I hear a lot about GSR and H22. Some people say h22 is way better Than the GSR but the price for the H22 is cheaper than a GSR. I know a little about the engines but as a consumer if the price for one engine is higher than the other, the higher priced is engine is going to be better. I would have to say im a h22 guy because i like the preludes but if you guys were going to race wouldn't u want to put the engine that is best for your car. Im only asking this becasue the h22 is on average $1000 cheaper than the GSR. Well if you perfer the GSR can u take some shots at the h22 because i dont think u can go wrong with a h22.

 

ummmmm what car are you planning on putting it in?

 

prelude. i really just wanted to know peoples opinions on the 2 engines

 

h22 of course. unless you want to spend a lot more $ on custom mounts, axles, etc (in addition to the engine being more itself apparently) to get less hp and less torque.

 

is it just me or is the GSR over priced?

 

uh the GS-R is the name of the car.

the ENGINE is called B18C1. the reason why they're more expensive is because demand is bigger for them, being that LS's, Civics, and other B series guys can upgrade by buying one. not as many people can easily swap an H series into their car.

insofar as b18c vs h22, they've both got their own redeeming qualities, but if you're putting it into a prelude, assuming its a 4th gen, the H series will be a better choice.

 

dude shut up the engine is from a gsr so therfore it is a gsr ENGINE. dont try to be all politically correct.

 

yeah because chassis and engines and badges are like the same thing, right?

designations exist for a reason. so people can be clear when they discuss shit like, say, swaps.

 

The H22 would be cheaper, u could easily install it. The GSR engine is prolly better for all engine, do to the performance parts on it. But u could turbo and have more power with the H22.


And isnt the GSR engine the B18C5, cause the B18C1's are everywhere and are cheap?!?!?

But what can i say, i dont know much.

 

any b18c variant in a swap is a good amount more than the h22 swap, pricewise
the h22 swap is one of the cheapest swaps aside from the 1st gen b16a JDM motor, or the ZC.


you'd be a fool to put a B series motor into a 4th gen lude over an H22

the h22 has gobs more torque out of the box and the prelude is not a lightweight breed

-not to mention B series engine upgrades and components although a little more common than comparable h22 parts, are in most cases more money

-not to mention a 4g lude with a b18c1 (GSR MOTOR) is gonna need A LOT of engine mods and bolt ons to even compete with the equivalent stock h22 swap.

-not to mention with the money you save on the h22 swap, you can get a skunk2 head package (safe to 9000) and make the h22 revable higher than the GSR anyway.

a 4g lude (or at least mine for example) has an edge over swapped b series civic's (b18c1 94 hatchie)
i pulled about 1.5 car lengths all the way to 130 vs a b18c1 94 civic hatch.
same result for 3 consecutive races
he had I/H/E
at the time i had only a header, stock exhaust and stock intake pipe and filter.

now think about the weight of the civic with the GSR MOTOR :nono: in it
and think about the weight of my prelude with the h22a1 in it

now imagine if i had a b18c1 in my prelude for that race...who do you think would have won?

~boom