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I bought a new motor for my '98 Honda Civic while doing my part to fight the war on terrorism, here in lovely Iraq. It's a '98 H22A DOHC, VTEC 16 valve Prelude motor with 200hp @ 6800rpm and 151 lb ft. @ 5500rpm, also the compression on it is 10.6:1. I had the motor shipped home to Oklahoma. I called my brother the day it arrived only to find out my car had been broken into. They took my Jackson Racing supercharger, all my MSD parts and my air intake. I was pretty upset, but I already have this motor and have decided to keep on truckin' with my Civic. What do you guys think would be the best way to set up this new motor, supercharger or turbocharger? Thank you guys for supporting Americas Troops!
Chad Wofford
Tulsa, OK (but currently Iraq)

A Having 200whp of naturally-aspirated power in a Civic is pretty good already. But if you're on the hunt for forced- induction power, then you'll have to decide what type of power you like more, turbo or supercharged. Other than Jackson Racing, there aren't too many kits made for the H22. And those kits are made to fit in a Prelude. This might not work in your Civic, as it has a smaller engine bay, and less room between the firewall and intake manifold. Turbo kits are more abundant and more popular with the H22 motors. The only thing you would need to redo to fit a Prelude turbo kit would be the piping.