People who say that the engine weighs a ton, and that the swap is a lot harder than a B-series swap obviously have never done the swap. The H22A doesn't weight that much more than a B16A, it's a myth. The understeer that people talk about is solely from the way the engine sits (tilted toward the firewall). And as long as you upgrade your suspension with some stiffer shocks & springs, you'll barely notice the understeer. I have more understeer in my '94 CX hatch than my friend's H22A turbo swapped VX hatch; both without powersteering. There is no cutting of the frame in the engine compartment, you just have to cut off the mount bracket that is attached to the frame. If you don't want to cut it, then just drill out the spot welds and chisel the rest off. This does not effect the structural integrity of the frame in any way. You also need to cut 2 fairly small holes inside the car to route the shifter cables and place the shifter assembly. Then with an aftermarket mount kit and axles, it's a simple bolt-in procedure like every other swap. You'll then have some wiring to do, just adding wires from the engine sensors to the ecu (pretty simple). It would just take a couple more hours to do than the B16A swap, and you'd have far more hp out of it. And the only time I've ever seen a damaged H22A was either from using too much nitrous, or from an aftermarket crank pulley that cause the crank to be unballanced.
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