OK, I am currently looking into doing a swap for my '90 sedan because we all know how much those d15b2's suck! Anyway, I would like to know what the rest of the HT'ers think would be the best swap to go with.

BTW: Please base opinions based on price, driveability, longevity, performance, and the fact that I am a college student.

 

Go with the ZC and a SI tranny. Great first swap. ZC's can be had for 500(ballpark)...and I've seen SI trannys gor for a 100....nice HP/$$ upgrade if you ask me.

 

If you want to keep it simple, D16A6. Why do I say that when you can obviously have the DOHC ZC with more power? This is why -

And we all know Mustang Dyno's read 15% lower then Dynojets and from that there is a percentage lower then crank.......

 

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And we all know Mustang Dyno's read 15% lower then Dynojets and from that there is a percentage lower then crank.......</TD></TR></TABLE>


if you had little more to work with cash wise i'd say LS swap

 

In a sedan I would have to say with the added weight to have something fun and quick I would looking to B-series. If I had the money I would have myself a nice little "stock" sedan...oh yeah and nevermind the PSHT everytime I shift.

 

I'm putting a d16z6 in mine.

The engine is cheap, the parts are cheap and easy to find, and there are a TON of aftermarket parts for it.

Plus, it has almost as much power as the DOHC ZC and costs much less.

 

I just got done dropping a sohc zc in yesterday having tried starting it up yet...way too tired and it was too dark. "Planning" on starting it up and rolling it saturday. I'd have to say it was the easiest swap i've ever done.

Planning on slapping a d16y8 head on and going vtec, just for a little more power and a newer cleaner head.

Planning on selling it after that though. no need for a 4th vehicle.

 

b16a build

 

If you had the money H22 if you don't you can't go wrong with a DOHC ZC. I did a DOHC ZC swap in january, easy as hell and fun too. If you're gonna do a D16a6 why not just take one more step and go ZC because its the same swap, the only difference is you have 2 cams and more torque and horsepower. They are very reliable, I beat the **** out of mine and it's still running nice, any questions check out The ZC Resource.

 

More torque and horsepower? Maybe horsepower but lets see a Dyno to prove torque.

 

I VOTE K20A JDM DC5 Swap

 

either b series or a sohc vtec is so sweet in a 4th gen anything

 

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BTW: Please base opinions based on price, driveability, longevity, performance, and the fact that I am a college student. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ever wonder what you are going to have to do when it comes time to smog your car? Basically you would either have to get the B16 and make your car Del Sol specs, or get the K20 which is pretty expensive... You should probably reconsider the entire thing. The others wont pass or can't be BAR certified, for example the B20 "truck" engine, etc

 

it seems like i read sumwhere that as long as the motor that is being swapped is newer than the car that it is going into.........[in Cali] it;s legal. Is this true?

 

No Japanese spec engines are not. They must have all of the US emssions control devices on them and must have a US equivalent, etc But yes the engine must also come out of the same year car or newer.

 

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The D16a6 only puts out 96 tq where a DOHC ZC puts out 106 tq, having driven both engines in the same car I can personally confirm.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SwissChEz82 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The D16a6 only puts out 96 tq where a DOHC ZC puts out 106 tq, having driven both engines in the same car I can personally confirm.</TD></TR></TABLE> Mine put out 113, to the wheels I'm sorry, this is a like a political fight, I am going to stay and Conservative and scream D16A6 all day.

 

I say go with a D16Z6 cheap, easy to get parts for and it's got VTEC. .. y0.

 

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Being that as it may, i think I should change my question a little bit.--&gt;What engine would give me the most "bang for my buck" and would also be legal in California?

 

Whoa your quote says that I am the user M15. LOL

Anyways, how much are you willing to spend my brother?

 

i got ls/vtec turbo ........ eveyone needs a 12 sec winter beater

 

A CR/VTEC setup would be nice...
But the engine bay in an EF sedan is quite small so I cant see it happening without major structural changes.

 

He is trying to keep it CARB-friendly.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SlobberGoat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A CR/VTEC setup would be nice...
But the engine bay in an EF sedan is quite small so I cant see it happening without major structural changes.</TD></TR></TABLE> You mean no structural changes as the USDM Sedan is the same as all the other CRX/Civic's state side engine bay wise.

 

i say keep it d series bro, I have a b series in mine but I would recommend D. Why well for smog one and for cops second

try a mini me swap(if interested let me know I got y8 head)


just trying to help u stay carb legal and yeah JDM engines won't pass