TAE has at least a few f22c engines in eBay which I was eyeballing before I went local. They have compression and leakdown test results in the photos. Some of the conoression tests seem pretty high if they are USDM. I would ask for a video of the tests showing the block serial number before forking $$$ if you can't physically be present.

 

local guy is having issues with a motor from a large importer/salvager. If it wasnt for the issue he is having i would have ordered one right away.

 

I'm exploring options for rebuilding my setup. Does Honda make an over sized piston for our motors or would I be stuck with mahle custom pieces?


I most likely will buy a used motor, as it is the easiest option. It would be nice to have my current motor for back up parts as well. I do enjoy the motor building process. However no one local has any experience building these motors.

 

Inlinepro has cp frm compatible Pistons I would call them and get a price on a rebuild vs buying a used engine that could have been beat to hell or just worn out. If you get a rebuild at least you know everything is new.

 

LOL, I also explored going with an inlinepro from rebuild. You might need to prepare for a 6 to 8 week wait period. I think they said the long wait was for the custom pistons. That was based on 11.0:1 pistons, but they said that might have other pistons available. I would call them as mentioned above to check for sure. It looks like you might need to get your head rebuilt or acquire a used one. I called around for getting resleeved and the wait is long as well. I said screw that and bought a good used long block (and tranny). I might get my old block resleeved next year.

 

Yea, worried about a mystery motor like stated in first post. October in Minnesota means the car won't be driving till may so fortunately I have time.

I have a call into inline on a "reman" longblock.

 

I was in this same situation, didn't need anything built, but needed a new short block.

I just ended up purchasing a new F22C short block from Honda for about $3800 shipped to my door.

It was expensive, but it was beautiful, I have peace of mind, and it's strong with perfect compression, no oil consumption, I love it

 

I don't think that there are any more new f22c shorts blocks anymore. I think there were some available last year and the year before that. That's based on what my local dealer told me and based on some threads on this site.

 

Cody at tae is a good friend of mine. I purchase all my engines from him.

 

If I had a friend at tae id buy from him too!

I have been too busy climbing and biking to get the motor to machine shop. Trying to get the last of the season in before winter. I'll explore hone/bore oversized pistons route with machine shop. Problem with rebuild is that no one up north is familiar with these motors.