My h22 start (is going to be slow)

[russlan44]

I picked up a jdm prelude clip begining of this year and wanted to swap into a hatch, but that hatch is like total strip and too much work So this is what i picked up on tuesday 94 civic DX, clean extirior has 77.xxx on body, interior missing some stuff, bunch of cut wires, 2 h22 hasport mounts, ek front end with ek i think side skirts, great paint job, h22 shift linkage already in, and just bunch of other cut wires so far i have some kind of h22 ebay mounts which i think one is rear, h23 tranny for now, act stage 4 clutch, found rear duck spoiler on my back yard with civics radiator. opinions and help are welcome!!

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[russlan44]

i had some free time so i looked into interior which had bunch of wires sticking out everywhere u look

[russlan44]

small update, decided to take time, maybe clean up the bay and paint it to match the car, and small wire tuck. Started to take off parts. Also if anyone can see in pictures i found out that front support is disconnected from body on bottom.










also the front shocks look stock but different or something, some cheap springs but car stands very high in back so as the front

[russlan44]

bumping for some love, had some work done today before went to work but didnt take any pictures will take some tommorow.

[russlan44]

some updates what came in on friday and saturday





took some wiring off, and monday will be taking the dash out to get all the wiring straight for wire tuck

[9KRevLimitDC2]

Geeeezzz i thought i had MY work cut out for me Nice job tho it looks like your on the right track

[russlan44]

i though ill work on it, but didnt touch a thing for whole week, hope to get the motor out on sat tommorow before i go to wedding.

[9KRevLimitDC2]

[PhantoM.DA]

[russlan44]

small update
i been working on my prelude just small stuff, so friday i had some time to work,




everything ready for tommorow to get the motor out after work

[russlan44]

ended up taking it out on monday before work




Should i change all the gaskets, t-belt, sense it been sitting for half a year at my house and i have no idea how long it sat at storage previous owner..


Modified by russlan44 at 11:49 AM 7/1/2008

[StockDC2]

Yeah, you should replace the t-belt, alternator belt, and the gaskets. Might as well do it since the motor is out. You might want to check out the oil and water pumps too.

[russlan44]

tranny is out, not im off to work



and for sure ill be ordering some gaskets, any good place to get the whole set except ebay and honda-dealer

[DC2.2_GSR]

looks like you've been getting lots done.

something that i absolutely recommend first and foremost is without a doubt, you NEED to get rid of the cut wiring. check out ebay or another member's part out thread and buy an uncut dash harness, an uncut ECU to strut tower harness, and uncut engine bay harness. for the engine harness - ideally OBD1 B series VTEC, preferably at least D-series VTEC, definitely UNCUT.

i know there are lots of other people on this site who have done H22 into DC/EG swaps, and hopefully they'll agree....

here are a few words of advice.

please don't cheap out on parts or take shortcuts. for your own good. seriously. i know money can be tight, sh*t it has taken me a year to get my car to where i could actually drop my motor in, but spend some money and time where it's important so you don't end up pouring money into it later when things go wrong.

#1: mounts. Innovative is what i'll recommend for as long as people are still interested in motor swaps. my innovative mounts fit perfectly. IMO, while Hasport is a very trusted company for mounts, they're way too overpriced for what you get.

#2: axles. Driveshaft Shop. enough said. like mounts, it's a matter of preference though. Hasport is a reputable brand for axles as well. don't cheap out and piece together different axles from different models. that's ghetto. swap axles are $300. once and done.

#3: wiring. can you solder? do you have a little patience? do it yourself and do it right. it's a very easy but time consuming thing to do. if you would like very specific first hand information, PM me and i'll help with anything i can.

now you're a prelude guy, so of course you know the things like timing belt, water pump, timing belt tensioner, etc etc.


i really hate to 'bash' other people on this site who have done the swap, but seriously 80% of the info on HT regarding DC/EG H22 swaps is garbage.

good luck with the swap, keep hitting it hard and you'll knock it out in no time. other than wiring and some little stuff, the swap is no more difficult than a B series. like i said, PM if you need help with anything.

[russlan44]

Thanks for the info. Yeah, the wiring is a pita, so I will be looking out for a new set, I'll pm you if I need any help, I just want the motor to get in and get it running good before i do anything to it so i can pass the ref' thats my goal.


Modified by russlan44 at 2:31 AM 7/3/2008

[Apex1972]

Also make sure you replace all your seals, front, rear , balance shaft and get the retainer clip for the balance shaft seal. Cams seals as well. Good luck man , definately get the Driveshaft shop axles. My buddy had a H22 hatch, it ran great, but the pieced together axles were FTL. Do it once and do it right.

[russlan44]

no big updates, looking into ordering some gaskets and seals, budget got even smaller changing jobs and other crap that came up, so now it will only make it slower, tx for looking.
In market for h22 tranny.

[akandok]

2 weeks and no updates? Come on man.... I already got my LSV together..

[tnk]

any updates?

[russlan44]

some updates that i havent told u guys, didnt had the camera

jdm prelude side markers


civic type r shift boot


mfactory oil catch can with magnetic drain bolts


oil pan gasket


also did some wire tuck




Modified by russlan44 at 9:05 PM 8/8/2008

[efsublime]

looks like you got some progress done, definitely get all new seals, gaskets, and belts.

[russlan44]

did some work on the interior

swapping rails to 5gen prelude seats



dash is out to firgure out the wiring mess

[akandok]

need some help?

[russlan44]

Im trying to make the jdm auto ecu to 5 speed
does anybody know what this means, how to make jumper wire or what it is, im a little confused.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">PGMFI.ORG
Most Auto Ecus have a jumper at RP11 and have a blank space at RP12. Move RP11 to RP12 and you now have a Manual ECU. Here a closeup of the JDM Jumper configuration: Auto Jumpers

R96, C49 and R82 seem to be related to some Auto trans controls but can be left in place.

Some ECUs (Like the JDM P13-900) have resistors in both places. You can just remove both of them and replace RP12 with a jumper wire.

This applies to all ECUs that share the same board (P11, P12, P13, P14 and P39) </TD></TR></TABLE>


heres both ecu's (USDM on left JDM on right)




USDM 5 speed


JDM automatic

[akandok]

hey bro, they wont let you pass ref with the auto ecu. your best bet is using your prelude ecu or finding another one. but as far as making this one for temp use i can help