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I screwed my engine up in my '95 Accord LX and i just realized the one they gave me from a salvage yard is a 90-93 engine. the engine from my 95 is F22B2 and the engine from the 90-93 is F22A1 but they look almost the same. can the two me interchanged or should i just take it back and get the exact same as my old motor.

sure check your motor mounts and the type of tranny and they should boltt up without a hitch

That's never happened to me but I wouldn't try it if I were you. I would get the same as your original motor.

Avoid any headaches and get the correct engine.In some states you can't put in an engine that older than the car.You don't want to run into any minor problems that'll cost you more money like ECU problems.Assuming you aren't looking to upgrade to a more powerful motor or fix up your car, I'd take it back and avoid the any trouble.

in order to run this motor in your car, you are going to need to swap the a6 and a11 pins at the ecu (if you use the f22a1 ecu). you may also need to modify your wiring harness so that the plugs reach all the sensors. also, use the fuel rail off of your 95 and you may have to use the injectors. the front and rear mounts will bolt up, but you will need to buy the hasport accord swap drivers side mount ($160) or use ALOT of presuasion on the stock mount. you might be able to get exaust manifold to bolt up since both motors come with the 4-1 manifolds, or you may have to get your car to an exaust shop to get it finished. unless the motor you got from the junkyard has low miledge, or you just cant return it, Id stick to the stock motor or upgrade to a f22b/h23 or h22, because the f22a1 swap is just about as much work but has less power than the other options. you can get the f22b for around $400 without many miles if you do some loking around on the internet, the motor has 160hp and 148 tourqe, and is much more fun to drive than with the stock motor.