Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap?
 

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just trying to get some positive input https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

okay i have a 92 ferio with a stock lx motor in in, the mielage is 218,xxx right now but runs healthy because the previous owners took good care of the car.

what im looking to do is a swap but nothing flashy just a lil more power than i got right now, ive had cars with v-tec and i would like this car to have that lil kick to it.

Could i do a mini me swap and switch out heads and replace ecu and wire up for v-tec or should i just do a full swap?

also if anyone knows how much roughly around the price range of the mini me or complete swap would be just post it up plz

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (DC5_Monkey)
 

you can get a single cam vtec for a couple hundred bucks...you'll see more power with the whole swap than the mini me

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (vtecb18c)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtecb18c &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can get a single cam vtec for a couple hundred bucks...you'll see more power with the whole swap than the mini me</TD></TR></TABLE>

is the couple hundred bucks just for the motor only? any recommendations on a motor also? i was thinking about the d16y8 but then i would need to change out the ecu, wires for v-tec and iono if i could use the stock tranny i got.

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (DC5_Monkey)
 

i think its like 800 for a y8 with trans and ecu...i not 100 percent on that cause i never bought one but its gotta be in that area...you dont want to go b series?

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (vtecb18c)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtecb18c &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think its like 800 for a y8 with trans and ecu...i not 100 percent on that cause i never bought one but its gotta be in that area...you dont want to go b series?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well i was thinking about going b series but its more expensive and i figured that the SOHC v-tec would be cheaper.

but if i can get a good price on a b16 that would be okay

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (DC5_Monkey)
 

check in the marketplace..just keep an eye out cause some really good deals pop up sometimes

Re: Mini Me Swap or complete SOHC v-tec swap? (vtecb18c)
 

bought my y8 motor for 100$
bought my y7 motor for 150$
p28 obd1 ecu 110$
rywire vtec harness. Like 40$
rywire obd2-obd1 dist harness40$
reuse transmission. it bolts right up free.
y7/y8 mini me runnin low 15's for under 500$. thats pretty cheap.
thats what my friend spent on his setup. i have the same setup but my y8 got a full valve job, 230$ at sfl machine and crank in greenacres.
and the block i replaced all the bearings, rings, water pump timing belt oil pump pickup tube and head gasket set. dont remember what i paid for all that but it was prob 300-400$ my price at honda.