zcboy

bought a 2000 civic with a sohc in it, now im wondering if i could just sawp heads and bolt on a dohc head or would that take way to much to do and not worth it? any info thanks

kickz

iTrader: (1)

you can put a dohc head but requires alot of machine work
but no one does it ..
b series is a great start

MPR

No you can not put a B series (dohc) head on a D series (sohc) engine block.

Dexst

what your explaining is a mini me swap, on a sohc engine theres no way to swap out of the d family, you could get a d15 head i think....

seanv98

A mini me swap is putting a VTEC SOHC head on a non VTEC SOHC Block. Just swap in a B-Series.

si_ponz

you could put a d15b/d16z6/d16y8 head on the block, im opting for the d16z6...waiting on a few more parts cant wait tho

k_r_a_c_k_e_r

iTrader: (3)

Ditto.. and if you want a DOHC, your gonna have to swap.

zcboy

thanks for the input guys, appreciate it. now wat kind of b series would be the best and from where?

MPR

What exactly are you looking for?

All out power?

Daily driver/Reliability?

zcboy

well its a daily driver but id also like a little more power.

seanv98

A B16 will probably be the cheapest to do. There are tonnes of them availiable and if you swapping from a SOHC non VTEC to a B16, you will definately notice the difference in power.

zcboy

ok where the best place to pick one up.

fingolfin

call around... look at our affiliates
check tiger

look at the classifieds, there around, but if you don't know what to look for, take some with you or buy from a rep. shop.

There are a lot of ****ed up motors out there as well

happy hunting

sol_searchin

Not entirely true! you can technically stay in the D series family with the DOHC look at the dohc ZC. None of you thought of that one huh!

zcboy

thats wat i had in my 91 si was a dohc zc loved it. now where could i find that?

sol_searchin

dont waste your time and money those motors are to old now and usually worn out! You also dont wanna throw in a 1990 motor into a 2000 car lol. Get the d16y8 motor throw that in and enjoy your gas mileage lol

screwface

makes more sense to step up to a vtec sohc head than to step down to a non-vtec dohc... well, to me anyway. personally, i decided to build a quick sohc then turbo if i get bored of it since it's a fair bit cheaper than a b series swap.

the b series seems to me mostly for people who either a) arent interested in doing much other work or b) want to see 500hp boosting it from stock. i guess if you eventually wanna see a lot of hp from the engine then it's worth the investment a B but i'd rather have a zippy D and still have cash left over to perfect the rest of my car.

anyway that's just my 2c, but the point is to go with what fits your application. even if you have the skrilla aint no point in spending more than you'll use

kruption

Do yourself a favor and research more, you'll get a much better understanding and less headaches all around.

I'd stick with the Y8 if it's just a DD and you don't see yourself wanting to spend $ on your car.

Personally, I'd opted for the B20 but that's personal preference.

szuberi

go K

MPR

I suggest the baby of the B series. The B16 will give you lots of fun, sounds fantastic with a cai and you'll get great fuel mileage. I've done 37mpg on my b16.