View Full Version : H22 V-Tec in gen 3 Lude?
djtomcat
10-08-2004, 11:42 PM
Have just bought a gen 3 1988 lude, auto box plays up and engine leaks a little oil! Was contemplating a h22 vtec conversion as i can get a 1/2 cut for $2200! Wondering if anyone has done this or knows how easy/difficult it could be! Any info would be appreciated! Cheers!
aznluder
11-08-2004, 12:31 PM
you should have just bought a gen 4 vtir. not worth doing the conversion in a 3rd gen.
see preludeaustralia.com - there is a writeup there by member "cartoon" get ready for a lot of headaches
-az
McChook
11-08-2004, 07:45 PM
Its a bitch of a conversion....
But, if thats what you want....
LUD02C
11-08-2004, 10:49 PM
I got a Gen 3 to 1990 model.
The conversion isn't worth it at all.
I saw a Gen 3 with a H22A get snapped by a VRX Magna.
Now why spend around $9,000 on an engine to get snapped by a magna?
Just get the oil leak fixed (look at the gaskets and stuff) and drive around in the normal B20A engine.
Do some rice mods to it, (thats what i did) because they look good the Gen3's!
McChook
11-08-2004, 11:15 PM
I got a Gen 3 to 1990 model.
The conversion isn't worth it at all.
I saw a Gen 3 with a H22A get snapped by a VRX Magna.
Now why spend around $9,000 on an engine to get snapped by a magna?
Just get the oil leak fixed (look at the gaskets and stuff) and drive around in the normal B20A engine.
Do some rice mods to it, (thats what i did) because they look good the Gen3's!
Ahh, I had a run with a Ralliart magna the other day....
With a few more horses, I don't see why I couldn't chop one, and with the weight of a 3rd gen, it should be a easier.... and the VRX has a few less horses than the Ralliart...
Either way, not worth the conversion IMO
I've looked into it, and its not worth it. The gen3's arent very conversion friendly
It is an awful swap to do. Possible but painful.
Better option if u want to go vtec. Buy the head, wiring, and ecu off a b16a. Than go and buy the box (with lsd) off a b18c. Bolt it all together and u now have a killer 2.0l vtec prelude that will tromp most things on the road.
P.S. I have seen a vid of this engine hybrid in a civic and it killed a s2k in a straight line drag
afaik its not possible to bolt any B series head (besides its own) to a b20A. Note: "A", not "B".
-az
afaik its not possible to bolt any B series head (besides its own) to a b20A. Note: "A", not "B".
-az
U may want to check this out as I have not 'personally' done it, but, have seen a vid of it done, and the other mechs at my work (a honda dealership) say that it 'should' be possible.
FastAz
I just watched the vid of the hybrid engine again and *slumps down in seat* it is a crv bottom end (b20b) :o
flipmods
16-09-2004, 07:24 AM
I know about the B16 head on CRV blocks but I have also heard of B16 heads on 3rd gen prelude blocks, a guy did it in the states, but that is just what I heard, also it said the job is too big that it wasn't worth it. I didn't actually see it though.
U may want to check this out as I have not 'personally' done it, but, have seen a vid of it done, and the other mechs at my work (a honda dealership) say that it 'should' be possible.
FastAz
bennyfy
13-10-2004, 03:20 AM
i was also think of your idea mate, but finally didn't swap the engine......
as the price of the car is dropping a lot recently, it's not worth to put that much on it
you can't get what you paid for.
i know modify car will not gain any profit, but why lost that much on it!?
if you really wanna do that~
put racing camshafts, echaust, filter, pistons or even NOS it~mate~
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