91 wagon H/F20B DOHC swap

SanDiegoF20BSanDiegoF20B Band Wagon
in Rides & Builds- Civic wagons
Hey guys. I just joined the forums and thought id post my build in the build thread section. The engine bay is pretty much fully shaved except for just a couple things. Brake line tuck. Booster delete with Wilwood master cylinder. Wire tuck. I'm going with a commonly ignored but VERY nice motor imo, a jdm blue top DOHC vtec F20B. For those of you that don't kno it's basicly a destroked type s h22... With high compression comming to 11:1. A VERY nice rod to stroke ratio. It loves reving out, but a responsive bottom end at the same time. I dyno'd just over under 200whp (197 to be exact) with my current setup in the last shell this actual swap was in. Looking to make this my daily and reliable but also ready to head to any meet or local show at any time (eibach meet, hondaDay, ect.) and be very presentable there. Let me know what you guys think of the progress so far.

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I wanted to do something a little different with the valve cover so I went with a rock texture. I really like the way it turned out and am excited to see it in there!!





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Comments

  • 91RT4WD-WISCONSIN91RT4WD-WISCONSIN New Wagonist
    Im liking that rocker cover paint, looks sweet!!!as for the raging clown fight/death on the firewall and under the hood..kind of caught me by surprise..Sweet wagon though looking fwd to some more!!:cool:
  • SanDiegoF20BSanDiegoF20B Band Wagon
    Hahaha your description of my bay had me laughin so hard. Love it tho. U kinda nailed it.
  • SanDiegoF20BSanDiegoF20B Band Wagon
    Here's the motor that's going befor I pulled it from the other shell.

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    i kno... The bay and block is pretty dirty right there. It will be cleaned up tho by time is makes it's way into my wagon. I usualy kept that ef sedan bay clean but got outa hand that week.

    My old poor mans type r in the ef sedan

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  • drfinkdrfink Wagonist
    Very nice, its an f20b? Or h22? In for updates
  • klumklum Senior Wagonist
    hell yeah this is what i want to do to my next wagon good shit! in for 1/4 mile times!
  • jongsrjongsr Wagonist
    drfink wrote: »
    Very nice, its an f20b? Or h22? In for updates

    F20b

    In for updates, looks like a nice wagon. The VC looks cool with the texture but may not look as sweet when in the engine bay with the crazy color scheme you got going in. Why not a full texturized engine bay as well?
  • SanDiegoF20BSanDiegoF20B Band Wagon
    @jongsr ya i was thinking the same thing. But I rested my VC in the bay and I think I liked the contrast between the two. Idk. But changing the paint on the either one is still a possibility. Most likely will be the vc if things don't match up well. Going to pick up the traction bar today. The list of things needed is very small at the moment. Suuuuuupper excited to throw this baby in the wago. It was such a fun motor in sedan. It such a beast on the mt. While everyone's down shifting to 2nd I'm sitting in 3rd with even more torque, but unlike a regular H, if I do feel like it, I can down shift all I want and rev out with out any worries. If anyone is looking into an H swap I would HIGHLY recommend the f20b! As long as ur not worried about being ref'd
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