I can't even rememeber when I wrote that. I ment to say cheaper not quicker. I met this guy that is running a turbo accord and running daily 12 psi so I already know a turbo accord would be faster the an H22a. Fastest accord I have ever seen. My thing is, I keep on hearing it is expensive to maintain and that you should do the bottom end up. My car right now has 63K on it. Buy time I have the money for it, I could possible be up too 75-80K on my motor. Don't know if the mileage would agree with the turbo kit. what enegine work did you do to your motor before you put the turbo kit on, was your kit custom made or did you purchase it, and how long have you had it?? Since you have a turbo can you let me know what I would need, and a good place to get one. Thanks for the info.

 

I like my H22 (USDM) but I hated the swap process.

Even though the engine was USDM it took forever and a day to get certain parts....

Distributor-- Had a JDM one the day I asked for it...had to wait a week and a half for the USDM one.

Clutch cable-- 4 days from Honda since no one else carried them.

ECU-- month of searching and 3 weeks of waiting (JDM GSR ECU)

But I love it now that its done but I would never consider boosting it, if I was going for boost I would have gone with the H23 or stuck with the F22 instead.

 

FMAX kit, cheap $10 manual boost controller to run 10 lbs, clutch, flywheel, VAFC, gauges, exhaust, (probably missing some things) all on a motor that has 97,000 miles on it. stock internals. stock compression. i'll build it up sometime down the road. its about $4000 to have your motor pulled, built, and re-installed

and to be honest, its gonna cost you more to do an H22 swap into a 6th gen accord than a turbo would cost to have installed. i've spent about $4000 installed just on the turbo. i talked to a guy that had an H22 swap and he said he paid $5000 for it. there were a few things they had troubles with

 

Not only are the costs approximately the same...the H22 yields much less hp.

 

I will NEVER trust ANYTHING but a certified, warranteed rebuilt engine. I know that Osaka JDM motors advertises in the upper right corner, and I've checked that site out, but after checking the physical condition of the motors in his warehouse, I will never buy anything from him. There has to be a company that sells rebuilt JDM motors with new seals, gaskets, water/oil pumps, timming belts, and have cleaned and tested them to certify their performance and reliability to Honda specs. They should also offer, if not a full 30 day warranty refund, at least some sort of pro-rated guaranty that the engine isn't on the verge of death.

 

I have a 5th gen accord not a 6th gen. does that change anything with pricing. I have heard that drag makes a better kit and from looking at overboost.com they have a kit for $3300. So does my year accord change the way you feel.

 

Sounds like lots of nasty no good engines around....

Luckily here in Australia, i purchased my JDM H22A engine complete and came with compression tests and miles on it... I also had a chance to do a visual and spot check of the engine before I actually purchased it...


Came with 6 months warranty, unfortunately my ECU was faulty and they replaced it in the following week

The price for engines are quite cheap here compared to the market in the US, its a pitty we dont have a major market for them though cause not much in demand like in the US...

I guess they sell it to the US and make double the amount of profit as compared to selling it here...

Besides i only paid $2100AUS for my complete engine + tranny + 5speed that works out to be $1050

 

damn. wish i could find a deal like that.

 

i know people running 14 psi on stock internalled h22a's. The sleeves handled it fine....the ringlands broke though, yet the compression tests yielded 200psi. if the f22 was such a great engine...why iusnt it used by the professionals? it seems that pappadakis would be running one if the SOHC was such a bette base platform...


the most common problems with h22a's:
broken sensors
holes in valve cover or dented oilpan
missing parts
****ty shops ripping people off on half assed installs.

basically you are buying a junkyard engine, and are at the mercy of the shipping company if you need it shipped.

and as far as teh shops...too many wont back their work and do **** they dont have a clue on. accord h22a swaps are easy as hell, its just that cappy installed think they are just big B series engines...