my journey to the DOHC side

[gdout90accord]

i got my motor for 650$shipped

and for the gas im using the highest one they got i think its 93octane?

[slammed_cb7]

nice build man, i am finally convinced the jdm f22b is the way to go!!!

[cb7wagonPL]

yes $600 is the price not including shipping. It depends on your location but the guy i dealt with was cool and picked a good motor for me. I payed $800 all together with shipping and insurance. It arrived in 4 days from canada. I had good experience with them and recomend them.

[Night Wolf]

I went to the website where you got that engine. it says it cost 600. but how much was the S&H?

[cb7wagonPL]

i know what you mean mike. i want expecting any power gains from the 89 octane but i dont know why but the motor felt slugish with 87 and it felt like it ran a lot smoother on the 89. gas droppped in prices so for now thats what i am running and nothing higher. F22B DOHC is a great choice especially if someone is considering going turbo in the future

[deevergote]

Do you need the higher octane for the F22B, Pete? I know the H22 needs it for the higher compression, but I thought the F22B was good with 87. Either way, it's a good motor. For the price, it's a nice bump in power, with some decent aftermarket options! If I get another CB7, I'm considering going the F22B DOHC route myself.

[cb7wagonPL]

resurecting this thread for gloryaccord in case he has any questions with the swap.

its been little over 3 months since the swap and the car is running great. gets me about 30mpg on 89 octane gas. i have driven it to and back from school (200 miles each way) few times and it runs like a dream and pulls well. I need a header and an exhaust really bad but money is tight while in school. Maybe ill get a megan header from ebay for now around thanksgiving. right now there is a small hole in the downpipe. other than that im glad i went with F22B and recomend it to anyone as a H22 alternative

[cb7wagonPL]

myth or no myth i like the f tranny so im keeping it. i like the way it feels and the gearing.
i already put on 600 miles on the new motor since the install so its time for an oil/filter change and check over everything and i should be all good before i leave for school. wed3k, did you remember to bleed your coolant when you added or put it in? i forgot that and i had a huge air pocket that caused the temp to go up. after i bled it it was all good. as for the useless shit p/s is gone and im thinking of ditching the c/c too since its not working and i bearly use it anyway. a/c is staying bc here when it gets over 90 and the humid is 100% the car is an oven even with the windows oven.

[wed3k]

that reminds me...first thing 2morrow im checking oil and plugs.
i already put 200 miles and i know for a fact it burns oil at low rpms.

my coolant hasnt changed levels so at least that aint leaking.

i remmeber i used to have all that useless shit in my engine bay aka a/c, c/c, p/s, a big ass battery just playing of course

[d112crzy]

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shorter gears are good if you wanna go N/A but for turbo you want longer gearing so you can stay in boost longer thus why im keeping the F tranny since id like to boost in the future. even with the F tranny the motor pulls really strong

myth. its all in personal preference. do you want fast acceleration or do you wana have high speeds but with a bit lower acceleration?

[cb7wagonPL]

the gear ratios are very close between other cb7 trannies but for some reason the one that was used for the wagon had some gears slightly longer, not by much but slightly longer. i guess maybe bc of the greater weight

shorter gears are good if you wanna go N/A but for turbo you want longer gearing so you can stay in boost longer thus why im keeping the F tranny since id like to boost in the future. even with the F tranny the motor pulls really strong

motor is almost identical to H23 except for displacement. F22B = 2.2L - H23 = 2.3L

[Ant]

Does the cb9 tranny have longer gears? If so wouldnt shorter gears be a better advantage as well w/ a turbo?

And how different is that motor from a H23?

[cb7wagonPL]

it still might be a little while untill i can get a tuned P06 from MRX and learn the whole art of tunning but ill try talking to a friend of mine who is attending a mechanic school where they supposebly have a dyno. if they do ill try to get some numbers. the motor stock is 160hp/148tq at the crank. only mods are the 12lb flywheel/stage 1 clutch, buddy club voltage condenser and SRI. running a cb9 wagon tranny (for future turbo). with at 10% loss thru the tranny im looking at about 150-155hp. thats all hypothetical untill i dyno tho. im certain that a better map from MRX and an exhaust will help.

[SOHC on dis]

Let us know when you get some numbers!

[cb7wagonPL]

thanx Ant and SOHC on dis.
there is definetally a differance from stock, especially with my stage 1 clutch and 12lb flywheel. im still running untunned and with a stock exhaust so there is a lot more power to be extracted out of it.