jdm_BlaZe

Yeah a buddy of my buddy says that if i put on a sohc vtec head to my Dx a d15,that'll be better then a d16. Just wandering if this is true or if any of yall has done it yet. I probaly be doing this soon. It suks i use to be rolling wif a gsr and now i'm stuck wif this sohc shyt.

tsdenny

its called a mini me
just look at the frequently asked questions at the top of the thread.

jdm_BlaZe

Are u sure? I though a d16 swap was a mini me,never care much for sohc's

VRD^sam

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afstvx

yes d15 with a vtec head is a mini me

instrument

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm_BlaZe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are u sure? I though a d16 swap was a mini me,never care much for sohc's</TD></TR></TABLE>

what you think has little to do with what's correct.
and if you don't care about sohc's then why bother with this thread?

jdm_BlaZe

Because i'm broke and can't use all this year student loan money on a new engine

jdm_BlaZe

So is it better then d16?

tsdenny

if you want to make you dx go faster get a ex/si tranny

Slow91_JDM_Si

Personally I wouldnt waste my time with mini me. Buy a JDM d15bVtec from Japan. low mileage, $488bucks to the door You will be thanking me bigtime.

crazyguy

yeah it is a mini me . putting a vtec head on the non vtec block. some people say it gives higher compression.

reactone

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Yayuh, yall need that tite dohk Vtak, can't make no powerrr wit dem sohcs.

venomzz

It is because of the compression the D15 motors have taller dome pistons than a D16 so if you throw a D16 head (which has a smaller combustion chamber than D15 head) on your D15 it makes it a high compression motor be sure you run premium gas if you do this or your valve train will suffer. and my D16 runs great pulls hard I dont know why everyone is so down on em the trick is getting em to run a little rich as the D16 ecus are definitely geared towards miles per gallon they are also fairly cheap to build and replace for that matter, if you throw a d16 head on a d15a2 you end up with a 12.5+ compression motor

VRD^sam

The only fall down are the tiny rods

korilee13

supposedly the jdm d15b vtec has 130 horses but i'll let you be the judge of that. its a good bang for the buck

92ehatch

ive ran d15b's with my z6 motor /b7 tranny combo and walked them.

ive ran mini me's before with my z6 motor / z6 tranny and been walked.

both the guys i ran had z6 tranny's. i know this doesnt say much, cause of driver ability, motor condition and all, but decided i would throw that out there.

both races were at a 1/8th drag strip

jhammond_82

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reactone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Yayuh, yall need that tite dohk Vtak, can't make no powerrr wit dem sohcs.</TD></TR></TABLE> i would beg to differ on that statement. i and i'm sure many people here, have seen pretty quick/ fast sohc civics. not quite the potential as a dohc, but they still can be potent.

BryanM.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by venomzz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...it makes it a high compression motor be sure you run premium gas if you do this or your valve train will suffer...</TD></TR></TABLE>

The valve train doesn't care much about fuel grade. High compression engines are more detonation prone, and necessitate high test fuel.

duefuss

hey heres some more to add to your knowledge the D15's are 1.5's the D15b is an 8 valve the D16's are 1.6 not to mention the cams lift and duration are more agressive on the D16's head. if you know what your doing you can alter your compression without swapping heads you have to know how to adjust your timing with your valve lash though

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jhammond_82 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i would beg to differ on that statement. i and i'm sure many people here, have seen pretty quick/ fast sohc civics. not quite the potential as a dohc, but they still can be potent. </TD></TR></TABLE>

YUP!

jhammond_82

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by duefuss &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> D15's are 1.5's the D15b is an 8 valve </TD></TR></TABLE> you mean 16 valve? http://www.tigerjapanese.com/i...id=26

BryanM.

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D15B8 = 8 valve tire melting engine

D15B7 = 16 valve axle snapping mill

duefuss

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">D15B8 = 8 valve tire melting engine

D15B7 = 16 valve axle snapping mill</TD></TR></TABLE>

suspendedHatch

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by venomzz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the trick is getting em to run a little rich as the D16 ecus are definitely geared towards miles per gallon</TD></TR></TABLE>

N0nsense.

BryanM.

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OMFG The getting it to run rich trick is about as good as running an open throttle body in the desert.

jhammond_82

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mcvtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">D15B8 = 8 valve tire melting engine

D15B7 = 16 valve axle snapping mill</TD></TR></TABLE> yeah, you are right, i thought he meant the b7, sorry.