Honda Prelude H22 Engine sawp into a Leganza??

Woo_Dis · Post by **Woo_Dis** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:48 am

My sister just wrecked her '01 Prelude SH (Sportshifter model) And shes giving me the engine, is it possible to drop it in my Leggy? Or is the Honda engine not compatible with korean cars?

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:35 pm

wow I shouldn't even dignify this with a response but no. No Honduh engine will drop right in any other car.

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:53 pm

EHHH WRONG. If you have the correc mecanic you can, ask maniac how many "v-tech" every brand are in Rep. Dominicana. :twisted:

Goldenboy · Post by **Goldenboy** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 6:00 pm

It is not an easy job but it can be done. Before finding about the sunbird 2L turbo I was about to do the H22 swap.

Mat

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:32 am

Goldenboy wrote:It is not an easy job but it can be done. Before finding about the sunbird 2L turbo I was about to do the H22 swap.

Did you ever get to the point where you checked for clearance???

Hmmm..... I had a really nice H23.... I really loved my Prelude even though it wasn't VTEC

The first thing you will need to do is check the engine bay dimensions between the SH and Lanos to see if the H22 will fit.

If it will fit you would need to do the following:

Remove all engine and transmission mounts from the Prelude and have a mechanic/fabricator weld these into the correct places on the Lanos (assuming that they don't interfere with any of the Lanos parts such as the steering column)

You would need to completely gut the Preludes electrical system and transplant it into the Lanos.

You would need to have custom axles designed to mate up to the Lanos's CV joints

You would need to remove the gear shifter and transplant it into the Lanos.

You would need a custom exhaust

And the list goes on....... and on..... and on

You are probably getting the picture..... is it possible? YES will it cost you as much as a used Prelude SH? PROBABLY

The engine is the cheapest part of the swap.... it's all the little details that end up costing the majority of the money.

I think the swap sounds absolutely awesome but unless you have deep pockets I'd stay away from it.

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:20 pm

ANY QUESTION?

ALL THING ALL POSIBLE IF YOU HAVE $$$$$$$$$$.$$

Woo_Dis · Post by **Woo_Dis** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:06 pm

Thanks for the details but i went to a auto salon in San Jose and they said it will cost a lot more money than i though just to do it. And surprisingly they told me to sell the engine and buy the new Mitso Evo engine, beacause they say it will fit better in my car and the tranny is more alligned.Either that or custom build a turbo.

Isnt the new mitso evo enigne like 270+ Horses?? Crazy... But im thinking about it....

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:17 am

How about a Nissan SR20DET swap???

I love that engine..... great potential.....and it's 2.0L so it should be close to the right size for the engine bay (since the C20GET fits)

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:30 am

Here is another one..... a Japanese Mazda FE3 motor..... very nice..... also capable of major horsepower.

The FE3 was not sold in north america under the Mazda name but someone mentioned that they sold the design to Kia and it can be found in one of their present day SUV's

I personally would stick to the JDM mazda engine.

There are also a couple of nice Toyota engines that might work.

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 4:19 pm

good info on the FE3

http://members.aol.com/solomiata/FE3.html

I ganked my turbo off one of these engines, it was a 323 gtx awd

Goldenboy · Post by **Goldenboy** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 4:44 pm

I just sold a 323 gtx engine I had here,I only have the head left and it is going tomorrow

I stick on the sunbird 2L engine. The parts are way more easy to find and cost less,the swap is much more easy. Anyway BTW for those who are doing the sunbird swap what's, what's new??

Mat

Daew0Leganza · Post by **Daew0Leganza** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 7:46 pm

woo Dis, Is that ur Daewoo??!, Thats Sexy AS hell!!!

scourge · Post by **scourge** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:08 pm

Erfinder wrote:How about a Nissan SR20DET swap???

I love that engine..... great potential.....and it's 2.0L so it should be close to the right size for the engine bay (since the C20GET fits)

Thats exactly what I would like to swap into a Lanos hatch! or course, it would be the Pulsar GTi-R AWD version pumping out around 400hp! Nissan SR20DET engine is one hell of am engine.

Woo_Dis · Post by **Woo_Dis** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:34 am

Daew0Leganza wrote:woo Dis, Is that ur Daewoo??!, Thats Sexy AS hell!!!

Yes, but its not that low Hahah.. Its just what I want it to look like.. I have
Itrax springs that make it look more like a European drop.

SeXy ThouGh Huh????

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