OK guys, I asked this a night or two ago and didnt get the exact information I was looking for. Someone at a Honda Performance shop today was telling me 'it wont work' without giving me any reasoning. So this is the question:

I have a d16a6 block (OBD-0) from a 90 civic si I believe. Also I have a d16y8 Head from a 97 EX civic. The y8 motor came with my car and the block is just shot to **** , previous owner was spraying BIG. So, is it possible to "bolt up" this block to my head, or is there going to be wiring problems? Someone was saying I would have to get it machined to fit the dowel pins on my head as well as relocate the oil pump. So, I am trying to figure out SPECIFIC answers on this.

If anybody who has experience with this swap please let me know. Thanks guy

 

u should search but since im feelin nice. heres a good thread bout doin a mini me. https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554053
u dont gottta machine dowel pins. thats for ls or b20 vtec. like suprfast said remember to take out the oil jet n use a timing belt for the head that ull be using.

 

thanks for the answers guys. I have searched quite a bit and found pretty much all the info I need. This shop bet me a TYPE R motor that I couldnt do this... so it looks like i'll be getting one

 

http://www.geocities.com/senpa....html

Thats a great write up

 

Do I need RPM activated switch even with a full y8 harness and ECU?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DevilryEK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do I need RPM activated switch even with a full y8 harness and ECU?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope as long as tha ecu is a sohc vtec.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DevilryEK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This shop bet me a TYPE R motor that I couldnt do this... so it looks like i'll be getting one </TD></TR></TABLE>

Score!

 

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nope as long as tha ecu is a sohc vtec.</TD></TR></TABLE>

alright cool thanks for the answer