building my h23

[edgarking69]

ok so i just traded my dirtbike for a prelude with an h23 the body of the prelude is trashed so ima prob just pull engine and stuff and stick it in my 92 civic i was looking at getting an h22 head on it herd its alot more powerful also heard that theyre not really reliable so if some one could help me out here what would be better stock h23 or doin the h22 conversion the car will mostly be a dd so i prob wont rev up to 6k unless i need it i heard thats where most of the hybrids have the problems so yeah what would be the best way to make one reliable and how much money would i need to put into it

[UCCRacing]

ok so i just traded my dirtbike for a prelude with an h23 the body of the prelude is trashed so ima prob just pull engine and stuff and stick it in my 92 civic i was looking at getting an h22 head on it herd its alot more powerful also heard that theyre not really reliable so if some one could help me out here what would be better stock h23 or doin the h22 conversion the car will mostly be a dd so i prob wont rev up to 6k unless i need it i heard thats where most of the hybrids have the problems so yeah what would be the best way to make one reliable and how much money would i need to put into it

Here is what I see wrong with this.... Your saying it is going to be a DD and your not going to rev it to 6g... Which makes no sense.... Why would you drop a motor like an H into your car if your not going to drive it? Just leave your 92 alone, fix the body on the lude or just sell it... Thats just me... Or if you do swap it, why bother with H22 head if your not going to use it, I mean an H22 head will allow the higher rev and Vtec doesn't kick in until what like 4500? So what is the point of having an engine capable of high rev's that gets its power after the high rev, then not use it?

I dunno, just makes no sense if you ask me...

Good Luck....

::::EDIT::::: Pics help to...

[edgarking69]

well i just dident wanna rev up that high cuz people say thats when it has problems but if i can rev up that high safely ill do it sorry don really know to much bout the h series

[UCCRacing]

Im by no means an H series know it all... Just don't see a point in swapping a motor you either A don't know about or B don't plan to use it...

So I personally say RESEARCH... If I want to know about something, I search like a MO fo, Ill watch youtube, Ill watch any video's... Ill read threads, Ill read books whatever until I figure it out.... I am still learning and got a LOT to learn, but if I am going to swap I already know what the main things are... So Search google and see what you can find...

[edgarking69]

alrigth thanks i will and i think i migth just fix the prelude but it needs alot of work ill post pics asap and c if ppl think its worth it or not

[1FastEX1994]

let us know

[Civiclover16]

If your gonna drop in that H into your civic, don't just think about the swap think about how your gonna offset the weight of that heavy ass H in your civic

[Midnight_EG]

We've already heard a shit load of 'mods' from this guy, so I doubt this one is gonna happen either :P

[UCCRacing]

If your gonna drop in that H into your civic, don't just think about the swap think about how your gonna offset the weight of that heavy ass H in your civic

:roll::roll:

Its 40lbs heavier than a B, we have gone over this a thousand times... It doesn't do shit to the car... Stock suspension is fine for it....

[nicoyita1]

bro honestly, do you have any clue exactly wtf you're doing? I'm not trying to thrash your thread, but this seems like wayyyyyyy too much for you to do on your own. Nothing's impossible, but the H swap isn't as easy as a B series swap. I've never done one myself, but i've heard this numerous times. Oh, and how many miles are on the engine?

[edgarking69]

alrigth well here are the pics

and just cuz i dont post updates or anything like that dont mean i dont do anything to my car so dont start saying stuff if u dont know whats up


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0882.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0880.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0879.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0878.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0877.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0876.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/prelude/100_0875.jpg

[nicoyita1]

^^pix don't work

EDIT: nvm, now they do.

[nicoyita1]

how many miles on that motor?

[Deezy]

A little beat up, but have seen worse!!! Does it run?? Still have'nt seen pics of your civic, so not sure which one would be the better project???

[x23Curtis23x]

^^^^ deff agreed pics of ur car would help determine what the better route to take would be so lets see this civic of urs

[edgarking69]

its got 160k sorry forgot that part and mm well they crashed it into a wall and one of the tires is crooked not sure what damage it is tho wehter it be just aligment issues or what not but i drove it home and worked pretty fine was hell of alot more power than my d15 lol

i also needed some help with painting my lude if i did ended up fixing it i dont really like that brigth red i was thinking of a dark red dark blue or just all black what u guys think


ok here are some of my civic this is how i got it have not done anything to it since besides pull bottom carpet and put in stereo


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/SUNP0424.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/SUNP0425.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/SUNP0426.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/SUNP0429.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/civic/SUNP0434.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d86/legendkiller_700/civic/SUNP0423.jpg

[UCCRacing]

WOW that Civic is a pile! PLease sell your civic parts that are useable and crush the poor thing, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put it out of its missory!

