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Old 05-05-2007, 01:40 PM
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hey guys my name is domenic i just picked up a 93 civic.it has the d15b7 engine in it.im not looking to buy a new motor i was just wondering if there is any where i can get a complete rebuild kit for the motor.the cheapest one i found was 269.and that was pistons the rings all gaskets and bearings.that was at http://www.importperformanceparts.net . no one else has the rebuild kit for that car.thanks for the help guys
Old 05-05-2007, 01:41 PM
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You could do that if you're confident with your mechanic skills


or swap in a y8 and turbo it.
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is the motor blown up? why the rebuild?
Old 05-05-2007, 03:07 PM
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the motor smokes so could be a poss blown rings and vavle seats and the motor has over 130k miles on it and i always like to look for more horse power.i rebuild motors all the time.never did a tuner motor.
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d15 is the easiest one to do, great to start, however if you are looking to more power i would probably swap in a d16z6 to remain in that same price range.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oneludesol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">d15 is the easiest one to do, great to start, however if you are looking to more power i would probably swap in a d16z6 to remain in that same price range.</TD></TR></TABLE>

And boost it.

Only way of getting power from a d-series.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

And boost it.

Only way of getting power fro a d-series.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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just go b series. but thats just my 2cents
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