Quote Originally Posted by nnt View Post
Would not recommend buying a H22A if you do research you will understand there won't be much gain if you swap over, with that price tag you can spend on bolt on or light head rebuild and you can achieve better result. Anyway I recently did a auto to manual swap it cost me 3.2k but I did all the part collection myself and did buy a few stuff that ain't needed as you can modify your existing auto part to run on manual. So I think it would not cost more than 3k. If your interested I can hook you up with a mechanic that can do it. Be careful with clutch install, firewall tend to bend and crack if you don't reinforce them.
Why would he go with building his head and keeping a auto transmission? Also it's an opportunity to get a fresh engine in there with much lower KM's and JDM H22A's have a higher output.
Why would he modify the firewall if he is bolting in the engine designed for the chassis in the first place?
Also if you're going to spend 3k or above why not go the extra distance and buy a half cut from japan and slap that right in?