sell ur 5th gen and get a new civic or something then do the swap. the swap can be done but the amount of money u'll spend defleats the gains. also u need alot more torque to get the heavy accord to really move which is the reason a h22 in a civic is such a killa combo

 

That engine is just as easy to put into a new SI as it is to put an H22 into our Accords. The Type-R SI is simply our civic with that engine...

 

somewhat... the special anti-theft key stuff makes it a pain in the ass. since you need to tow the car to the dealer and get the code. you'll need to show that the motor is not stolen.

 

Okay, it shouldn't be THAT difficult. Yeah, some fab work, including new mounts, but as long as you have EVERYTHING from the RSX, then it shouldn't be as bad as everyone is making it sound. Although for $1200 I could by a J30 and put that in my 4G, or a 5G, 6G, etc. Same or less fab work on that.

 

you're joking, right? this install is nothing close to a "swap". it'll take alot ... and i mean ALOT of hand fabricated parts. you're basically building an RSX with an Accord body. trying to tell the RSX ECU that there is no 6th gear will be a feat on its own.

 

what does a 6th gear have to do w/ the ECU? ECU controls based on engine speed regardless of which gear you are in (manual tranny that is).

either way, its probably too much work for what its worth.

 

2 choices. Either sell the engine and do a H22A swap on your accord, or sell the accord and buy a civic then swap the K20A into the civic. Its definitely not worth all the time, money and hassle of putting that motor with opposite crank rotating direction than your accord. Plus, that only has 142lbs or torque, which seems decent (5th gen accords have 145 anyway), but that 142 from the K20A is achieved at a much high rpm than the F22, which means horrible low end torque and horrible everyday-drivability, since you're gonna have to downshift a whole lot.