i have a 95 dx hatchback with a cx engine and my headgasket has been leaking and my car needs a valve job real bad.. its been eating my all my coolant/oil up so i am forced to get a new engine now. im purchasing a D16z6 from a dismantler place in emeryville. I was wondering what do i need for this swap. i have a vague idea of what to get but im not sure exactly what i need and what i have in my car already that i can use temporarily or what i cant. im not sure what ecu i have rite now in my car because when i bought the car the guy didnt tell me. can someone give me some info... Thank you.

 

its kinda plg and play being you taking a one single out and putting another in.the only diferrence in motor is that ones v-tec one not. you need to wire you wiring harness up for vtec which i heard is agravating if its you first time.you should have to change anything but the wiring harness i believe. oh and your ecu.either get it chipped for v-tec or buy one. i i'd were you i just checked to local junk yard for a civic ex 92-00.preferbaly 92-95. 96-00 with work you just have to put a obd2 distributer on ,correct me if i wrong<-- and you have a extra o2sensor hanging..

 

everthing is the same but u will need p28 ecu and u will need a d16z6 tranny the cx will bolt right up but gears r way to long 1.. 45mph 2 85mph 3 120 its mad u will also need the wiring harness for the z6 so u will have vtec .u can hard wire it but thats a pain u r lucky urs is a dx cuzz the wires r alreaddy there just plug and go the cx u have to hard wire. but all mounts. axles.linkages r all the same if u have any problems u can get me at civicracer94@aol.com im in the middle of the same swap in my cx

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civicracer94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">everthing is the same but u will need p28 ecu and u will need a d16z6 tranny the cx will bolt right up but gears r way to long 1.. 45mph 2 85mph 3 120 its mad u will also need the wiring harness for the z6 so u will have vtec .u can hard wire it but thats a pain u r lucky urs is a dx cuzz the wires r alreaddy there just plug and go the cx u have to hard wire. but all mounts. axles.linkages r all the same if u have any problems u can get me at civicracer94@aol.com im in the middle of the same swap in my cx </TD></TR></TABLE>

The wires are not already there since its a dx.... only 92's are pre-wired for vtec.... the only others for all the 92-95's are the ex's si's and vx's the rest need to be wired.

 

well maybe ur right i have done 3 swaps and all where 92's even the 1 i doing now anyways u still need a oil pan for a z6 ?

 

I might not need the pan now.... part numbers through Honda say that the VX and EX/SI pan are the same... my friend has one laying around so Im going to check it out.

 

thanks for all the info but i bought a d15b vtec instead now im stuck reading that its extremely hard to get this motor running properly

 

na its the same as the d16z6 i had 1 in my 94