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SIK_Hatch 23-Mar-2003 11:44 PM

New to the engine modding thing
 
ok i bought a cheap car to get around in for a year a 90 hatch civic dx it has a 1.5 (i think) (i pick up the car thursday) n e ways can i dump a different head on it for what can i do 2 give it a little more power

SilverCRXSi 23-Mar-2003 11:48 PM

Congrats on your new toy. :)
You could do mini-me swap, but from I understand they're not very reliable and pretty costly, although I will admit I don't know too much on that matter.
The better question is how much can you spend?
The most common swaps into a 4th gen are ZC, b16 and now a d16z6.
All have their pros and cons (some more than others) but it depends really on how much you can spend.

SIK_Hatch 24-Mar-2003 12:06 AM

well im not sure but i beleave that in 1988-1991 the si's had i 1.6
and i was thinking about swapping the heads

Superfly_2 24-Mar-2003 07:02 AM

I don't think this will work.
I'm not sure, but perhaps the oiling and cooling lines are different? Maybe the Gasket wouldn't fit?

Better swapping a b series. Good luck.

SilverCRXSi 24-Mar-2003 10:28 AM

You could swap a VTEC head from a d16z6 or a d16y8, since they're also 1.6, but I have no clue how to go about doing that though...

donesixer 24-Mar-2003 01:25 PM

Yes, you can put any D16 head on there. Any 1.6L will work and be totally reliable...VTEC or not.
From personal experience...

SIK_Hatch 24-Mar-2003 02:08 PM

if i dump a new engine in it i want to dump a del sol engine
i think its a d16z6

bbarbulo 24-Mar-2003 02:16 PM

Del Sol engine is the same as a 5th gen Si or EX engine. You can do a D16Y8 and D16Y7 swap too... Y7s are cheap, plentiful and reliable... most low mileage too... easy swap! Mini-me engines are plenty reliable, as reliable as your bottom end (that's gonna be the oldest thing in your engine).

Busta 89CiViC 02-Apr-2003 06:53 PM

dpfi - mpfi swap first thing to do


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