Vtec Engine Swap

[tomahawk]

got a quick question here. ive got a 96 VTEC engine from an accord. can i get this into a 94 civic amd if so will the civic tranny mount up to it? i know nothing about hondas so im open tou your ideas. thanks

[snowman2005]

is there any way u could tell us the engine code if u know? left side right next to the exhaust manifold or headers it ill say something like f22b... or somethign of the sort. its prob gona be a bit hard to swap but its possible

[tomahawk]

i dont know the engine code. i havent bought the engine or the car just yet because i wanted to figure out if i could make it work first. im gonna go check out the engine to make sure it looks good. i just dont know about it yet, it could get scary. i dont know if the engine will bolt into the same mount areas, if the transmissions are interchangable, or if the wiring is anywhere close to being the same.

[bingisSD]

no, accord motor (f-series) into a civic is not gonna work. some people put prelude motors (h-series)into civics. the only good ideas for your civic are D an d B series motors, unless you were to be a very very skilled and experienced honda tech.
so no, dont expect to get that accord motor into your civic. D and B series harnesses are interchangeable, but other than that you cannot match up f and d series components like block N tranny, wiring, etc.

[CivicSpoon]

It's just like doing an H22 swap, you even use the same aftermarket mounts. I don't have a clue about what wiring you'd have to do, don't know much about Accords.