jtmoney2002

Is this possible ? If so what would i have to change?

94EG8

Yeah you can, and its not that hard, however if haven't bought the engine yet i'd hold out for the OBD1 version. The biggest thing your going to need is the OBD1 ZC distributor, its different than anything else, its got one long foot on the mounting flange and nothing else fits, you can't even bolt a normal D-series distributor on with one bolt. There is however a way around that too, if you remove the cam cap that the distributor bolts to and replace it with one from a B18A1, its shorter and will allow you to bolt up a D15B7 distributor with one bolt, you can't time it, and the timing isn't optimal but it will run ok. I assume you could also convert the OBD0 distributor to OBD1, but i'm not sure, the OBD0 ZC has a cylinder position sensor that runs off the exhaust cam unlike nearly every other honda engine where its integrated into the distributor. Intake manifold is supposed to be different. Other than that there isn't much thats different, heres a couple of links to help you out.
OBD) ZC in EG
http://www.d-series.org/forums....html
History of the ZC
http://technet.ff-squad.com/ho...c.htm
Last but not least The ZC resource, everything you ever wanted to know about the ZC and then some
http://thezcr.com/

jtmoney2002

thanks,, well i would of got a obd1 ZC but i got this one when i bought my 88 crx it was a spare they had lot more help than what i had before jt

jtmoney2002

i wonder if i can use the housing from the obd0 ZC dizzy and put the d15b7 internals in it and then make or find a cap for the exhaust side sensor. And if i could get it to fit up and all i wouldnt need the other sensor just the dizzy.

94EG8

Nope, unfortunatley not, nothings really the same inside, the other thing is even if you try to swap between a normal d-series distributor and an OBD1 ZC distributor you can only swap the sensors, you can't swap the shaft and bearing as the hole in the end of the shaft that the pin goes through to hold the little cam on the end of the distributor is drilled about 90 degrees differently than any other D-series distributor. Easiest thing i can think is replace the cam cap with one off a B18A1 and put a D15B7 distributor on with one bolt, i know it sounds absolutely retarded but it actually does work. When my friend did his ZC swap we had an OBD1 ZC that came with a bad distributor, we knew this when we bought it, bearing flew apart inside. what we had was a D15B7 distributor, we actually first tried the car by holding the distributor on with vicegrips. Anyway, my friend also had a B18A1 sitting in his garage he was planning to rebuild and sell and he starts looking at it, and takes the cam cap off and puts on the ZC, tried the distributor and the top bolt hole lines up. Basically its one of those things that just sounds messed right up, but it works.

jtmoney2002

thanks, ill probably use the d15 dizzy for a while till i can get a obd1 ZC one lil pricey for a dizzy even on ebay looking at 215 for one ,thanks jt

b18crx88

im not sure but i believe in all 50 states it states that you cant swap an older motor into a newer car just a heads up

jtmoney2002

In IL we dont have inspections or anything like that,,ive put 305's and 350's that were from the early 80's into camaros and firebirds that were late 80's early nintys nothing said ever. not saying there is some law or rule against it,, but its not enforced here