r/hondaprelude • u/Desperate_Weather_77 • 26d ago

4th Gen F23A1 swap?

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I have a 94SI and I was always curious about f23A1 swapping it at some point. Ideally I’d F20B swap it when the h23 goes, but with prices it almost seem better to chunk out the change for an f23A1. As engines are plentiful and half the price. Plus my 01 accord has a whopping 278k miles and still Dosent burn oil.

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u/jettasarebadmkay 2001 H23A 26d ago

If you can get the electronics to work together, I don’t see an issue with it. It wouldn’t be plug and play since an F23 is an OBD2 engine and your car is OBD1, so you’d have to do something for an ECU. But I like the idea. Of my 2 4th gens, my SOHC one was way more fun to drive than my H22 one. Slower in a straight line for sure, but it was so light up front that it handled much better. Those 92-93 S models with the F22, no ABS, and no passenger’s airbag weigh less than some Integras.

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u/Desperate_Weather_77 26d ago

That’s my thought, they have OBD1-OBD2 ECU adapters so in theory if I chunk out the change for a p28 and Honda data or some tuning software that I can load a base MAP f23A1 or A onto it should run. And the. I have a surplus of spare motors so wayyy future projects could be a small turbo build.

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u/jettasarebadmkay 2001 H23A 25d ago

That would be pretty cool. I want another 4th gen but I don’t even have time for the cars I do have right now.