zymurgyjwt

My friend has a 96 EX vtech 5-speed that the engine went bad on. He wants me to see about putting in the engine from the 93 VX non-vtech 5-speed he bought as a replacement. What would be needed to be done and what supplies would I need.

Kyles ej1

man that car is gonna be sooooo slow. tell him not to do it

Maness

Isn't it illegal to put an older engine in a car? Has to be year of or newer I thought?

jay_cue

wouldn't advise putting in a vx motor, it is actually v-tec-e. will get great gas mileage w/no kind of power. but search is your friend. there are many threads on what you would need.

zymurgyjwt

Well, he has a good engine in a bucket of a car and a bad engine in a descent car. What would you do. He doesn't care about fast. he just wants something better.

I would search but I am completely unfamiliar with civics and wouldn't know where to start. Not to mention this is a very odd swap

jay_cue

start i nthe top right corner with the button that says search, and you'll get a lot of hits regarding swaps, different engines, and what you would need.

dcsports

mix parts if head is bad put vx head with the y8 intake manifold if it works cause vx has a shitty small intake manifold with a tb that looks like a pee hole and to think that that vx tranny will make u slower cause it wont... with my same mods intake exhaust i ran a 15.9 in my ex with ex tranny well trans took a **** now i have a vx tranny and took it to track ran 16.3 with a 2.6 60 foot track was shitty that night i trapped higher with the vx tranny i trapped 87

dohcVTECeg2

other single cam motors go for like dirt cheap try searching

Unit02VXHatch

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dcsports &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mix parts if head is bad put vx head with the y8 intake manifold if it works cause vx has a shitty small intake manifold with a tb that looks like a pee hole and to think that that vx tranny will make u slower cause it wont... with my same mods intake exhaust i ran a 15.9 in my ex with ex tranny well trans took a **** now i have a vx tranny and took it to track ran 16.3 with a 2.6 60 foot track was shitty that night i trapped higher with the vx tranny i trapped 87 </TD></TR></TABLE>

VX tranny won't slow you down eh? I'm calling BULLSHIT on this one. Gear ratio on the vx is CRAP, my car feels like a rocket with my new Y8 transmission in comparison to the vx.

zymurgyjwt

Let me try this from a different angle.

Will the wiring harness work?
Which computer should be used?
Will the exaust manifold on the 93 engine bolt right to the 96 exaust?
Which motor mounts should be used? Are they different?
Which intake manifold should I use?
Will the 93 engine bolt right to the 96 transmission?

1995Ex_Sedan

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zymurgyjwt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My friend has a 96 EX vtech 5-speed that the engine went bad on. He wants me to see about putting in the engine from the 93 VX non-vtech 5-speed he bought as a replacement. What would be needed to be done and what supplies would I need. </TD></TR></TABLE>

My telephone is a 97. =\

Capt. Jimbo McSubipants

lol why....a vx.....

dcsports

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VX tranny won't slow you down eh? I'm calling BULLSHIT on this one. Gear ratio on the vx is CRAP, my car feels like a rocket with my new Y8 transmission in comparison to the vx. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ask the mod from this forum bud bauley

Unit02VXHatch

ask him what? if the gear ratio's in a Y8 transmission are better than the one's found in the vx transmission? Or are you stating that a vehicle equipped with a vx tranny will run the same 1/4 mile as a vehicle equipped with y8 tranny? Even if they do run the same times i know from personal experience that driving a d16z6 equipped vehicle and running a vx transmission is not a fun experience even on the highway. let alone on the track. Not being condescending just curious what you're getting at.

zymurgyjwt

Anyone have some real information besides that his EX will no longer be the Uber fast track demon it was from the factory.

Seriously, I'm just trying to help a friend have something less annoying to drive.

zymurgyjwt

Help please?

zymurgyjwt

I just found out that there is now a hole in the floor board of the 93. I really need help. This car is becoming unsafe.

Do_Ster

for the vx engine there is a black box that is mounted to the firewall. i don't know exactly what it does though i just no it's there

specv5150

Will the wiring harness work?
-Should work. Already wired for VTEC. I am not up on the differences in OBDI vs OBDII but there could be some wires/plugs unused.

Which computer should be used?
-I would go with an OBDI ECU. I cant confirm this yet, but I hear these motors run great with a P28. I have the necessary parts, just a matter fo rewiring to 4wire O2 and plugging everything up Would need an OBDIIa - ODBI harness

Will the exaust manifold on the 93 engine bolt right to the 96 exaust?
-Hmmmm could be different. I believe the VX has the cat right on the exhaust manifold while the EX has the cat after the header and "downpipe"

Which motor mounts should be used? Are they different?
-Should be the same for d series.

Which intake manifold should I use?
-EX. Either would be compatible

Will the 93 engine bolt right to the 96 transmission?
-Believe so

Got Milk

get a LS motor it will be alot better than a sohc vtec or sohc motor of course because its a DOHC

Unit02VXHatch

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You are one profound son of a bitch aren't you. "Why not just get a V8 It's got 8 cylinders instead of 4 blah."

mike1114

iTrader: (1)

I put a vx motor into my 97 coupe after I pulled my tubo gsr motor out of the coupe and put it into the VX (switched motors from car to car)

My original wiring harness (97 coupe) was modified alredy for a obd1 b series motor so all I had to do was change two clips near the dist. And I still have to fix the o2 as I get a CEL for it.

I use the coupe with VX motor as my daily beater.