lance92

I got a 2d 95 civic with a d16az6 engine. im looking to up it to a B series, but i was wondering if the d series i have will be decent enough if i just rebuild it and replace the cam shaft and shave the heads?? im lookin for a good bit of power but nothing huge, any ideas?

trustdestruction

depends... how much power are you looking for?

lance92

well im not racing on a track but i do want above the stock range im looking for around 150 horses mabey more nothing huge

trustdestruction

at the crank or the wheels?

3rdgen3

For the amount of money it will cost in parts and labour to do head work and full bolt-ons on a D-series motor to make 150hp, it woulda been better spent on a B18a/b and start with more cubes/hp/tq already.

If you look around, you can pick up a complete B18a/b swap for your ride for the same price as what it'll cost to build up your d-series.

lance92

at the wheels.

trustdestruction

I would turbocharge the D-series engine you have, with a medium sized turbo and low boost. It's easier than doing a swap IMO, and it's definitely less expensive. Just make sure to get a tune... it shouldn't cost too much because i'd assume the tuner should be able to tune it quickly since it would be on such low boost and only making 150WHP.

If you swap in a B series you're not going to make 150WHP unless you swap something like a GSR (and even then you won't have 150WHP), which would cost more than to turbo it.

lance92

alright, sounds good thanks for the help