question for all 4th gen owners.

[Steven.]

as some might have seen.
ive been making threads for how tos and descriptions of matinece and stuff for 88-91's
(check the sticky at the top of the 4th gen section)

so i want to know, what kind do you want?

cyilinder head removals?
Brakes?
Suspesion?

Let me know.

 

[o3civic_si]

cylinder head removal most definitly. Parts needed for b-series swaps.

 

[trace01m]

Cylinder head X2!!

 

[faster_thn_hell]

Suspension! It's the only thing I haven't done. It's probably as easy as every thing else, but a article with pics and all would be nice.

 

[dwack91]

i would like to know about cylinder head or better yet the right way to do a dpfi to a mpfi swap cause i am going to have to do it before summer

 

[Steven.]

in the sticky, there are 4 write ups on DPFI to MPFI, they are all good, ones i used for reference.

 

[panda]

what about head swaps like d16a1 -> d15b7 blocks type stuff?

 

[Steven.]

what about head swaps like d16a1 -> d15b7 blocks type stuff?

D16a1 cant be swapped, DOHC D heads can be swapped to SOHC blocks, not with out a milling machine to mill out oil passages

 

[904g4d]

I'm looking into the mini-me with d16a6 bottom and z6 or y8 head. I'm trying to get more info on the actual changes to be made in timing belts, wiring, ecu, vac hoses etc. I've seen plenty info on the actual head swap but no so much about the right timing belt, etc. I like the y8 head because all 3 bolts match on the dizzy and I heard the intake mani flows good, but I would like the lower compression of the z6. y8 is obd2, z6 is obd1, I would like to see a complete how-to on all that stuff. I will need help in choosing the best head for the d16a6 whenever I decide to do it. I will go turbo on that setup soon after.

 

[Steven.]

I'm looking into the mini-me with d16a6 bottom and z6 or y8 head. I'm trying to get more info on the actual changes to be made in timing belts, wiring, ecu, vac hoses etc. I've seen plenty info on the actual head swap but no so much about the right timing belt, etc. I like the y8 head because all 3 bolts match on the dizzy and I heard the intake mani flows good, but I would like the lower compression of the z6. y8 is obd2, z6 is obd1, I would like to see a complete how-to on all that stuff. I will need help in choosing the best head for the d16a6 whenever I decide to do it. I will go turbo on that setup soon after.

the OBD dosent matter, you can run a mini me with OBD0.

the y8 manifold is considered the "type r" of D series intakes.

inorder to lower compression with a y8 head(and assuming a a6 block) you will need to change pistons.

if you use the y8 cam gear. the timing will be correct.

 

[904g4d]

the OBD dosent matter, you can run a mini me with OBD0.

the y8 manifold is considered the "type r" of D series intakes.

inorder to lower compression with a y8 head(and assuming a a6 block) you will need to change pistons.

if you use the y8 cam gear. the timing will be correct.

So I will use the Y8 belt right? For lower compression, I'll probably just get some nice dished pistons and strong crower rods while the engine is not yet in the car. Also, I heard the p28 ecu would be the best for running vtec. Is this true or can I just send off a pm6 and get it modified to run vtec correctly? I don't want to do an rpm switch because I still won't have the vtec fuel maps. Thanks for the help.

 

[Steven.]

use y8 belt.
low comp pistons for the a6.
crower rods=$700 Tuner Toys or eagles=$250-300
you can send the PM6 off to be chipped and fitted with Vtec maps

 

[904g4d]

use y8 belt.
low comp pistons for the a6.
crower rods=$700 Tuner Toys or eagles=$250-300
you can send the PM6 off to be chipped and fitted with Vtec maps

great info! I'll look into eagle rods. Thanks.

 

[plazmascivic]

id like stuff on the heads and stuff as well.

 

[Steven.]

so mostly engine stuff.

Head removal
TQ specs?

 

[panda]

green i thought that the zc dohc head could fit onto the stock block that i have in my civic because the head gasket is the same when i looked it up on a parts site and the two had the same codes, but i also read that the one hole in the head needs to be milled around. but sure put up some info about head swaps and mod lists cause it would be interesting to see the different combonations you could get from different series of engines.

 

[Steven.]

nope DOHC head cant swap onto the SOHC block. not with out oil passages modified.

its not really worth it. its easier and maybe cheaper to just buy a whole dohc d series

 

[904g4d]

nope DOHC head cant swap onto the SOHC block. not with out oil passages modified.

its not really worth it. its easier and maybe cheaper to just buy a whole dohc d series

Really, the only time doing stuff like that is maybe worth it is if you have all the skills/tools to do it yourself and you're experimenting with spare parts laying around.

 

[Steven.]

Really, the only time doing stuff like that is maybe worth it is if you have all the skills/tools to do it yourself and you're experimenting with spare parts laying around.

its been done.
but i really dont see why anyone would do it.
http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47496

 

[904g4d]

its been done.
but i really dont see why anyone would do it.
http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47496

That's a lot of work and a lot of issues to work out. Swapping the entire engine in would definitely be better. I give it too him for originality though.