d16 Head swap...
04-30-2010, 11:02 AM
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There are tons of articles and threads about this:
"People bicker about which head is supreme, however, I suggest using the head that is easiest to adapt to your chassis. If you have an EK, run a y8 head, if you have an EF/EG, run a z6 head. Whatever is easier. Besides the combustion chamber size differences, the shape of the chambers are different. The y8 chamber offers better resistance to detonation due to it having more quench area; part of the reason they made the CC smaller was to fit these areas."
This quote sums it up IMO. And yes the Z6 is the bastard child when it comes to distributors. The Y8, you can reuse your Y7 dizzy. But in the end, it's your car and engine, you have to decide what your end goal is for the car, difficulty in the head swap, ecu tuning, your experience and comfortability in engines, etc.
I am going with the Y8/Y7 mini me personally for ease of swap, plus it's my wifes car, so as long as it's reliable, I dont care about the minimal gains you might get from using the Z6 head. My .02 cents.
"People bicker about which head is supreme, however, I suggest using the head that is easiest to adapt to your chassis. If you have an EK, run a y8 head, if you have an EF/EG, run a z6 head. Whatever is easier. Besides the combustion chamber size differences, the shape of the chambers are different. The y8 chamber offers better resistance to detonation due to it having more quench area; part of the reason they made the CC smaller was to fit these areas."
This quote sums it up IMO. And yes the Z6 is the bastard child when it comes to distributors. The Y8, you can reuse your Y7 dizzy. But in the end, it's your car and engine, you have to decide what your end goal is for the car, difficulty in the head swap, ecu tuning, your experience and comfortability in engines, etc.
I am going with the Y8/Y7 mini me personally for ease of swap, plus it's my wifes car, so as long as it's reliable, I dont care about the minimal gains you might get from using the Z6 head. My .02 cents.
04-30-2010, 12:34 PM
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Re: d16 Head swap...
There are tons of articles and threads about this:
"People bicker about which head is supreme, however, I suggest using the head that is easiest to adapt to your chassis. If you have an EK, run a y8 head, if you have an EF/EG, run a z6 head. Whatever is easier. Besides the combustion chamber size differences, the shape of the chambers are different. The y8 chamber offers better resistance to detonation due to it having more quench area; part of the reason they made the CC smaller was to fit these areas."
This quote sums it up IMO. And yes the Z6 is the bastard child when it comes to distributors. The Y8, you can reuse your Y7 dizzy. But in the end, it's your car and engine, you have to decide what your end goal is for the car, difficulty in the head swap, ecu tuning, your experience and comfortability in engines, etc.
I am going with the Y8/Y7 mini me personally for ease of swap, plus it's my wifes car, so as long as it's reliable, I dont care about the minimal gains you might get from using the Z6 head. My .02 cents.
"People bicker about which head is supreme, however, I suggest using the head that is easiest to adapt to your chassis. If you have an EK, run a y8 head, if you have an EF/EG, run a z6 head. Whatever is easier. Besides the combustion chamber size differences, the shape of the chambers are different. The y8 chamber offers better resistance to detonation due to it having more quench area; part of the reason they made the CC smaller was to fit these areas."
This quote sums it up IMO. And yes the Z6 is the bastard child when it comes to distributors. The Y8, you can reuse your Y7 dizzy. But in the end, it's your car and engine, you have to decide what your end goal is for the car, difficulty in the head swap, ecu tuning, your experience and comfortability in engines, etc.
I am going with the Y8/Y7 mini me personally for ease of swap, plus it's my wifes car, so as long as it's reliable, I dont care about the minimal gains you might get from using the Z6 head. My .02 cents.
hey what block and tranny are you gonna use with the Y8/Y7 mini me?
and i have read the cx trannys are tall geared witch i can tell, but is it THAT bad?
thanks for any input. later.
05-01-2010, 12:26 PM
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I have a 96 civic with a y7 and im about to do a mini me which head gasket is safest to use as far as detonation and longevity. I would really like it to last for a while as it is my daily driver and plan to use this engine until i can afford a Type R swap. P.S. does anyone have any info about SAFELY using NOS on a mini me. I plan to install the CROWER type 1 Turbo/nitrous cam during the build and im curious about a small shot of NOS. Thanks
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05-02-2010, 05:20 AM
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ok i have a y7 and am about to do a mini with y8 head but quick question i have a 97 civic lx auto and im doing it. i here that the mmt or multimatic tranny had that honda built for auto. vtecs packed alot of power but were never put out on american version of honda?? Where can i find mmt tranny and any ideas on keeping it auto which i do want and i know i need p28 ecu but i hear that i have to agust the way the car shift for an auto for the vtec to kick in is that tru???? i hear for the fact that auto shifts before redlineing
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