i dunno if i should be postin this in the accord or prelude forum but here goes...ive been lookin around for a 5th gen prelude but havent found one that i think is "the one" so ive been looking into swapping an h22 into my accord..i think i could live with having the power of the h22 w/o the looks of the preulde...anyways i was reading up somewhere and i read that when swapping the h22 into the accord you can keep the same 5 spd accord transmission (i have a 92 by the way)...i read in a few places tho that the accord tranny of that year can only handle safely up to 200hp and the h22 puts out 200hp so would i be risking the transmission if i swapped ion the h22or would it be alright? would i have to find a prelude transmission along with the engine? any info would be great

thanks

 

The stock h22 puts out approx 150-165whp depending on the condition of the motor. If thats your only concern.

 

well my concern is the accord transmission...i dont kno what my plans would be yet but ill most liekly go the i/h/e route and then afterwards who knows....depends on how much money i got to play with.....but should jsut for the sake of lookin down the road a few months swap out the transmission to have somethin less to worry about

 

you should get the original tranny for H22A, because of the different gear ratio. i have also made comparison during my tranny servicing, the H22A tranny is slight thicker than others.

P/S: what engine is your current accord using, are you sure the tranny can be fitted in H22A ?

 

It should work fine without a problem, if you have an auto tranny it may crap out down the line...but if you have a 5spd you're fine...just longer gearing...good to save gas...400+mile/tank. the accord 5spd tranny is bad off the line...but on freeway cruising is nice...you can drop to 3rd gear about 60-80mph, you will smoke a prelude cuz they down shift to 4th gear.

 

you'll be fine with the accord tranny until you can afford an h22 one.

 

Ditto. The Accord tranny has gearing for your mom and you'll shift out of VTEC every time. But if your engine doesn't come with a tranny, it will work in the meantime. Oh, and since the tranny is halfway between the crank and the wheels, I'd say it receives something short of the crank hp, although I'm not exactly sure.

Meanwhile, your Accord still won't handle like a Prelude unless you do some chassis tuning.

Dan

 

dan's right. that longer gearing of the accord tranny will kill that h22 motor. it's like swimming with your clothes on. i've also heard mutterings about the f22 tranny not liking the higher rpms of the h22, but i don't know how much truth there is to that. i say just do it all in one shot, it will be cheaper in the long run that way.

i've always thought h22 4'th gen accords are awesome. good styling, decent weight, comfy, safe, trunk space, you can make them handle and they're decently fast. that car has it all. there's no reason a sports-car can't be practical, too.