Need a bit of advice as my 5th gen is looking ok now and its time to look at the engine little 2ltr, Rob shouts Turbo and I agree it would be cool, however this was what I was advised by a company in Eastkilbride who do a lot of race stuff, and its a bit of a bummer if they are right so can anyone advise? thanks for any input.
"Good Morning Craig,
Given my previous experience with the F20 engine, my advice would be to save yourself a lot of time / hassle / money and look into the option of an H22 swap. The following problems occur with turboing the F20...
Standard rods / pistons in my opinion are not sufficient for boost (est rods £400, pistons £400)
The longevity of the stock liners would be questionable (rough costing for sleeving a 4cylinder engine block £800-£1000)
This obviously does not include the cost of a decent turbo kit which could also run into the thousands, engine management, oil feed / return, a free flowing exhaust system, mapping etc... As you can see it soon adds up.
If your power goal is somewhere in the 200-220hp range, then your best value for money option would be to fit an H22A7 and LSD gearbox (accord type R items) or better still, sell your 2.0 prelude and trade up to an import Prelude Type S, the cost of which would amount to far less than the cost of boosting your existing engine.
