ib042129 said:
Somehow I just fell in love with the idea yesterday.
But you say it's just a bolt on of the h23 head?
But why are people changing the ecu and the distributor?
I mean my engine is f23 non vtech, so I would think I would not need
a new ecu since all I'm doing is converting from sohc to dohc.
(Well I guess you have an auto transmission so that may complicate things
for you.)
So what complicatios are there besides having to tune the timing on the new head?
I'm still reading up on the swap, but some help would be very nice.
Thanks
You are going to need to run a better ecu for that H23 head. For one, the compression will change, the stock H23 cams are twice as agressive as non-vtec f23 cams, etc. Your ecu, is agressively down tuned for good gas milage, and low power output, especially since its the non-vtec ulev. You would be doing yourself an injustice by just slapping on the h23 head with your stock ecu. If you wanted to be on the conservative side and save a lil money, you could use the H23 obd2b P14 ecu which would easily replace the f23 obd2b ecu, but even then the p14 is programmed for a 95mm stroke and 87mm bore which is what the H23 has, you have a 97mm stroke with a 86mm bore, so there will need to be some timing and fuel changes, it probably wont be that noticable and will still run good, but if you want to get the most out of a hybrid, some sort of management software will be needed, thus converting back to OBD1. And the distributor is whole nother story...lol, it took me a month to figure out what to do about it. So here goes, the H23 head will need the obd2 h22/23 dissy in order to work on a 6th gen. The obd2 f23 dissy only has one plug with 4 wires(sensors) and the obd2 H22/23 has 2 plugs with a total of 6 wires(sensors). Before I realized this I thought that the dissy's would be a straight clean changeover, but boy was I wrong. After collecting distributor diagrams and talking to neighborhood Honda technicans, I came up with a diagram for wiring obd2b h22/23 dissy's to 6th gen accords. Read carefully, I garuntee this will all sink in

Ok here it is, remember this is all theoretical because I havent done it yet, but after diliberation, diagrams and certified honda techs iam confident that this method will work.
G23 frankenstien - Distributor wiring diagram created by me

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Specs:
F23 block/H23 head
Delta 260 Grind Camshafts
obd2 H22/23 distributor
P06 ecu/JDM h22 Accord sir TCU
F23 Distributor (obd2) has one plug (sensor) that contains 4 wires
1. Black/yellow - Rpm lead signal
2. Green/yellow - ICM ignitor
3. Yellow - CYP cylindar position +
4. Black- CYP cylindar position -
H22/23 Distributor (obd2) has two plugs (sensors) that contians 6 wires total
* First plug
1. Black/yellow - Rpm lead signal
2. Blue - Rpm lead signal
* Second plug
1. Green/yellow - ICM ignitor
2. Yellow - CYP cylindar position +
3. Black - CYP cylindar position -
4. Green - TDC top dead centor +
F23 H23/23
1. Black/yellow - Rpm lead signal = 1. Black/yellow - Rpm lead signal
2. Green/yellow - ICM ignitor = 1. Green/yellow - ICM ignitor
3. Yellow - CYP cylindar position + = 2. Yellow - CYP cylindar position +
4. Black- CYP cylindar position - = 3. Black - CYP cylindar position -
notes = I was informed that the Crank position sensor (CKP) was moved from the distributor to the crank on obd2 F and H motors.
Down by the crank pully there are 4 wires that contain the (TDC) signal, (TDC) ground, (CKP) signal, (CKP) ground
-red #1 - TDC sensor
-green #1- TDC sensor
-white #2 - CKP sensor
-blue #2 - CKP sensor
Hypothesis = *splice the wires, and connect the matching colors and "functions" correspondingly, and "maybe" leave the left over h22/23 wires that the f32 distributor plug didnt use, disconneted, which is only the "Green - TDC top dead centor +" and the "Blue - Rpm lead signal" . The f23 should have the TDC sensors near the crank gear so the distributor doesnt need them. And since the f23 plug has the "Black/yellow - Rpm lead signal", i shouldnt worry about the "Blue - Rpm lead signal". Theoritically since the f23 distributor ran fine with the 4 wires and the other missing sensors placed else where, the obd2 h22/23 should be fine also.