vtech head on y8?

[mymmeryloss]

wiring vtec isnt hard, but the ex harness wouldnt be bad since ur getting the ecu too right?

 

[hardcore97]

if you do end up buying a wiring harness make sure you get it to match the ecu you bought. 96-98 ecu get a 96-98 harness. 99-00 ecu get a 99-00 engine harness.

 

[mymmeryloss]

great point...

and dont get tricked into a 92-95 harness of course..

 

[civic209]

oh ok thats not the same as the radio cluster wiring harness is it? cuz i just happen to have one of those laying around for a 98 ex

 

[Shiznit]

nope not the same

 

[civic209]

holy crap.... over 150 bucks....and thats with the wiring to the alternator cut off....damn..http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-97-98-Honda-Civic-MT-EX-Engine-wire-wiring-harness_W0QQitemZ330359373352QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4ceaf3fe28&_trksid=p4506.m20.l1116

does anybody know where i can get it cheaper?

 

[mymmeryloss]

that sounds about right for it..

 

[civic209]

This is really guna hurt my wallet
This vtec better be worth it...

 

[Thebearded_1]

that sounds about right for it..

Agreed, that's really not bad.. I've seen them sell for more, but not too often you find one for less.

 

[96swpdEK]

Thia is really guna hurt my wallet
This vtec better be worth it...

lol let me tell you right now, youll be dissapointed with vtec in a d series.

BUT, its a part youll need for your car to pass smog and all that

 

[Thebearded_1]

Thia is really guna hurt my wallet
This vtec better be worth it...

If nothing else, you don't have to be the guy who has a non-vtec head on a y8 block lol!

 

[mymmeryloss]

vtec is pointless unless it has an i in front of it..
but atleast itll be back to stock..

 

[civic209]

i dont need it to be fast as hell or anything just a lil faster than what it is now...cuz its perty slow.
now you guys are giving me second thoughts tho...

 

[mymmeryloss]

no, u wont regret doing it...

 

[civic209]

Thats guna take forever to put on tho....considering its my DD. i think this needs at least two days work?

 

[SGGilmo]

the head swap and the wiring wont take you more then a day.

 

[mymmeryloss]

its really not that big of a deal.

its just replacing parts. its just unbolting and bolting and rewiring..

 

[civic209]

Yea but wouldn't replacing the whole wring cluster with the ex cluster take forever?

 

[SGGilmo]

na. the wiring isnt that bad it just a matter of know what goes where. shouldnt take more then a couple hours max

 

[civic209]

if i do get that one that doesnt have the wiring towards the alternater would that be easy to fix? could i just cut off the wiring to the alternator from the harness i have now and put it onto that one?