Swap or Boost.....

[NYKnick1015]

I am contemplating whether i should do an engine swap or boost my accord. There are so many Pros and cons about each. A swap would get me a newer faster engine... but incredibly expensive... and i dont have all the tools necessary ... But also i really want to boost my accord, and there come flaws in boosting a older engine. gonna have 2 spend extra money in engine clean up getting it running new. I need some advice... which would you do

[toddnos]

I say swap a f22b jdm dohc accord motor...like 700 bucks shipped...then save for turbo later.... just my .02

[desol11]

i say boost what u hav and save your money just in case u blow your motor f22 r pretty strong motors, if it breaks its pretty cheap to find a used f22

[toddnos]

i say boost what u hav and save your money just in case u blow your motor f22 r pretty strong motors, if it breaks its pretty cheap to find a used f22

if you boost a high mile motor it will blow..its just a question of when....

[fatboy1185]

it really comes down to what you want out of your car,,,for a good daily driver, do a motor swap, slap on some bolt ons and call it good, you can always build it up later.....for a car that will be used for race only, go turbo, but its what you want, not what we tell u

[desol11]

it may blow later rather than sooner depending on how u drive and the shape u keep your motor in. but it is still cheaper to build your f22 after u blow it than to swap in a h22\23\f22b

[toddnos]

it may blow later rather than sooner depending on how u drive and the shape u keep your motor in. but it is still cheaper to build your f22 after u blow it than to swap in a h22\23\f22b

thats true, but the cost of a turbo+a rebuild....its cheeper to swap.IMO swap 780 bucks....the turbo kit is gonna be way more than that....then to rebuild the stock motor within a year.....i would never turbo a motor with more than 100000 miles on it unless i drove everyone of those miles myself. to the OP be sure do a compression check, and that will be the deciding factor anywayz....bad compression=no turbo for u

[NYKnick1015]

yo thanks alot guys, im definately swaping now, i realized boostin my daily driver is not gonna b worth it, and plus im going to be tempted to spool it up so thats potential tickets and blown motor, so swap would be smarter

[NYKnick1015]

i also wanna ask has any one bought a motor off of ebay. the f22b, its 700 shipped but i dunno if i should trust it because of all the stuff i hear from ebay... is it reliable

[Accord R33]

if you boost a high mile motor it will blow..its just a question of when....

every motor will blow, just like we are all going to die someday.

there is nothing wrong with boosting a high mileage motor. just like there is nothing wrong with getting your freak on when you hit the big 80. as long as you dont tell the world about it..

[mozzandherb]

every motor will blow, just like we are all going to die someday.

there is nothing wrong with boosting a high mileage motor. just like there is nothing wrong with getting your freak on when you hit the big 80. as long as you dont tell the world about it..

lol....yup what he said. You can boost a brand new motor and it might blow, but you know when you're 80 and getting your freak on, damn! Think of boost as Viagra!!

[92ex]

personal experience. jdm f22b + 14b @ 10psi. running about a year and a half now, only problem was a wire got caught on the manifold and melted, and that took forever to find. Granted my motor is newer, r33 ran his f22a for well over a year on the 14b. I don't think it's a matter of how you drive, because I beat mine up pretty good. It's all about tuning. I have my timing set back pretty ridiculously, yet i floor it all the time and have never blown my motor. It's all about moderation and knowing the limits.

When you swap, your gonna say that it was well worth it. revs quicker, has a lot more pickup, and just more all round fun then the f22a. When you boost, you'll never go back

[Accord R33]

r33 ran his f22a for well over a year on the 14b.

2 years and 1 month. never had a single boost related problem. and the engine had over 200,000 miles on it.

[chessboxer]

2 years and 1 month. never had a single boost related problem. and the engine had over 200,000 miles on it.

reading your posts makes me more and more confident about the turbo kit sitting in my floor right now.
go you or something.

[amd3dnow3]

reading your posts makes me more and more confident about the turbo kit sitting in my floor right now.
go you or something.

DO IT PUSSY
lol