F22B Swap to replace H23A1

[macervantes]

Ok so, im tired of my H23A1, i bought the car of a guy who overheated it and the head went caputz, so i replaced the head for 300, a month later, the crankshaft goes byebye, another 300 bucks later, the freaking pully came off while i was driving it and the timing belt jump, power steering belt broke, and now, after 250 bucks later, the car will start but not run. I was on ebay and i found an F22B, i want it, but i dont know if its better to fix the H23A1 again, or buy the F22B and just drop it in. Ill have both engines and i hear you can do some neat adjusts. What do you guys recommend?

[dj_ender]

Ok so, im tired of my H23A1, i bought the car of a guy who overheated it and the head went caputz, so i replaced the head for 300, a month later, the crankshaft goes byebye, another 300 bucks later, the freaking pully came off while i was driving it and the timing belt jump, power steering belt broke, and now, after 250 bucks later, the car will start but not run. I was on ebay and i found an F22B, i want it, but i dont know if its better to fix the H23A1 again, or buy the F22B and just drop it in. Ill have both engines and i hear you can do some neat adjusts. What do you guys recommend?

I would take the F22B over rebuilding the H23, unless there is a reputable shop near you that knows how to bore/hone FRM walls.

[macervantes]

I would take the F22B over rebuilding the H23, unless there is a reputable shop near you that knows how to bore/hone FRM walls.

Not unless i go to Mexico, i live in the border, also another question, what can i use from the H23A1 to make the F22B "better"?

[deevergote]

Not much. The F22B is essentially Japan's 2.2L answer to the H23A1 (they were both slotted under the VTEC model Prelude.) The engines are very similar in terms of performance. If anything, the H23A1 intake manifold MIGHT be larger... but even that I'm not sure of.

Personally, I'd get an engine that they have available in the US, to make finding replacement parts easier. I also wouldn't buy a used imported engine from an ebay seller. I've seen far too many overpriced paperweights purchased that way!