myflyintegra

Hey guys. I am wondering bout a y8 and z6 block. I have a y8 block in a 98 civic wit a hole in the block big enough for like 4 fingers to go in, well I also have a z6 block. Would it be ok if I put the y8 head on the z6 block, but another question, should I get the head gasket for the z6 or the y8, and will the y8 head studs work to hold it all together. Well I would deff appreciate some help. Thanks

fillipo

it will work but from what i recall, you have to use a different cam gear and timing belt. everything else ill work

mxjosh

I dont no for sure if you can because z6 is obd1 and y8 is obd 2 but if you can do it i would go with a y8 gasket because its thinner for a little more compression and i see people run then on z6's all the time

As far ashead studs go do no reuse stock studs because theyll b stretched go with a set of ARP's not to expensive and can be used more than once

fillipo

it's not hard to convert the distributors though. but as the same as what he said, i would go ahead and get some new headstubs

myflyintegra

well is a 98 civic, and it has the y8 in it, all i need it to put the z6 block in. I shouldnt have to change the dizzy to put the block in it huh? But i dunno if the block will plug up to the switches and ****. but i guess i could take the switches and plugs out teh y8 since its no good? jus gettin some ideas and figuring out what to do.

The_Honda_Guy

What they're saying is if you're going to use the Y8 head, you need the Y8 distributor and the problem with that is that it's an OBD-II distributor with the Z6 being OBD-I.

myflyintegra

NO the car already has a y8 in it. thats what it came with, which im sure u kno,. I jus need to put a z6 block in the 98. I dont need to change the dizzy, its already in there. the y8 head is good, so its stayin in there.

The_Honda_Guy

Alright, then you'll be fine with the distributor. I just misread things I guess. The only problems I can see are some of the sensors on block may have different plugs than the Y8. There's a big jump going between OBD-I and OBD-II and I'm not for sure if any sensors were added or removed between the two setups.

myflyintegra

Its all cool man. But i was thinkin,. If the plugs are diff do you think i would be able to take the obd-II plugs out of the y8 head and plug them into the z6 and make it obd-II?

CivicSpoon

To put the Y8 head on the Z6 block, you need 9 head studs/bolts from the Z6 and 1 from the Y8. That 1 stud goes by the vtec solenoid; the back left corner of the head. You'll also need to hook up the knock sensor to the block. Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything else that will need to be wired differently, since you'll be using a lot of the parts from your stock engine.

myflyintegra

Thanks alot guys, Yall are always a great help on here. THANKS ALOT. holla