OK granted in direct comparison no you can't compare them, but taking into account the vehicle it is going into and the weight as well as the common use of the vehicle I would say it is a very fair comparison.

Yeah the torque is different and the HP is mildly different but the parts availability for the B18 is much greater and because of that the price is much less for comparable parts.

The H22 in a hatch is a great swap...but only if you are planning on going in a straight line with the car on a very regular basis. Aside from that you get suspension issues in daily driving (front end is too heavy) and end up spending a grip of money trying to compensate for it.

I'm not trying to argue the point but it just seems that logic and reality puts a B18 or B16 into the hatch and the raw power straight line puts the H22 into it.

That was my point, I wasn't saying they were comparable on a straight across comparison.

 

recently the parts availability for the h22 has changed considerably, plus the cost of an h22a swap package is less than $2000 before shipping now as well.

 

From the poeple who have posted all the negative information, how man y of you have actual driving, swap time experiance with these swaps?

I my self had first hand experiance with driving and helping with an h22a swap into a 97 dx hatchback. The gains were excelent in my opinion. and you dont spedn a grip of money compensating for it. a normal susp upgrade is in order. but that should happen anywasy if your going to be lowering. Skunk2 with a higher rate and agx is what was installed along with a skunk2 rear anti-sway bar and 99 si front bar with hcp 4 point mount. There was not a huge difference in handling. it actually was pretty good im my opinion. So many people post on this topic on other boards without actual experiance so it distorts the information so badly. Do the swap its not bad at all. great power gains. The thing is you may come out with similar HP between an h22 and a b18c but the tourqe is different along with the power band.

 

im sitting on tokico illuminas at max stiffness, with some generic 450lb/in coilovers at about 1 inch down....and it rides great...so far handling doesnt seem too far off from stock, but i also am on 195/50/15 generic tires....and i know they are hard...

 

OK I concede on this point then.

I have driven as well as ridden in 5 different H22 Civ swaps and in a couple the handling was good (could always be better in all cars regardless) but those had some extensive mods to suspension.

The 2 that were stock suspension handled like ass (diving in corners and some excessive bounce).

I was told by one of the owners of the swaps that his upgrades on suspension were out of neccesity since he drives daily on it.

My info appears to have been wrong in that aspect and I bow to the correction.

 

I own a 93 Hatch And Drive out to Northern VA just to drive the parkway I love the mountians in this car just basic suspension mods and brake mods are needed on my car now I got a Used set Tein threaded body coilovers and full GSR brake conversion on stock pads and have over now 35,000 miles on the swap and pure and simple the tourqe outways the weight Handles Good

Oh you can break the tires loose in corners real quick mad understeer and tourqesteer DO The Swap