I have a 97 civic HX with cai, headers, full magnaflow exuast.... im not trying to race at all... the civic just needs more power....

My plan.....

Swapping a 98 Civic EX head and swapping a 98 Civic EX ECU....

Is this all i need for the Vtec to engage...the head and ECU ..... im hearing things like the vtec solenoid? Is this a succesful swap... i dont need a new Throttle body, intake manifold...i wasnt told i would but id like more info on this....thank you

Also would a P&P for 200$ be neccessary to my ex head.. it has 20k miles on it i was told...would it be worht the money to P&P a d16 head....After this head swap im done with performance mods keep that in mind, i would like to get some audio equipment finally.

 

by doin the head swap it would be considered a Mini-Me swap..if u get a complete head with IM dizzy, ect... then u wouldnt need a new IM or TB...the EX head should already come wit the vtec solenoid so u would just need to run it to the ecu and maybe some other wires too..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekb16 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the EX head should already come wit the vtec solenoid so u would just need to run it to the ecu and maybe some other wires too..</TD></TR></TABLE>
correct. Just need the vtec signal (green) wired to a4, ground wire (black) and blue for the oil pres (i think that's what it is) to i think d6. If you have an oil jet you'll have to remove that too or it wont engage.