08-29-2004, 04:03 PM
A friend of mine, he's a tech at Radley Acura in NoVa. We put a h22a into his little brothers hatch two summers ago. I know its cool to say you have a h22a in a hatch, but the install is pretty time consuming, and you have to know how to fabricate, and weld well. A tuned h22a with your basic bolt ons lays down 165-175 whp/ 140-150 lb-ft. But that would be your power limit. My friend's little brother drag races, and that's about all he needs considering his hatch weighs a hair over 2,000lbs. His hatch is really nice, and quick, but ride quality and handling are severely limited. Granted, if you have the money, you can get a bevy of suspension pieces to compensate for the extra wieght and torque. So in summation, get a stock b16a, b18c1, a thick head gasket and a fat turbo. You'll have a power, handling and streetabilty.