ok so my brother got this HB and it has the a single cam engine with a throttle body the size of a quarter literally. i dont know the engine code since i havent really looked at it much but he wants to know what other IM he can put there thats bigger, or if he has to change his whole head or if the engine is just not worth it no big plans for this car just a cruiser' also is it mini-me worthy??

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sorta need to know what motor it is. what year and trim is the hatch?

 

its an EG hatch 94 i believe i wanna say its a DX because it has the catalytic right there in the header basically and no power anything no tach either i didnt bother too look at it closer because i was on a hurry

 

oh it must be a vx. its either the d15z1 or d15b8. your gonna be better off swapping a different motor. does it have the vtec e?

 

im pretty sure it doesnt have a vtec hmm i dont think he wants to swap but can he put like a normal intake manifold so he can put an intake on it i think he just wants that

 

If it doesn't have a tach then it's a CX (D15b8). And definently not worth working with the block. It's only an 8-valve engine, so adding another IM won't be worth it either. He's got the slowest of them all (70hp). I've got the same thing.

Edit Again - I'm wrong, because the Canadian CX's have the same engine as the DX. But read the engine code on the block.

 

damn really can he swap out for another head?

 

you can do a mini me but he will have horribly low compression. so honestly that motor is crap but the car it self has some potential.

 

the whole engine has to go man. Unless he wants to race Geo Metros. I believe they have 3 cylinders and 60 hp. Of course they probably weigh less too.

 

yuh that whole engine is crap the head is 8 valves and the compression is crap

 

haha my friend drives a metro yea its 3 cylinders of crap.

 

ok so this is what he decided hes going to put pistons from a 16 valve engine which is crap but the pistons are good should he also get the crank the engine is gonna be thrown away so he can get anything he wants but the engine wont start already tried on another EG hatch after the pistons a mini-me and put A/C on it tint the windows some rims and intake and DONE!! lol thats wut he wants
BTW hes the stupid brother in the family

 

Canadian CXs had a D15B7. 16 valve, 1.5L, Non VTEC. Should have had a 56mm T/B. The tach is not a give-away, as neither CXs or DXs had tachs here.

Regardless, Mini-me's seem to be popular on most boards. Why not search out a JDM D15Z? Probably just as cheap, and more reliable.

 

so it does have 16valve
guess i will have to wait till he gets around to opening it up and see hearin this is a 60HP engine im quessing that AC compressor will kill the engine right well he dont care bout it
if it were mines i would swap it or do wut he suggested he would d this mornin but iono
so if its 16 valve minime would be kinda easy to do otherwise he need 4V recessed piston ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slperhybrid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so it does have 16valve
guess i will have to wait till he gets around to opening it up and see hearin this is a 60HP engine im quessing that AC compressor will kill the engine right well he dont care bout it
if it were mines i would swap it or do wut he suggested he would d this mornin but iono
so if its 16 valve minime would be kinda easy to do otherwise he need 4V recessed piston ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If he doesn't really care about going fast then he should probably just stick with the motor he has. The best way for us to give you advice would be to know the engine code. Next time you get the chance, check it and let us know.