Jaysmy

After a good 274k miles, my engine gave up on me. What engine is a good drop-in replacement of the stock engine? I don't want to go B16A or anything, no money.

Thanks,

Vinceg99

Another Si motor.

PhatHardy

dont' be a dick dude, that's obvious. You could get a ZC, or you could get a d16z6/y8 and then wire up vtec with a rpm switch.

thaiphob

if your gonna go zc, go dohc zc or go with the y8 and like he said ^^^.

USDM 4G VTEC

a ZC
any engine of the 92-00 civic line up...except the 99-00 Si's
basically what u wanna swap will be a SOHC VTEC D16Z6/Y8 or a ZC.....


[Modified by USDM 4G VTEC, 11:07 PM 3/4/2003]


[Modified by USDM 4G VTEC, 11:08 PM 3/4/2003]

FullMetalJacket

could drop a d15b7,sohc zc,dohc zc,d16z,d16y8..any 88-02 d series will most likely drop in..id do a performance rebuild on the d16a6.. a dohc zc ofers most hp stock over the rest...but lack or parts kills it for me

JDMBOLONI

now for my 2 cents. if your not looking to do any mods to it then look for a $100 stocker and save up for a nice b series, but if your looking to spend inbetween $500-$1000 then buy a z6

Vinceg99

How was I being a dick??!! He asked for something that was cheap and easy and bolted right in what else describes that? You talk about the Y8 or Z6 mini-me your looking at more money and it doesnt just bolt right in you have to do wiring to get the vtec to work. So the best answer for his question (cheap, easy, bolts right in) Would either be the stock Si motor or the ZC motor which are both cheap and easy very minor wiring for the ZC compared to a mini-me swap. But still the cheapest and easiest motor would be the stock Si motor.


[Modified by Vinceg99, 10:47 PM 3/4/2003]

PhatOptimo

If your cash is limited then rebuild your old motor if you can. Swapping in a newer motor is gonna co$t.

Zero_son

Rebuilding an old stock motor costs more than swapping in the same block that's used.

PhatHardy

you just told him something he already knew, hell my little brother doesn't know jack **** about cars, but he knows that if his engine goes bad he can always get another one just like it. this dude knew that too, he wanted other options, I'm not trying to be mean, just want you to see the error of you ways,

PhatOptimo

And the reliability is going to be better? I don't think so.

freud

where can one find a $100 d16a6? i've been lookin for one for months. cheapest i can find one is $400 for a junkyard engine and i sure as hell gonna buy one of those!

spun Vtec

zc

Vinceg99

Where does he say that he doesnt want the same motor??!! In fact he even says he doesnt want a B16 or anything. So it would seem like he doesnt want to swap in some other motor. As for the error of my ways??!! Uh my answer was a perfectly good one. In fact if you look most peoples answers were around the stock motor either getting another one or rebuilding the original one.

SMZ GSR

The exact replacement you can get with good mileage and smoggable would be the SOHC ZC. it the exact same engine, only from japan with a little higher compression. but if you use your USDM manifolds it will pass smog