Ok here's the skinny on what I got:

1998 4-door Accord LX with GReddy cat-back & AEM COI w/ bypass-valve.

I am looking into adding the FMax turbo & a NOS fogger system.

I am wondering if I should just build the F23 in mine (goto forged pistons & rods @ about 8.5-9.0 compression) to take the added power or should I do a swap to a H22 & add the tubo & Nos to it?

I also don't know all these engine codes yet, so if somebody could educate me a little on the following make/model of some, I would appreciate it very much.

H22 - ???

F20 - ???

What are the strengths/weakness of these engines over the on I have in my car now? All I know is what a pain in the arse it is to find aftermarket stuff for the F23.

 

I also found a K20 w/ 6-speed tranny, but I don't know if it'll work

It was also a LITTLE pricey!!!

 

There is also the j30 or j32 you could go with that would fit nicely... And they have significantly more torque than an H22 or K20 or F20

 

first off the j30 & j32 wont work
now i guess i can answer some ?'s for you
i have an acura cl it originally came with the same f23 motor that is in your car....i bolted on a turbo kit.. it lasted about 1 month. there is a guy on acura-cl.com who also turbo the stock motor and was very successful with it...they now have alot of parts for that motor so you could build it for turbo.. check out www.raceeng.com

i was not successful with turboing the f23 so i did a motor swap...i was very happy with that...for a while but i had to turbo AGAIN...but if i had it to do all over again i would have just did the swap and used NOS

the h22 has good power to start with and has a strong straong after market support

the f20 i am not really sure about..all i know is that it is a jdm motor...so i guess the aftermarket support isnt that great