ok i was curious as to the goods and bads on the del sol as i been thinkin of gettin one because i can grab one with a blown b16 for 1500 and its in good shape other than the bent rods ..lol but if i ido get one i was thinkin of doin the gemeni project and heaving an h22 into it or maybe the h23 vtec i plan to build over the summer. so any one got info on swaping the h into the delsol?? i figure it will be the same as swaping into a civic am i right or wrong?? any one?  

yeah should be the same as swapping into a civic. parts needed to swap it can get kind of pricey i believe. what are you goal with this car?  

H22 is doable. They sell mounts for it. Heavier engine (+30lbs more), but it does have torque. Are you planning on keeping it FWD? Just wondering since the real Gemini project is a mid-engine RWD Sol.

Honda Tuning has actually done tech articles about this swap:

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0211hon_honda_civic_si_engine_swap/

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0301ht_honda_civic_si_engine_head/


http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0309ht_honda_civic_si_engine_swap/

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/tech/0501ht_h22_engine_swap_civic_hatch/index.html  

neh im gunna keep it front wheel that rear wheel conversion would be more money and time than i want to spend on it... i just wanted to buy it swap in the motor straighten out a few of the minor body dings put a fresh coat of white on it and resell it.. people in my area dont like to do the work themselfs they buy other peoples projects so i usually make good return on motors i build or project cars .  

nice. its hard to get people to buy a full project car around here. its easier just to part out.  

yea my area these punks dont wannna do the work them selfs they just want the final project so they think theyre bad *** but then they dont know anything bout their rides.. its frustrating but eh as long as i get the cash to make up for whut i spent and a lil extra for my time and effort im happy  

yeah if i built cars for people id tag my name somewhere on there with a different alias. just to get personal comfort. lol  

ive done that on a teg i did a while back i put a mild kit on it and some decent 17's rebuilt the gsr it had.. re sprayed it and had my alias (luderunner) airbrushed really small just under the fuel door and again above the front left turn signal and below the right real tail light  

lol thats cool. i want to learn how to paint cars and all that. but im a little nervous on messing it up though.. like i read stories about people screwing it up.. so for now ill leave it to the professionals.  

its a pain in the *** starting out but after you get some practice its a breeze... like i messed round on sheets of sheetmetal first to get the distance and speed down so it wont be runny and stuff then i did my own car first so if i messed up no big deal.. but as long as you get a stable clean environment to spray in its ok.. like instead of buyin a 4 thousand daoolar paint booth i got some concrete made a pad then built an insulated sterile paint shed with a high out put heater to help cure the paint.. ill do basic colr sprays but im not good with candy colors and shifters yet i still have that professionally done but i can do basic colors and pearl essence or flake  

dude thats a sick idea next car I do I am gunna put hondasav on the car. it could be one of those 20hp stickers, lol j/k but I will put my alias on for sure  

im new to all honda's im used to nissan and their 240sx series, but i helped a buddy of mine do a h23 swap into a 94 del sol. it went perfect axles and all matched up. alls i can say is if the motor mounts havw any wear at all then i suggest replaceing them. My friends were pretty new and he ran it so hard he ripped the rear mount out. good luck with it.  

i have a delsol and i think its a great car.
there is plenty of space to put a vtec in there.