97njsilverhatch

im new to the import/honda scene. my daily car is a 97 dx hatchback 5speed with sohc non v-tec with 120,000 miles. iam currently gathering parts to vtec my engine, i do not want to do a b-series or any engine swap just the head and i want to squeeze out as much power as i can without boosting it, would port and polishing the head be worth it? and who makes a good aftermarket cam for the d-16 engine? thank you in advance

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i think your VTEC head swap is the first step to building a good d-series. If u have a bunch of extra money, go ahead and port the head. as far as a cam, google BISIMOTO. good luck.

SeanK325

How much power are you hoping to get? Without boosting a D series, I don't know how much you can squeeze out of it.

97njsilverhatch

i dont really have a number goal, i just want to squeeze out as much as possible without a turbo.

foo fighters

im thinkin on a zex 59300 stage 2 street/strip CAM w/zex912-16 valve spring set, header,v-tec controller,ARP head bolts,and a good dyno-tune. i'm not thinkin numbers either but i am going for a potent daily driver.

speedooo

A mild zex cam w/ a stock d16y8 head will give you enough power to put you on par with a b16 as long as you swap out the stock transmission for a d16z6/d16y8 transmission.

97njsilverhatch

i was told that the only difference in the trans from a y7 and a y8 is the gear ratio is that right? and i found one zex cam and it was for a z6 not a y8 will that go in the y8 and properly function?

blowededup

I have a ported z6 head sitting in my garage if you interested.... for the cam, I would suggest a bisimoto or zex

fv8s

yes they are the same castings. and yes the y8 trans has sorter gearing as well as a z6 trans (ex/si)

hondamark35

Y8 trans has 40mm diff bearings while Y7 has 35mm bearings... this doesn't effect the ratios or function of the transaxle, i know, but it matters when you want to start swapping internals around for a "custom" setup.

also IIRC, 1st, 3rd and Reverse are the same between the two. again for the sake of trivia..

97njsilverhatch

i already have the y8 so im gonna just work on that head, thanks for the offer though! so if im just doing the cam and some head work i dont need to worry about trans right?

phaphon

i would get the trans head work is alot so if your gonna do the headwork minest well do the trans and get header intake exhaust 2.25 piping will be good for you

97njsilverhatch

i have a dc header already and a short ram intake since northern nj gets alot of snow and i dont see a cai having that much more of a advantage there, iam gonna run a 2 1/4 or 2 1/2 piping. i guess i will be on the hunt for a y8 trans, axles from y7 and y8 are same correct?

speedooo

same axles, same mounts, same linkage, same clutch disk, same bolts...

97njsilverhatch

ok well i havent really had time but bisimoto seems to be the only one i can find that has a y8 cam. is there anywhere else that has aftermarket cams for y8? ebay doesnt even show anything

speedooo

crower, skunk2, brian crower, zex...just to name a few

97njsilverhatch

website wise where would i find them? or do they have their own websites to buy from?

97njsilverhatch

i just went on to zex web site and they dont have a y8 cam shaft, neither does skunk2 or brian crower. i searched their web sites and couldnt find sqwat

97njsilverhatch

never mind i went on ebay and did a search under d16y8 instead of 97 civic and found cams. thanks