That lude you said is in rough shape? I would drive that lude the way it is....
I don't think the civic is fixable... The lude at least just needs body work....

But its your car not mine...

[edgarking69]

lol i would but its my only dd so until i get that lude runnin ima have to keep drivin it

but yeah thats what i was thinking i could fix the civic but it just be too much money

[UCCRacing]

Dude that wing is the biggest POS I have ever seen, ditch the wing fast before you get made fun of even more! I always point and laugh at cars with wings of that style.... It will help a Little

[93Civic-Ex]

If you would take off those headlights,tailights and that gigantic ass useless pos aluminum wing it would look better not great but better. WTF happened to the dash?

[nicoyita1]

lol the ricey parts look like they're worth more than the car itself (trust me, it's not worth much)...

Before you concentrate on building the motor or doing mods or whatnots, why not try providing yourself a nicer ride? Doesn't have to be a new one if you don't want, but before asking about cheap mods for this and that, I'd throw that money into fixing all the little shit (dash, panels, rust spots, paint, interior, etc) before i worry about performance mods. What's the point of having an ugly pos shell with a massive motor in it, if you're not gonna get any respect at all simply because of how it looks? I don't think it'd matter if you had a j-swap in there, I personally wouldn't give you much respect rollin around in that car because it looks ridiculous. Just my thoughts, but hey, it's YOUR car. Do as you please.

[Aaron.]

Both cars are better off being scrapped bro.Your either going to have to rebuild either car and that will take a lot of money, or you could find a better base to start with and then go from there.

[nicoyita1]

Both cars are better off being scrapped bro.Your either going to have to rebuild either car and that will take a lot of money, or you could find a better base to start with and then go from there.

:word:

[UCCRacing]

I AGREE 100%... Unless you know Auto Body I would scrap them and start over... Sell what parts you can, keep the H Swap and pick up a shell....

[edgarking69]

lol im not sure i got it like that like i said


and nah ima just sell the civic to someone who wants it and as for the lude ima rebuild it i wanna lern how todo bodywork and paint and stuff

[UCCRacing]

Better take that bitch to Commerce City and sell it to some Wet Back... Only way your going to sell that fucking thing.... lol

[nicoyita1]

lol im not sure i got it like that like i said


and nah ima just sell the civic to someone who wants it and as for the lude ima rebuild it i wanna lern how todo bodywork and paint and stuff

Then if I were you, I'd focus my budget on making the car look decent, rather than building a motor. Either way, it seems like you're not trying to put much money into it, but you expect to build a ridiculous motor and be respected for it........just my opinion

[edgarking69]

im not trying to make a big ass motor im just wanting to get atleast 200whp and yeah thats what im doing but i atleast also wanna get some suspensin upgrades for it since the old ones is prob mssed up from them crashing it and atleast a i/e to also make it sound good but like i also said before i dont wanna spend extra money if i dont have to that way i can use that to buypain bondo or what ev else i need

[Deezy]

Have to give you props man!! Your just a kid (no offense) with a 18 year old civic and a Lude, and Dammit man your tryin to make it all work!!!!:thumbs up

[nicoyita1]

im not trying to make a big ass motor im just wanting to get atleast 200whp and yeah thats what im doing but i atleast also wanna get some suspensin upgrades for it since the old ones is prob mssed up from them crashing it and atleast a i/e to also make it sound good but like i also said before i dont wanna spend extra money if i dont have to that way i can use that to buypain bondo or what ev else i need

For as much as you're going to have to spend to get either one of those looking decent, you may as well buy a clean shell. Then on with your plans...

[edgarking69]

true and thnks Deezy but its like u said nicoyita1 i should make my car something i can be proud of and one day as im cuzin down the street and everyones heads are turnin i can say dam i took this piece of crap and made it into one sweet ride

[EG Hatch]

Check out preludepower dot com. I havE an h23 prelude that is worked a little and swappd into a civic it would do some damage to cars. These thins are torque monsters and love boost

[revolver5446]

Both cars are better off being scrapped bro.Your either going to have to rebuild either car and that will take a lot of money, or you could find a better base to start with and then go from there.

:word:

[94GSRcivic]

good god what the hell happened to that four door?, im going to say get a cleaner shell there everywhere(well atleast in florida) and drop the h in there please sell everything off the civic to some dumbass that will buy all of it and sell the 4 door for like 400$ find yourself a cleaner ef shell or eg shell