which years do the h22a come in the prelude
 

In what years did the h22a come in the prelude cause there is one for sale up the road and i need to know if it has a h22a so i can swap engines.......

Hmm... I think 93-95 had them in the VTEC model only, and 97+ in every model if I'm not mistaken.

what do do mean v-tec models is there other models the h22a came with..and what about the 96...which engine did that one come with?

I believe in 96 you could get the s, si, or vtec models. The s having ~135 hp i think, the si having an h23 ~160 hp, and then the h22a in the vtec model.

the h22a is the jdm prelude engine. its a 2.2 200hp 163lb/ft and 10.6:1 compression
from 93 to 95 there was the h22a1, 190hp 161lb/ft 10.0:1 compression
96 had the h22a4, it is obdII ecu, meaning more emissions controllers (2 o2 sensors and some other things i forget) it was same hp and tq as 93-95
in 97-98 there was the h22a4, 195hp 161lb/ft tq still odbII ecu
99+ also carries the h22a4, but this time 200hp 161 lb/ft yada yada obdII

the obd I ecu, that came in the 93-95 and the jdm engines supposably responds better to mods and what not.

the other model preldues, the si4ws si ans S had different engines

si/si4ws has the h23 160hp 156lb/ft but produces its tq 1000 rpms lower in power band
the S has the f22... accord powerplant. 135hp 142 lb/ft

any other questions? ask away ;)

Ah, 4GLude, thanks for clarifying all that. I knew a Prelude guy would know a lot more about it. :)

np, i know trhe hp numbers are right, the tq MIGHT be off by a lb/ft or two on the 97+ and the compression might be 10.2:1 on the 97+ also, im not sure tho, i cant find my engine guide

Thanks That helped alot!!

What did the eariler preludes come with I belive the car I saw is a pre '90 does that have the H22 in it?

Also 4thgenlude you seem to know a lot about this engine where is the cheapest place to get that engine so I can do the swap???

Once again Thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're referring to the 3rd gen ('88-'91), they didn't have the H22a, or H23 for that matter.

the lude si's had a b20 engine on them, same as the accords, different heads thou.

you won't find an h23 older than 92, and h22 appeared in 94