teggyjeff

ok i have a eg si hatch and i really wanna swap my d16z6 to a d15b for the reason of lower miles and healthier motor of course but my dilema is what is needed to be done. what i exactly wanna do is just take out my d16z6 and just put in the d15b nothing different plp people i need your help if you have any good info on this or done it yourself say whatever you want thanx

mrharmonic

dude to tell you the truth just take it out and put it in ez as that its like a dierct fit my home boy did it in his si hatch if you can take everything off you can put it on

CRXREFIC

yup its basically plug, and play you can use everything from the d16 on the d15 also if you want... if you know how to take the motor out easily, its easier to put one in.

mrharmonic

hell yea just like a glove lol since its just such a tiny motor lol kidding

hard_boiled_EG

how many miles does ur z6 have? how do u know that the d15 is less miles and healthier?
unless ur z6 has a whole bunch of problems with it, i say keep it, i've seen alot of over mileage motors run real strong...

mrharmonic

that is true with just normal maintence

Matt93eg

I agree, if your Z6 is still running great and giving no problems why swap it? You didn't mention any problems with the Z6 in your OP.

ap1 george

Yeah I would just swap it when it craps on you, but when you swap it, it should pnp and that p28 ecu should go great on the d15b

CRXREFIC

or if you have both motors, and little more money get a b series swap a strong running d16z6 and if you order a motor online that is strong low miles one... you can get around 1000 for both for a complete swap, then get like another grand for a b16 or something

codyisanidiot

I found that the d16z6 is one of the most bullet proof motors out there. I've boosted both d16 and d15 and I had no problems with the d16.

If you really really want to swap, it's going to be a really easy job.

codyisanidiot

One more thing. Depending on if you are going to go with a non vtec head or not, you might want to take a look at the ecu's that come with a stock d15.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_D_engine#D15B7

You gotta love wikipedia

teggyjeff

the reason why i wanna swap it is because my d16 has 219k miles it runs and it doesnt smoke at all but idk i guess i just want something with less miles i guess mean while i finish building my k24/k20

thumper64

3-500k miles isn't uncommon for Hondas.

coco502

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/motor-swap-question-2695488/

jxhxb

if u do swap the jdm d15b just be sure what parts to use before you put it in if you do some maintenence like replacing timing belt, water pump, etc....the timing belt you get off the vx civic. u can use a d16z6 one if you use the d16z6 tensioner or something. theres a thread on here telling allll about the jdm d15b if thats what your talken about and im guessing that is because why go for less power with something like a d15b7...

but i have a jdm d15b and i loveee it. very happy with it for a single cam...just gettin ready for boost