Nightwing85

Hi guys I'm new to the foreign car game up until about a month ago I had never owned or thought about owning anything that wasn't domestic as I only worked on pre 1985 vehicles but I finally broke down(mainly for the gas mileage) and bought a 2000 Civic 5spd which came with the d16y8 which I understand is the crappiest engine they come with if your looking to have fun. I'm just curious if I can do anything to soup her up to a good point without a engine swap?! Of TE engine/tranny away is the real choice then what are my best options. Like I said I'm a noob to this world but I wanna learn.

Nightwing85

If the* & I did already put a Cold Air Intake on it which was the simplest and easiest first step I could think of

kyden

not much you can do to it other than turbo/supercharge/nitrous. bolt ons and n/a are a waste of money on a d series.

24TEN

iTrader: (2)

Engine theory is the same regardless of car/engine origin. Start with breathing and go from there.

The D16Y8 is not the crappiest engine though it is not without fault.

B_Swapped93

boost the D or swap it for a B, K or H. depends on your budget

apexi_rsx

even a stock ls is powerless and needs to be boosted to make over 200hp easily same with the d series....buddy of mine and his brother both had ef hatches and the ls w/ gsr trans ran 15.3 and the ef with a zc sohc ran 15.4....

Former User

OP - please click on the FAQs sticky at the top of this forum. There's a section and thread devoted to this commonly discussed topic. After you read the information there, post any specific technical questions that remain unanswered.