whats up guys just wanted to say hi this is my first post
im currently driving a 1997 honda accord ex its black and need some work
but i got it about a month ago for 2 grand i would love to be able to afford the k swap someday but it looks like it will be a long time before that happens
i plan on putting some pics up soon so i can get a lil feedback

 

welcomd to the forums. Nice car but a suggestion. K series motor are nice but the reverse mounting makes them a pain. Ls swaps are very nice as is a ba4 swap. If your set on k series though then go for it. Can't wait to see the finished product

 

pardon my ignorance but what is a ba4? and ls are you refering to the integra ls non vtec motor? just trying to clarify sorry

 

its perfectly fine... to be honest i had no idea what a ls vtec swap was till a few weeks ago... the BA4 swap is a B20 block with a B16A head... i know it sounds dumb but the B16A head has the best air flow out of any b series head.. and the LS vtec swap is the same thing but with a B18 block

 

well im no expert especially on accords so here goes my idea.. if u have the time and patients u could do the h22 swap. h22s are a sloppy motor but they do really good on boost..... and if not u could always do a Frankenstein swap. (g22/g23) which is a f22 with a h22 or h23 head. thats just some ideas. i know when i bought my first honda(1987 crx) i wanted to do a k series untill i found out how much work time and effort it was gonna take

 

yeah its true k series are the biggest pains to do.. yes they have a lot of power stock but it is true h22's have the same or more power output than a k series as well as a higher torque ratio if im not mistaken.. H series do like boost BUT the heads are very weak. if your not planning on going turbo you will be fine for a while

 

how does the g22 g23 like boost? im not trying to get in trouble but ill ask anyway... what do i need to make a g22? other than the h22 head? do you have to tap the block like the ls vtec?

 

im not positive but i dont think so cuz the f22 bottom end is already a v tec motor