What engine is this?
06-25-2009, 01:31 PM
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What engine is this?
Okay Ive been looking around the forums and on the internet so im not just coming here and posting this without any research. I got a 93 civic EX coupe about 2 weeks ago and the guy I got it from did a swap. Im not 100% sure what the motor is, it says ZC but I think its a D16Z6 and ive got a couple of people who told me it was a D16Y8 or something.....not trying to post a stupid post I just wanna know for sure what motor I have so I dont sound stupid when Im talking about it.
06-25-2009, 01:37 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
They did a mini-me with a vtec head and non vtec bottom end. ZC is a jdm bottom end, but as for head, not sure. Heres a link on how its done.
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/view_minime.html
http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/view_minime.html
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06-25-2009, 01:43 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
Unless they swapped the valve cover, can tell you its NOT a Y8. Y8's are just bare metal with HONDA stamped in them.
and Z6's have HONDA VTEC Stamped in them.
so...could be D15B.
and Z6's have HONDA VTEC Stamped in them.
so...could be D15B.
06-25-2009, 01:56 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
not all Z6's had VTEC stamped on the valve cover... 92-93.5's didnt... only 94-95's had VTEC stamped, otherwise they looked just as the OP's picture does..
06-25-2009, 01:57 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
not all Z6's had VTEC stamped on the valve cover... 92-93.5's didnt... only 94-95's had VTEC stamped, otherwise they looked just as the OP's picture does..
and the Del Sol SI's valve cover didnt say vtec until 95...
06-25-2009, 05:29 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
I don't suppose anyone thought of the blindingly obvious here. JDM SOHC Vtec ZC. They're basically identical to a D16Z6, the only difference being they lack a purge solenoid.
that was a hell of a confusion-fest.......
06-25-2009, 05:59 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
over the exhaust mani.....in between the valve cover seal and the exhaust holes there should be a stamp that should say something like P2P or P06 etc......usually thats how you reconize the head....and it tell you the date that the head was made
06-25-2009, 07:29 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
d16y8`s had the honda writin the whole way across the valve covor to me that looks like a d15b and i looked it up and here is the exact looking motor d15b non vtec zc
http://hondaswap.com/attachments/449...61-848d_12.jpg
http://hondaswap.com/attachments/449...61-848d_12.jpg
06-25-2009, 07:50 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
thats a ZC engine from japan honda of japan factory
its fuel injected and have around 120hp stock sohc non vtec
come in jdm
integra dc1
integra db6
it also comes in 1991 to 1995 civic EG sedan 4wd
its fuel injected and have around 120hp stock sohc non vtec
come in jdm
integra dc1
integra db6
it also comes in 1991 to 1995 civic EG sedan 4wd
06-25-2009, 08:34 PM
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Re: What engine is this?
Just listen to 94EG8, he knows what he's talking about. There are quite a few different ZC engines. There's the DOHC version, SOHC VTEC version, and SOHC non-VTEC version. They were in Integras, Civics, Concertos, some Rovers, some FWD, some AWD (or 4WD). Regardless, unless someone went through the trouble of swapping on a VTEC head onto a non-VTEC ZC engine, it's just a VTEC ZC engine. and regardless, it's NOT a D15B (there are a million variations of D15B's too), it's NOT a D16Z6, and it's NOT a D16Y8. If it were any of those other engines, those codes would be stamped on the block in place of the ZC stamp.
06-26-2009, 10:06 AM
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Re: What engine is this?
Ok so now for a nice change of subject....what would be the cheapest most powerful DOHC motor I could put in this without having to worry about getting refereed for it?
EDIT: And I want it to be Vtec
EDIT: And I want it to be Vtec
WHAT????? whats 100,000 jamaican in american?????
