putting a d16y8 in my ek?!?!
10-08-2005, 09:21 PM
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putting a d16y8 in my ek?!?!
what up,
I'm about to buy a motor from someone for pretty cheap...what needs to be done to swap in a d16y8 into my 99 hatch??? i have the y7 now.
Is the swap hard?
thanks
I'm about to buy a motor from someone for pretty cheap...what needs to be done to swap in a d16y8 into my 99 hatch??? i have the y7 now.
Is the swap hard?
thanks
10-08-2005, 09:26 PM
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why not just do a minime? its cheaper and gives you about the same power at the d16y8, you just dont get the tranny.
The swap is easy, but not worth it if your just going y7-y8, just do the minime.
The swap is easy, but not worth it if your just going y7-y8, just do the minime.
10-09-2005, 04:21 AM
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Re: putting a d16y8 in my ek?!?! (EKhatch219)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EKhatch219 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what up,
I'm about to buy a motor from someone for pretty cheap...what needs to be done to swap in a d16y8 into my 99 hatch??? i have the y7 now.
Is the swap hard?
thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>
If your not doing a mini-me or getting a motor for hella cheap with a lot less miles on it than what you have, its pointless. Its a huge waste of time unless you want to have a project just to mess with. IMO you should do a swap to a B-series, if your going to do a swap, otherwise just mini-me the car.
I got the full Vtec head swap available. Click my sig
I'm about to buy a motor from someone for pretty cheap...what needs to be done to swap in a d16y8 into my 99 hatch??? i have the y7 now.
Is the swap hard?
thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>
If your not doing a mini-me or getting a motor for hella cheap with a lot less miles on it than what you have, its pointless. Its a huge waste of time unless you want to have a project just to mess with. IMO you should do a swap to a B-series, if your going to do a swap, otherwise just mini-me the car.
I got the full Vtec head swap available. Click my sig
10-09-2005, 01:32 PM
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i was going to buy the complete y7 motor with tranny for $400 has 70k miles...do u think its worth it?? i was planing on turboing it to have some fun?!?!
10-09-2005, 02:50 PM
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Re: (EKhatch219)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EKhatch219 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was going to buy the complete y7 motor with tranny for $400 has 70k miles...do u think its worth it?? i was planing on turboing it to have some fun?!?!</TD></TR></TABLE>
If your car has like 120k, or if you know that the new motor was taken care of in the same fashion, or better, then how you took care of your motor, then yes it would be a good idea. Its pretty much plug and play, except for having to wire vtec and getting a new ecu. Check the FAQ at the top of the page in the 92-00 civic forum and you'll get a lot of answers. $400 is a good deal for a whole y8 vtec swap so check to make sure they didnt beat on it or something. H.A.P. in my area charges $1.2k for the same swap.....just for parts.
If your car has like 120k, or if you know that the new motor was taken care of in the same fashion, or better, then how you took care of your motor, then yes it would be a good idea. Its pretty much plug and play, except for having to wire vtec and getting a new ecu. Check the FAQ at the top of the page in the 92-00 civic forum and you'll get a lot of answers. $400 is a good deal for a whole y8 vtec swap so check to make sure they didnt beat on it or something. H.A.P. in my area charges $1.2k for the same swap.....just for parts.
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