SIK_Hatch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

bbarbulo

iTrader: (2)

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

dpfi - mpfi swap first thing to do