but for a 16 year old an extra $600 isnt easy to come by. especially with insurance
Mini-me Swap
- Thread starter Pabz_arroyo
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Well spending $500 on a D15z1 isn't to wise either then is it?but for a 16 year old an extra $600 isnt easy to come by. especially with insurance
but the d15z1 was already on the car. my dad got it for next to nothing i mean it's just for now until i can acutally get good money together.
water pump is just a maitnace thing thats a b*tch to replace so people usually do while the engine is apart anyways. and dont listen to these guys. everyone is biast toward what they've done to their car. b seies guys s**t on d series all day boost s**t on NA. what you want to do is set a goal for hp and set a spending limit. choose which fits what you want the most. yea you could swap ouut for a better platform like b series but it would cost about 1K more and you would still need to modify that platform. if you havnt done it already you could piece together a junk yard turbo set up for like $700 but it take alot of learning and you need to find a place to tune it if you dont know how yourself. which would cost like $200. and if you dont get a good tune you blow your motor. and dont let these guys get you down. they obviously like different set up and work with bigger budgets.
i'm not lookin for any major horsepower i just want an everyday driver that you can screw around with you know just as something small. i'm lookin for around 150-180 hp if i can get more i ain't complaining
yeah pabz-arroyo is my best friend and the motor price didnt come out of his pocked douche. we are working with what we have here dude.Well spending $500 on a D15z1 isn't to wise either then is it?
would you have to replace the pistons on the d15b7
about how much would it cost to replace the pistons?? on the z1. i mean i think the mini-me would be good but if you have any suggestions besides getting another motor like the other douchebags say i'd be cool to know
check ebay bro
If you really want to stay D, put p29 pistons in it. but then you are really talking could have had a swap since bearings will run you a couple hundred and then gaskets and such, just need to save up, $500 isn't burning a hole in your pocket too bad.
you could probably find stock b7 pistons for next to nothing that spmeone swapped out. those are good for like 200whp. on another note. idk how strong the z1 rods are but maybe nitrous? a good kit would run like $600. if not do your normal intake and exhaust maybe a light weight pulley then port match your manifolds with your head. use a 2 layer y8 head gasket and bump your CR a tad...
Thanks for the help im discouraged since my motor has a shitty compression rAtio to begin with And i dont want to screw that up anymore. Would i have to bore anything??
Patience, just wait for something to come up, Leave the Z1. Save your money, best way to do it.
just get a good ecu for now and get your v-tec runnin. thats just my $0.02 tho
dude pabz check this s**t out. vtec @ 5k rpm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbLzmv3MIg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbLzmv3MIg&feature=related
well, that might be a 16.0 or so car.
ok first off that car looks as fast as my d15b7 with my intake, test pipe, and exhaust. also this car has different pistons. really not trying to be a douche but the mini me is a no go with out swapping pistons. if you did swap to a 2 layer y8 gasket thatd give you a CR of 9.44 not much but its something. still grab yourself a a z6 or y8 intake manifold. and port match your head and manifolds while your swapping head gaskets... look into the a6 cam i know its the most agressive stock non vtec cam. not 100%sure it will fit in your head but it should. im just trying to think of some good ideas off the top of my head. i've also heard good stories about aluminum crank pulleys.
The a6 cam wont fit in the d15z1 head since its vtec-e.