Lude Generation

I want this

http://www.preludeonline.com/f74/j-swap ... ost3227866

It's in the states are probably sold but very

They've been doing J swaps for ages over there. The torque would be good but I'm still curious as to how it will handle with a big heavy engine at the front.

If a h22 teg is anything to go by it would probably be fine

he is selling or breaking now

nitin_s1 wrote:They've been doing J swaps for ages over there. The torque would be good but I'm still curious as to how it will handle with a big heavy engine at the front.

You might be surprised; the j-series is a very light engine (tiny SOHC heads & it's very compact) and the H22 is a very heavy old lump.

With 4WS intact, it really ought to make a great cruiser. Current J37s have up to 310 BHP...

Sounds compelling.

Yea I didn't say it won't work, I was just surprised.

A1ex wrote:If a h22 teg is anything to go by it would probably be fine

Not an Issue, Richs H22 is same weight as B18 if not a touch lighter.

He's weighed them and I believe the mount kit he is using actually sits the H22 in a better position than the B18 for weight distribution

I have done massive amounts of research into the J series swaps as I was looking to do a J35 swap into my old 4th gen, and at that point, a J series swap had never been done in a Prelude before. I actually got someone to run a simulation with data entry, and the handling would have been off not so much due to the weight involved, but from the movement and weight transfer in the engine. Part of the design of the Preludes is that the H22 leans back, so that you can accelerate in corners as the rock of the engine will actually transfer more weight and traction onto the front tyres under acceleration, which you don't get with the V6. The geometry in the Prelude was never designed that way.

In America, it's fine as they're mostly straight roads, but on our twisty roads, you'd be varying between understeer and lift off oversteer like mad.


Basically, great for straight lines, crap for cornering.

Crazy, that is some seriously good knowledge sir!

Perhaps an uprate for an accord coupe would be better as its already designed for a v6? I think it already has a j30 motor so engine and box mounts would be better suited already?

if you want v6 then buy an mr2, the 3l v6 camry motor drops straight in, although you will still have less power than the 2.2vtec