h22 in a crx?

Is an h22 a better swap over a b16 or a b18 i know its a bigger engine but someone told me its slow off the line and that the headers will bottom out easy just wondering. I think im going to buy just a block off ebay or something and build the whole engine up myself so its all beefed up for nos and Turbo, But What engine do you think i should go with in a 88 rex? Thanks for your help

H22 in a CRX = Worst handling car ever. Most people who do an h22 swap in a CRX usually make it a drag only car.

Originally posted by Crxce
But What engine do you think i should go with in a 88 rex? Thanks for your help


Well judging by your interest on h22s u must want alot of power. I'd go straight b20 then turbocharge it later.

take a b16 and build it for all motor and then nitrous that biotch

Originally posted by Marc-OS
H22 in a CRX = Worst handling car ever. Most people who do an h22 swap in a CRX usually make it a drag only car.

Best answer so far. I agree completely with Marc, if your wish to just have a drag car, H22 is probably fine. I think Frostee on here has a H22 in his car, might want to hit him up about it. But if you want to be able to turn, start looking into a diff motor.

if u want just sick power right of way(stock) then i'd suggest b20/vtec. if you wanna build an engine to be a monster, the best engine to do almost anything to is the b18c.

It depends whether you want that car to be daily driven or mainly drag.... daily driven, i'd go with the b18.... but for max drag potentials, i dont think any of them compare to the h22, you can still drive it around town and all, just slow down around sharp corners and up your suspensions as much as you can like from the 2nd gen tegs or aftermarket....

Thanks for the advice guys i still cant decide i want as much power as i can get but i love hugging corners, Whats the max hp with a completely built up all motor b18c and a h22 does the weight of the h22 motor itself make a big difference?

what did you mean by will the weight of the h22 make a big difference??

Originally posted by Crxce
Thanks for the advice guys i still cant decide i want as much power as i can get but i love hugging corners, Whats the max hp with a completely built up all motor b18c and a h22 does the weight of the h22 motor itself make a big difference?

What everyone is trying to say, is that if you want a lot of power, but at the same time, you want tight handling, then you should build an engine that weighs less. The H22 engine is a heavy engine, and what happens is with all that weight in the front of your car resting right over the wheels, your car will understeer. That simply means that your car will turn less than you would expect it to when you turn the wheel.

If you are looking for tight handling, then this is not the engine for you because you will have to turn the wheel further to get the same turn, which takes time, and when you are driving at high speeds, you don't have much time to react as it is.

A built B18C will perform just fine for you. In your quest for power, something to consider: There was a drag car that had an engine that was a Chevy block, and an acura head. Granted, it runs Nitro-Methane (or is it Nitro-Methanol? I don't remember exactly.), it puts out an astounding 4000hp at the wheels. This is 1000hp per cylinder, which by the way, is a lot:p When it comes to extracting horsepower, it all comes down to the quality and price of the products you wish to use, and how long you want it to last.

Do you know where an article is about that 4K hp car? I have heard a lot about it, but have never seen, nor read about it.

There I go useing the word nor again, i like that word.

NOR have I even heard of this NOR do I believe it... Acura head+cheavy block? How the fuck is that soposed to work?

lol, i haven't really heard about the technical crap about this car, but I have heard of a Acura that has 4000 hp, has just about any hp adding thing on it.

Originally posted by seth 90DX/ZC
NOR have I even heard of this NOR do I believe it... Acura head+cheavy block? How the fuck is that soposed to work?

Yeh i would like to know also?

now i had always hear its not good to put a prelude motor in a civic cause the lean back to far and cause oiling problems

Originally posted by Theodditie
Do you know where an article is about that 4K hp car? I have heard a lot about it, but have never seen, nor read about it.

There I go useing the word nor again, i like that word.

Ah yes, the word nor. Excelent choice.

It was in a magazine article. It was only a little blurb, but I will try to scan it for all to see. I didn't build the engine, so I hope you all understand that I don't know how it works either.

ive read an article with a 4k hp integra motor, but no chevy block with acura head, its impossible.

maybe a chevy block, with an acura-type head.

Originally posted by crxlvr
ive read an article with a 4k hp integra motor, but no chevy block with acura head, its impossible.

maybe a chevy block, with an acura-type head.

Never say impossible. Everything is possible, it's just a matter of when.

This is for all of you that have doubted. It was a feature car in Turbo Magazine in Feb 2002. You can find the article here (http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/0202tur_extremeedge/index.html), which tells how he went about setting it up.

Its all right there. Its too bad you don't trust me because I'm a nOOb :rolleyes:

And this is where I heard about it:

that shiet iz badazz!!!!!!!!!!

Tell me about it, and you all thought I was lying to you:finger:

I never doubted you, I remember hearing about it, just never got to see any details on it. Damn that is a monster of a car, and funny looking at that. :D

Originally posted by redmanjd
now i had always hear its not good to put a prelude motor in a civic cause the lean back to far and cause oiling problems

If that was your main worry, while you were performing the swap, you could upgrade your oil system to an external system with reservoir. This is the first time I have heard of this problem though. I doubt it is common.

what kind of oil problems are we talking about exactly anyways? I dont have any oil problems, i hope not....

Originally posted by frostee
what kind of oil problems are we talking about exactly anyways? I dont have any oil problems, i hope not....

I wouldn't worry about it. I haven't heard about either. When you buy mounting kits, they provide the optimum posistioning of the engine, and I don't think they would let it lean like that. Also, if you put the engine at an angle, geometrically, it would be longer, and you would have less ground clearance under the engine. (Think of tilting a rectangle) I doubt manufacturers would let the engine slant in any direction.

**EDIT: By the way, nice engine.**

thanx dude.....