avlove26

THis is me and my friends first time swapping an engine, and we decied to do this honda 1990 civic with a d15b2 we have been sitting on for about 3 months.

i bought a ZC engine from attarco for 450 dollars.

we are in the process of pulling out the engine right now.

we are hoping we do not have any problems with the swap, but i was expecting the ZC to have a black valve cover and this one is silver, but it looks like it ha been painted.

either way what parts am i still going to need before we drop the ZC in? any help on a d15b2 to a ZC engine swap or write up is greatly appricated... like i sad.. this is our first time.

thanks in advance.

and here is pics of the project so far.

the car

avlove26

the engine (ZC)










does anyone know a good write up i can access to guide us through this?

kojack_0

thats a sohc zc. its the kinda the same motor as the d16a6 motor that came in a usdm crx si. the b2 have a dual point fuel injection, you need to convert your harness to a multipoint, or just get a si harness off a 88-91 civic/crx or an ex harness off a 88-91 civic sedan.

after that you need the right ecu, i would normally say pm6 ecu, but who knows what you could find better.

that motor is pretty much just plug and play after the harness conversion.

you need to make sure that your using a multipoint fuel injection manifold.

plus if you want to be 5/4 speed an 88-91 civic/crx si tranny is good. make sure you grab the pedal assembly, shifter and shift linkage. [good thing about cable transmission is you dont have to worry about getting a master cylinder for the clutch. unless you want a hydro clutch]


google sohc zc motor swap.
youll find how to's.

avlove26

ok i got the engine out, and tomorrow we are dropping the sohc zc
here are some pics

avlove26

hey thanks for the info,

what kinda car can i get a multi point fuel injection manifold off of?? what about injector resistor? do i need this?

also how do i tell what kinda ECU i am looking at?


also as for converting to a multipoint,

i think i wanna just get the harness of of a si or a sedan EX,

considering my car is a sedan should i get it off of an EX?

or should i just get the Si? does it make a diffirence? what is the best harness?

tyler100

your going to have to make your dpfi harness into a mpfi harness. not too hard. i dont know what ecu the soch zc uses but i would get a pm6 si ecu,

kojack_0

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i think i wanna just get the harness of of a si or a sedan EX,
considering my car is a sedan should i get it off of an EX?
or should i just get the Si? does it make a diffirence? what is the best harness?
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harness wise, either/or would be fine. thats if you can find one thats not all hacked up.
ecu wise get it off a crx si, PM6.
intake manifold wise, get it off a d16a6.

how did you pull the motor out without taking off the tranny? haha.

avlove26

what does a d16a6 engine come in?

avlove26

the power steering bracket is not fitting?? uh ohh is this gonna be a problem??

Eighty-Nyne

Most civic and crx si's.

avlove26

**** we cracked the transmission housing, we [freak]ed up .

avlove26

jb weld works like a charm,

EF Sedan Enthusiast

iTrader: (1)

did you get the engine in and bolted up?

avlove26

we are letting the JB weld cure, then we will finsih up tomorrow, we got everything needed, and everything is ready to get completed tomorrow

one problem we are having is with the power steering bracket,

anyone kno of or had this problem before?

kojack_0

get a manual rack off a crx/civic si. you dont need power steering.


or you should have taken the tranny off with the motor.
and bolted it back on before dropping the motor in there.

avlove26

there is no way to put power steering on it?

avlove26

ok i got a couple questions if any one can help

when it comes to getting a intake manifold off of a CRX or a SI,

how do i know which one to get for sure,
this wrecking yard has a CRX MPFI intake, and it has a bunch of air lines, that go to a box,

is that what i want?

do i need to take the whole box also? can some one help clarify this for me??

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also the power sterring bracet does not fit, anyone else find a way around this??

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any help is greatly appricated.

thanks

avlove26

also, do i need the dizzy off of the SI or crx? or will mine be fine?

avlove26

ok i got a questions

what does the mpfi manifold have to be off of

there is a 4 door teg, that has a mpfi manifold, but it is to a b16 i belive

some one please help, so that i can buy the manifold allready

there is a 88 civix HF, with a PM8 ecu, and a manifold that should work... shoulsd i grab that one....???

any help is greatly appricated.

albertlnguyen

nice

avlove26

ok i got everything done but i got a problem,

when i go to turn over the car with the key,

the ignition control modudule clicks non stop,

and it does not do nothing,

i took a video and posted it below, so you can check it out yourself, it is dark, but you can see lights when i try to start the car.

has any one experienced this or know what it might be? what i can check what i did wrong...??

any help please is greatly appricated.

thanks!

click for video ----&gt;

http://s45.photobucket.com/alb...g.flv


Modified by avlove26 at 10:08 PM 10/8/2008

avlove26

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