods first. get anti-sway bars. also, his has 4 mounts, but most people only use 3. you might want to look into doing 4. he's never had a problem with axles breaking or anything, and it's been in for nearly 6 years now.

http://www.jdmcivic.com/forums/showt...threadid=14423

that's a post that the guy made about having it. you have to register, and if you don't want to, let me know, i'll just copy and paste in here. btw, :slap: the person that told you you'll have to put 200 pounds in the trunk.

 

good thinking. H23s are great engines for boost :thumbup:

 

Not bad. Have fun installing the cable shifter:chuckles:

http://www.hasport.com/Tech/Installs...0Civic%20H.htm

 

^^^
For real! LOL!!