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Old 02-07-2010, 12:33 PM
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recent purchased a fairly clean unmolested 91 Ef for $1100. d15b1/4 speed.
I owned 1 of these cars before that had a ZC DOHC swap in it. but it was a Si and I was not the one who swapped it nor have I ever swapped a motor before. Ide like to change this car to a 5 Speed Si transmission which I know will be fairly easy to do. But my Question is what is the easiest and cheapest D-Series (VTEC) motor to directly swap in. No fuss-No Hassle-1 Day Direct Bolt In. Please Help, Im old to the game but new at the same time ! Any help would be appreciated.
Any wheres a good place to find some Fat Fives, gotta have em!
Si gauge cluster a direct swap ?
How do I post pics up of the build and is it rare at all that this car was man. by Honda of Canada not America. Odd or Rare.

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Default Re: -Clean 1991 Civic Dx: Motor Swap Q's & Others

SI cluster is plug is as long as it matches your generation, 88/89 or 90/91.

5 speed swaps are super easy.

Whatever engine you buy you will have to do MPFI and VTEC wiring. I would suggest going OBD1.
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Originally Posted by gibsanez
SI cluster is plug is as long as it matches your generation, 88/89 or 90/91.

5 speed swaps are super easy.

Whatever engine you buy you will have to do MPFI and VTEC wiring. I would suggest going OBD1.
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So after going from dpfi to mpfi. what motor would be reccomended after doing the swap.
also the guy I bought the car from claims that the car which is a d15b2 engine has a '97 cam and cam gear in it. Could that be possible, and if it is is the only thing I need to do is swap to mpfi to see the acceleration difference. the d15b2 is slow as hell and cannot accelerate in traffic fast enough for me.
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would it be reccomended to just swap in a d16 from a 1991 civic si and civic si 5 speed transmission. with MPFI.
or can i swap in si 5 speed tranny and a SOHC VTEC motor, if so which one is easier, cheaper, or more reliable.
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Just remember that if you put in a five speed trans to use the std (4speed) cv shafts. The hub on the std is smaller then what is on the dx ex si models.
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i would do either a d16z6 and run it OBD1. prolly the easiest SOHC VTEC d series to put in a ef.
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What is the best bang for the buck D series Honda Motor that will swap right in with no fuss ?
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http://ef-honda.com/ben/EFswapguide.php
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been stock since i got it dx 91
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Default Re: -Clean 1991 Civic Dx: Motor Swap Q's & Others

^what?

and you have all the answers to what d series motor will go in with the less work. no matter what you have to go DPFI to MPFI if you want a motor to be able to go on the freeway.
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Yeah, whats up with the hesitation with the dpfi. and my car is a standard civic not a dx. how reliable are the stock b15b2 motors, i might just go MPFI on it until it blows then replace with d16 vtec motor ?
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d15b2 will last forever, I ran the **** out of mine and it kept on trucking.

swap in a z6 its the easiest/good power for the money
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