Found an f22? In my garage!

[chi]

I think i found an f22/5spd in my garage today while i was cleaning the upstairs out. No block stamp but its bigger than a d series and single cam..would it be an f22? Im gonna post a pic tomorrow when i pull it out into daylight

[Raf99]

Dam... how big and messy is your garage?

[chi]

Dam... how big and messy is your garage?

Not big enough and too messy lol if it was clean,i could fit maybe 5 cars in there,but right now i have room for 3,and the whole attic part is filled full of parts and other junk. I have a hoarding problem lol

[sonikaccord]

Let me know when you have a garage sale. It sounds like some good stuff is hidden in there.

[chi]

Ill let ya know lol. Somewhere in the mess is about 15 random engines,few quads,boat engines,derby parts,random tools and parts everywhere..its almost disgusting lol

[Fleetw00d]

Pretty easy to tell. Engine model is stamped on the right front of the block just below the opening to view timing marks.

[talonted1990]

Pretty easy to tell. Engine model is stamped on the right front of the block just below the opening to view timing marks.

First post says no block stamp........

[chi]

Someone took a grinder to it at some point in its life,not exactly sure why though

[illinois_erik]

Someone took a grinder to it at some point in its life,not exactly sure why though

its hot..i'd chuck it, even if legit if a cop saw that you would have to answer a lot of questions, in fact i think its even illegal to obfuscate vin's and serial numbers.

what are some other casting numbers on the parts, or pics..any "SM4"

[chi]

Vin number is on still and its definitely not hot,one of my dads friends had it sitting in his old barn forever,then it got moved to the garage that we all share. I'm not around the car yet,i will be in an hour or so though so ill let ya know what stamps i find once its on the stand
And even if the engine was hot,I'd still keep it for parts or a derby engine,im sure the previous owner stopped caring about this engine atleast 6+ years ago lol

[Jon]

Yeah I'm still waiting for the pic(s).

Block numbers aren't VIN numbers, they are only there to identify the specs of the engine. So I mean you can technically grind off a block number... just it's shady as hell because there is no real reason to do it.

You can 'lift' the number if you have the right knowledge and chemicals.

[chi]

Yeah I'm terrible about posting pictures lol i was just gonna look around for the sm4 on it somewhere..but the PO was uhh,A few fries short of a happy meal to put it nicely,i honestly wouldnt put it past him to shave the block stamp off "for a cleaner look" lol

[Jon]

shaved block numbers = 1HP at LEAST.

[aventari]

In theory he could've shaved the block numbers if he was going to put it in a race car and was trying to fool the tech inspectors as to what motor he was running to get around some classing rules?

Not saying it's likely, but possible?

[chi]

In theory it sounds like a good idea,but if you knew this guy you'd know that was nowhere near his plan lol. He always wants to stand out but he'll do it in the dumbest possible ways,like his lowering job on his old EG sedan,stock struts with those knock off skunk2 sleeves,and he cut the tops out of the strut towers. Another prime example of this dingus,he used to drive a 4x4 square body chevy with about 10in of lift,8in was an actual lift kit,the other 2ish inches of body lift was done with cut up 2x4s,all the rust was repaired with spray foam,and he had a hand held tuner with 3 tunes for his carbed 305 that he tried to pass off as a 400 lol

But back to the engine,I didn't even get a chance to look at it,i had to do intake gaskets on my friends grand prix instead,then i cleaned out the accord and started making a parts list...STILL forgot to get pics I wrote a reminder on my parts list though so now i cant forget!