Re: H22 vs. F23 turbo
Sigh......I'll be nice..next time
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H22 installed can range..depends where you get the motor, where you get it installed, whether you can do it yourself, if you run into problems, etc.
Average cost for an H22 swap all said and done would most likely be about 3-3.5 grand. Has it been done for cheaper? Yes. More? Yes.
Now, you said H22 190hp vs Turbo F23 220. Wrong. The H22 has 190 CRANK hp (~165 WHEEL hp). The turbo'ed F23 would have 220 WHEEL hp depending on tune, turbo, boost, etc (that's ~260-270 crank).
A properly installed/tuned turbo on the F motor will last a very long time. Remember, you never know what condition the H22 motor you're getting is in. Yea, sure they can say it's in great condition, but do you really KNOW?
I believe the F23a1 has 9.3:1, F23a4 9:1, and F23a5 (non-vtec) 8.8:1. Now, I could be wrong, but it doesn't really matter because it's not a significant difference that will affect if you can boost. The only thing you might worry about would be the ringlands, that's it.
Does the H22 REALLY have more potential than the F23? Nobody really knows. No one really has fully built an F23 with a
big turbo. Stinker over at E-H fully built F23 with a T3/T4 making over 350whp/wtq. Those are very impressive numbers and a very thorough, easy-to-read walkthrough of his build. A member on this site says he is at 510whp on a GT30R, but has no dyno, so we don't know for sure.
Put it this way..if you have money, you can make
anything, yes
anything fast. You could stroke the F23 to 2.5L with F22 parts' package. You could have a full race block built for you, etc, etc.
Just boost. Everyone that is boosted says that if they could do it all over again, they would've done suspension/wheels/exterior, and then boost.
Boost can be had for under 3 grand as well
