BigBlock22

So I decided to make a thread about my current build. This whole thing started over a bad oil pump and I kind of got carried away. Originally I wanted to just replace the oil pump, water pump, timing belt and head gasket but one thing led to another. Thousands of dollars later I am finally starting to wrap this build up. Here are the specs:

-BLOCK-
H22- Bored to 89mm, stock stroke,
Wiseco pistons 11.5:1
Eagle rods/ARP rod bolts
ACL (race bearings)
Kaizen Speed balance shaft eliminator kit
F20B EURO R PULLEY
balanced rotating assembly and micro polished crank

-HEAD-
Skunk2 pro1 cams and pro cam gears
Skunk2 valve train (valves, retainers and pro series springs)
RBC intake manifold (heat shield intake manifold gaskets)
68-70MM tapered TB
ROSKO Racing fuel rail
RDX injectors
Hytech replica header

The head is actually being worked on right now by Valley Engine of Fountain Valley, CA. They also did all the block work. I heard nothing but great things about these guys. Rick the owner, says he gets between 25 and 30 honda engines a month. The engine will be tuned via Neptune RTP... still have to get a base map though. Please don't mind the pics, they are taken from my cell phone. I'll try to keep this thread updated as the progress continues.

here's a before of the engine


good bye FRM sleeves!


inspecting the crank bearings and journals



head shot before (i'll take another one when it gets back)


block back from machine shop( LA sleeves)


and the micro polished crank

crazes

GL on your build

BigBlock22

Thanks brotha, I was told the key to building an engine is patients. So Im taking my time, especially since I spent some serious cash on this thing.

2k.civic.si

patients?

BigBlock22

haha..... thanks for catching that. That's what I get for trying to make a thread while being up late sick and tired. But yeah, I meant to say patience not a patient.

crazes

PATIENCE haha is very important. Also the second is doing things right when it comes to building, assy, all of it do it Right the 1st time and enjoy it

C2K_TB_TEC

Awsome build! Where did you get your Euro R pulley from? Thank you.

BigBlock22

Thank you sir! Got the pulley from Hmotorsonline.com ........... great prices and service. You really cant go wrong when dealing with these guys. Steve is awesome

C2K_TB_TEC

Cool man,ive tried to get that pulley from them but they dont reply to mail,is there any way you can give me the part number from your box? please bud,I am stuck coz nobody in South Africa has this pulley,ill be watching your build for sure,thank you.

BigBlock22

Luckily a buddy of mine has a press, I was able to get this oil pump taken care of yesterday. Still waiting on the head, could be another week before I get it back. I'll have more updates in the mean time.

BigBlock22

Okay, so here's an update... I have been waiting to get the head back, still have to pick it up but when I talked to my machinist over the phone he went over everything they did to the head. He mentioned that he had the head ported and polished and I was like, "what?" So I explained to him that there was some misunderstanding and I never asked for that service. Just the parts installed with new valve seals and the head milled if needed. Long story short I got a free port and polish job that he would charged an additional $500 for. Not my fault though. So in the mean time here are some pics of what I have been up to.

Rosko Racing fuel rail arrived ( awesome piece of work, Shawn threw in some fittings that I didn't even know I was paying for) very cool guy, big thumbs up to Shawn


also got these lil guys in and put together (part #'s-toyota housing connector- 90980-11875 and Honda pig tail kit - 04320-SP0-E00)


some block prep, only half of it is done and I used Duplicolor engine enamel


also got some honda inventory done, found out im missing some cam seals


and a close up of all the stuff I organized and labeled (learned the hard way that h22a and h22a4 have different crank bolts) shieeeeeet



should be picking the head up next week (if my schedule allows me so) I will have plenty of work cut out for myself. next week could be another update with more detailed work involved, stay tuned

kingofbattle909

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looks good!

BigBlock22

thanks bro, I really cant wait to get this thing done. Its dragged on long enough and my ol' lady is starting to get on my ***.

DDTECH

I love the organization of ****..This build is coming along nicely..

We're in the process of starting to plan a H2B setup ourselves for another shop car.. i'll be following this thread.

BigBlock22

Thanks man, yeah, I'm big on organizing. I hate losing ****. Its good to see more folks going the H/F-series route. You gonna do a build thread on the h2b setup?

kingofbattle909

iTrader: (6)

Hhow much did the sleeving run ya?

kingofbattle909

iTrader: (6)

I know whatcha mean i im still collecting barts for a G build since 08

BigBlock22

haha, I also started collecting parts in 08. Its a never ending money pit of a hobby. The sleeving ran me $800, might be pricey for some but its a reputable machine shop. The sleeves are made by L.A. Sleeve CO. Perfect sleeves for a closed deck block

h23b-96.EK

can some one help me out i am new on here so i cant do much on here but any ways my ? is i have a 96 dx i put the jdm h23a blue top and did h2b im using the stock civic harness and got the obd2a to obd1 jumper using p72 hondata s300 and this motor ran fine in my si

so i am getting cod 8 TDC and 22 VSS and my alternator wont keep a charge and it new what do i do i am going crazy

BigBlock22

there is a thread for hybrid swaps

skalleluia909

hey man, its dave from your girls work. build looks sick! plan on chirping into 4th? lol. no build yet on my 240. im still sourcing a decent ls1/ls2 that isnt located in the midwest and isnt 7k+ keep up the good work! progress looks exciting!

BigBlock22

thanks bro, i hope the car will be able to chirp tires going into 4th gear. should be done in about a month from now if all goes as planned.
that 240 project will be a badass car once its finished. we'll have to hit the track sometime when you get that car done. thanks for the feedback and compliments

96ekdowork

i love that your using the RBC manifold thats what i am working on also... let me know how it all works out! im also going with the delta 272 regrind and upgraded springs and retainers.

deff in for some dyno vids and numbers!

BigBlock22

yeah i heard about the manifold through someone else. although nothing on my setup will be stock. i spent about 50+ hours port and polishing the intake manifold. plus the head has some port and polish work on it. i really cant wait to see how the manifold performs. hope to have a dyno vid or sheet up soon about a month or so

BigBlock22

update: so the head is back as you can see and the work does not look too shabby. I am thankful they did not remove much material from the ports, so I can still port match my adapter plate and manifold accordingly. Here's some shots of the head




Its just too bad that the heads natural color does not match the new paint so I will sadly have to paint this nice clean head.


In the mean time I am going to finish up the back of the block. In case you guys are wondering why I'm not using my engine stand... I'm doing the painting at my apartment since my parents house where all my tools are is much too windy (they live closer to the coast) at the moment so the valley I live in provides the most suitable environment for the painting.