i have a 93 prelude witha h23a1, yes an auto. i dont really want to cover to a 5spd. to much money and hassel, so i was wondering if there is a auto h22 i could get? where to get one? and if not how much is a auto to 5spd conversion? there was a thing on hondaprelude.com but that is no longer a site. THANKS

 

The '97-'01 Preludes had an automatic option. It's got a tiptronic mode so I don't know if it'll work with the plain automatic shifter that's in your car. Otherwise you should be able to take an H22 longblock and bolt it to the transmission you already have.

Either way, the H22 doesn't have any significant advantage over the H22 until it kicks onto the hot cam so if you're not going to be spending a lot of time at high RPM I don't think it's that great of an option.

 

the floor console & shifter would need changing becuz of that SportTronic shifter. it's a neat little toy to play w/, but nothing like a real clutch/shifter action. you can always do a VTEC-head conversion, it's rarely done but possible.

 

tell me more about the vtec head coversion? and there to look up articals? and what about my auto trans. anythign i could to with that? get a jdm one maybe?

 

It would be a lot sipler to sell your car and buy a VTEC model of a similar year.

 

well do you know what i'd need for the h22 head conversion? cuz thats what i was thinking of doing for a while just didnt think it was possable. but what about trans.? is the jdm auto transmission any better the usdm?

 

The transmissions for the most part are identical and have a "manual" shift option that won't work with your shifter.

The H22 head will bolt onto your motor. You will not feel much of an increase in power except when you're gunning the motor since the automatic tends to shift before you hit the VTEC switchover.

I would say get a turbo and run low boost levels to improve around-town response.

 

turbo huh? i thought turbos where a waste of time... well not time but money on auto's? wouldnt supercharge be better for a auto? i dont know, im just throwing out what i'v heard, so you tell me