Xion

Hey guys. I finished my mini me last week and just thought I would share.

Well I took on this task on a nice sunny sunday morning thinking it was going to be fast and easy. Well let me tell you, the first time you attemp something like this leave your self a little more time. I had to get a ride to work on monday lol.

The first time pulling the head was a biotch since this was my first go at something like this. Took quite a while and was very frustrating since the first time I put it all back together I had problems so I had to pop the head again. The headgasket was leaking. So the next time I had 2 ppl help me set it properly and it runs mint now. After pulling this thing apart a couple times you start to get faster. Now I can do the whole thing in about 3 hours, so thats a plus .

Anyways I had a low mileage D16y7 on hand (very low mileage, the internals are mint ) and used that block with the D16z6 head. It went into a '92 Dx hatch. It runs great now. Even though I still have the y7 tranny on there, there was a noticable difference in top end power. From 5K to about 7K showed the biggest gains. I'm running a p28 ecu, so wiring was pretty easy( I mean I did have to play around with a bit but I managed to get it working), not to mention it's a '92.

Although sometimes after driving for awhile it seems vtec doesn't engage, it could be my ground (had trouble with it before) or my imagination . I will have to mess around with it some more. Also I'm getting code 19 and 2. Whats up with that? The car runs great, so they are having no affect on performance. But the codes don't make sense. Hmmm.

Anyways this is what I used:
-D16y7 block and tranny
-D16z6 head, timing belt
-D16y8 head gasket, intake manifold gasket
-new NGK spark wires, plugs, cap and rotor
-D15b7 distributer (modified to fit)
-Copper gasket spray
-Rachet, breaker bar and sockets (didn't need air tools for the pulley bolt)
-Case of beer

Here are some pics: (don't mind the not painted engine bay b/c I don't care. So why should you. )


D16y7 Head


D16y7 Head, Valve cover removed


Finished Mini me


Hatch Shot

Overall it was a good experience, I learned a lot.

Btw thanks to BauleyCivic's mini me faq thread, that helped out a lot. Thats why I love HT lots of useful ppl, even if sometimes they are hidden with all the idiots that visit here .

Also if anyone wants a bunch of low mileage D16y7 stuff give me a shout.

Any comments/feedback is welcome.

skip.two

range

what's kind of gains to you get from mixing the two engines.

976

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by range &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what's kind of gains to you get from mixing the two engines. </TD></TR></TABLE>

About 15-25 hp + VTEC... Very nice...

RaYnE

nice stuff

JDM-97CX

What Y7 stuff do you have?

Good job on the mini me as well. Looks great.

Daniel

That's awesome. Always feels good when you have a go at something and complete it yourself. Have fun with VTEC!

CivicSiRracer69

hey man PM me I got tons of Q's for you.... About wiring and what not....

Kusai.Nihonjin.Desu

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Visit Dustin's(BauleyCivic) thread, it's a mini me write-up.

Xion, nice work.

BauleyCivic

Good work my friend I have tons of people asking me about how to do a Y7 block with a Z6 head...but for OBD2. Can you explain what exactly you did as far as the distributor was concerned? I'm still trying to figure out how people put the Z6 heads into OBD2 cars and still run OBD2 dizzys

Xion

Yeah you know what? You will probably be able to find all your answers here https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554053 . Very useful stuff.

I was very happy when it was all finished. Nothing better than testing out the work you have done. Pulls pretty good, I'm happy with the results.

Now I have 3rd gear VTEC YO! LOL just playing guys. It's more like 2nd gear VTEC with a Y7 tranny lol.

As for what y7 stuff I have, well I have the head in great shape, intake and exhaust manifold (which just left actually ) and soon the tranny. Also P06 ECU and PM6 pistons.

Thanks guys for all the kind comments. I love Honda-Tech. I'm actually home sick right now, so I decided it's a good time to post. :D

Xion

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good work my friend I have tons of people asking me about how to do a Y7 block with a Z6 head...but for OBD2. Can you explain what exactly you did as far as the distributor was concerned? I'm still trying to figure out how people put the Z6 heads into OBD2 cars and still run OBD2 dizzys</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks man. But my whole set up is OBD1. The only thing left out of a OBD2 car is the block. Thats why I used a D15b7 distributor. I just had to drill a hole in the housing to make it fit. Works flawlessly. So I don't have an answer for that sorry bro.

btw the y7 doesn't have an oil jet, so I didn't have to go about removing one.

JapJunkie

iTrader: (1)

thats tight yO

accurate

thats a really detailed write up!

Xion

Thanks guys.

Ekizzle

BauleyCivic

BTW code 2 is 02 sensor...make sure you have a 4 wire 02 sensor, and code 19 is the VSS maybe you forgot to plug that back in

http://tech.hybridgarage.com/tech/codes.html

UA6 BALLER STATUS

I like it when people do their own **** instead of taking it to a mechanic. Looks pretty good nice jizzzzob

Xion

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BauleyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">BTW code 2 is 02 sensor...make sure you have a 4 wire 02 sensor, and code 19 is the VSS maybe you forgot to plug that back in

http://tech.hybridgarage.com/tech/codes.html</TD></TR></TABLE>

I do have a 4 wire o2 sensor, although the pins might be in the wrong place. Also isn't 19 to do with a auto tranny not the speed sensor?

Xion

Bump for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

SolObsession

Good job. Why did you use the "H" valve cover over the "HONDA" one? Other than that...good job and way to take back the forum!

Xion

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SolObsession &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good job. Why did you use the "H" valve cover over the "HONDA" one? Other than that...good job and way to take back the forum! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha thanks. Well the "H" valve cover was from the D16Z6 head so I painted it and used that one. The "Honda" one was from the D16Y7, so I just decided to keep them with their proper heads, plus I like the "H" one better.

Chillin94hatch

are those old school prelude wheels?

Xion

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chillin94hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are those old school prelude wheels?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Heres the wheels in question,



Now I got these rims with the car way back from the person I bought it off of. I'm not sure what they are off, since I have not seen them around anywhere. Does anyone know what these wheels originally came on?

POE

another mini me guy on h-t, awesome! do u plan on putting a diff tranny on there? i think u will really see a gain in accel with it. i think im puttin my ex tranny on my mini me tuesday.. all keep u updated, congrats.