possible 89 prelude engine swaps?

[gi_aos]

Hey I just bought an 89 prelude 2.0 si and i was just wondering what are all my possible engine swaps for it? I know theres the H22 but im not sure i want to spend all that money or even go through changing all that much in my ride.If you could let me know it would be really helpful.

[mellowboy]

I've actually seen ppl put b16 heads on those. Its basically like a b20 vtec setup but those motors are totally different from the crv motor. I'd just throw in an h22. You will need custom mounts and wire up the vtec.

[DevilDriver702]

but i hear the h22 will put on a lil too much weight to the 3rd gen, thus handling suffers. i want a swap for my 3rd gen too, and am curious on an easy swap thats light and quicker than my pos

[diegoaccord]

3G Lude.

I say go B16A. Those cars are light, and you can get a ODB0 B16A complete for around $1000. The car is OBD0, so that the one. You need to do something about wiring VTEC, Shifting, and mounts.

I think the Lude B20A5 is cable shift linkage, so you'll need custom rods.

[sofast]

The most common is the B20a. H22 would be the next. And no other head will work on our 88-89 ludes without major modification