but...but... I didn't get to ask what the hell a "22b swap" was?
 

Alright, i'm an idiot.... What is a 22b swap as mentioned in the now closed TL basher / my car is faster than yours thread.

It's when you put a Prelude engine in another Honda/Acura.

Alright brother, here comes another. I take it the prelude motor is better than the other Honda/Acura motors?

and thanks by the way.

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qualitywise, no it's not. Every motor Honda makes is incredibly high quality.

It's got more displacement (2.2L) than most engines - to give you an idea the Integra Type R uses a 1.8L motor - but it's also heavier. So, for instance, if you swap an H22 (Prelude) motor into your Civic, you'll go faster, but your handling is gonna be compromised.

It really depends on what you swap it with. The last motor they put in a Prelude could not contend with any V6 Accord. In fact the 6th generation Accord V6 Coupe, being the first generation to get such a trim, replaced the Prelude in the market.

The swap would need to be in either a Civic or a 5th gen Accord.

The 22b swap is not the honda, but a subaru 22b motor to replace a regular impreza motor. They are very rare in North America because this engine (plus tranny, wiring harness) were never imported and unly a few hundred were made in any year. The 22b preceded the sti. Because only a couple of thousand were made worldwide, and none came to North America, there is a big question about whether one of our members is telling the truth about his 22b swap. Considering that you would pay thousands for the engine, a little more for the upgraded tranny, and spend dozens of hours splicing two wiring harnesses together. Don't forget the custom-made motor mounts, new fuel pump, different driveshafts, and other crap.

Indeed the 22b being reffered to is a Subaru engine. Hence the reason its being allegedly swapped into a Subaru.

Honda uses similar engine codes or whatever they are. I believe they have an b16,b18,b20 etc. Mazda uses the 20b as their 3 rotor 2L rotary engine.

i don't see anyone doing a 22b swap into any honda excet the s2000 maybe. somehting about it being a longitudinal motor and being a flat4 cause headaches.

What, closed??? And I would love to see pics of this 22b swap... Maybe he meant the Wing swap from a 22b, or a vent swap. lol

Chris

oh no need to reply to this he already made his bed, not a wing or a vent, I wonder when Neons got cool?