LiLMikey

ok i have been researching zc motors and i have come to a decision to swap a dohc zc into my 88 dx. can anyone give me NEGATIVE and POSITIVE results of this motor in a 4th gen and can i have some advice if this would be the best swap to do for cheap...thanks

Cynikal.Mindset

cheap, quick, reliable, easy swap, direct bolt in

miss matching replacement parts is the only downfall I see

coreyhayman

^ ya parts r a bitch to order cuzz everything on the motor would have to be ordered from a diff car, but there a good motor, i have had both the sohc and dohc zc's in my day and i was happy with them, the dohc is decently quick after bolt ons and iv found mine to b very reliable.

89civicsi

I'm running a zc in my 89 si. Again direct bolt in (I didn't do the swap myself but watched it being done). The car is not super fast but quick and fun to drive. I'm using an 86-89 teg computer and a SI tranny. Hasn't seen the track yet, so no times.
I'm used to the hunting for parts and mismatching parts (my other toy is a 4x4 s-10 with a v8 and axle swap...lots of custom on that so this is actually easier to find parts).

imported_MassOfBass

Been driving my 91 dx with a 2nd Gen DOHC ZC for a few months now. Totally happy with it. Finding parts was not that hard at all, When an SI part didn't match up an 88 Integra part did. But the motor is in good shape so I havn't needed many parts.

Cynikal.Mindset

dont forget there are also prelude parts involved...the only PITA is when u tell a shop ur car is a "90 Si Civic" and they goto get parts for ur car and they are nowhere near close...u need to have the parts list and order by part not by car

http://www.cynikalmindset.com/ZC Parts List.xls

dingus88

good little setup..jsut make sure to get a nice motor not a oil burner.... you will need to mod distributer wires and wire in the 2 other injectors with a resistor box for your dx...I'd try to find a si tranny or zc tranny or keep your dx if you wnat fuel economy and be slower..

ohmstable

I just did a DOHC ZC swap into a 89 Si and its running pretty well. Gotta rev the sheet out of it to get power to the wheels

LiLMikey

ok thanks guys... does anyone no the hp and torque that the dohc has?

Blue Dream

127 hp, and 111 torque ....

LiLMikey

and thats dohc or sohc?

LiLMikey

anyone no what times the dohc would run at the track?

imported_starboy869

those #'s are basicly the same for the DOHC and SOHC versions.

imported_zc_hatch

15's @ the track
depending on your driving low-high 15's