Import motor in to uk car,,, ecu advice.

Red motegi · Post by **Red motegi** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:17 pm

Hi guys, I've decided to put an import (h22) 2.2s motor and gearbox in to my 5th Gen motegi to replace the 2.2 (h22a8) after "an incident" that lunched my engine, I'm guessing that this is the best logical choice of motor to put in, (as the "s" jdm is higher compression and is very similar in all aspects although slightly higher bhp) the question is if I want to fit the type s ecu, will I need an obd1 harness converter?? And should all this be as easy as first planned??

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:07 am

I didn't think a type S engine was a straight swap because of all the atts gubbings? I maybe wrong though.
As said above an a7 swap from an accord type R would probably be alot easier

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:11 am

The H22a8 has the same compression (11:1) and the same cams as the ATR H22a7 and JDM Type-S H22a, all other JDM engines are 10.6:1 and have the same cams as everthing else.

If your wanting a straight drop in I would go for the H22a7 as suggested. H22a8's are rare to find. But saying that 10.6:1 JDM engines are the cheaper option, you'd get a decent one for around £250.

Red motegi · Post by **Red motegi** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:31 pm

Thanks for replys, totally agree with points made but fancying the s engine as stated, the compression etc is the same so think it would go, because of the import ecu will I need a obd1 (if memory serves) convertor harness??