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01-01-2004, 08:23 AM

u see everyone is too concerned with HP. Its not horsepower that makes your street car fast. Its torque. On the street torque is king. Thats why the H22a (190 HP version) versus the B18C5 (195HP) in the same car the H22 will be from 3-6 tenths faster in the quarter mile. As u can see the HP between these two engines is almost identical. The realy difference is torque output. One makes 161 FT pounds, and the other makes 128. It makes a huge difference as well as more fun too drive around town. Just my opinion. Look I appreciate everyones thoughts and advice. I have already ordered the engine, so the choice is already made. So there is no turning back now. If I am wrong with my beliefs on making a Civic handle with the H22 then I will tell everyone. Granted It wont handle as well as a Civic with a D series with a bad a$$ suspension (thats why I used a D16Z6 in my 92), but I believe it will be close to a turbocharged B series engine in a Civic with proper tuning. If I am wrong then I will admit I was wrong, but everyone must take into accountability that it will be a street car and never an autocross car. never, I know better than that. I am not some idiot punk off the street. I have got about 2 years of SCCA autocross behind me, as well as having been a tuner since I was 17 years old. I did my first hybrid (engine swap) when I was 18 (455/7.2L in a 79 Trans Am) . So I do know a little bit about what I am talking about. Not to mention my classes in physics, and airflow dynamics that I have taken for being a Jet engine technician, as well as I have taken some classes for automechanics (several years ago).

Thanks again for all your opinions and advice people, but my question was about differences of engines between the JDM and the US spec engines.

01-01-2004, 08:23 AM	#40
Honda_Tengoku Posts: n/a	u see everyone is too concerned with HP. Its not horsepower that makes your street car fast. Its torque. On the street torque is king. Thats why the H22a (190 HP version) versus the B18C5 (195HP) in the same car the H22 will be from 3-6 tenths faster in the quarter mile. As u can see the HP between these two engines is almost identical. The realy difference is torque output. One makes 161 FT pounds, and the other makes 128. It makes a huge difference as well as more fun too drive around town. Just my opinion. Look I appreciate everyones thoughts and advice. I have already ordered the engine, so the choice is already made. So there is no turning back now. If I am wrong with my beliefs on making a Civic handle with the H22 then I will tell everyone. Granted It wont handle as well as a Civic with a D series with a bad a$$ suspension (thats why I used a D16Z6 in my 92), but I believe it will be close to a turbocharged B series engine in a Civic with proper tuning. If I am wrong then I will admit I was wrong, but everyone must take into accountability that it will be a street car and never an autocross car. never, I know better than that. I am not some idiot punk off the street. I have got about 2 years of SCCA autocross behind me, as well as having been a tuner since I was 17 years old. I did my first hybrid (engine swap) when I was 18 (455/7.2L in a 79 Trans Am) . So I do know a little bit about what I am talking about. Not to mention my classes in physics, and airflow dynamics that I have taken for being a Jet engine technician, as well as I have taken some classes for automechanics (several years ago). Thanks again for all your opinions and advice people, but my question was about differences of engines between the JDM and the US spec engines.