ok its the s del sol witht he d 16y8 i think. now heres my problem is that i live in las vegas and i have smog laws over here. but like any tunner i want more power. i would like to at some point put a turbo on it and may be a little shot of Nos just for fun. But my real question here is what sohc vtec could i put in with out worrie or somg if any. or should i just stay with my motor that i have in it now and tune it. plz help.


future plans
c.a.i
turbo
high flow cat (carb legal)
exhaust
short throw shifter
lowering springs
tokico illumina shocks (5-way abjustable)
upper and lower strut bars rear and front
and my more lol to many to name

 

BUMB

 

most turbos are not for smog unless u get a cheap kit running 5 psi

 

ok so up to what motor can i put in and be safe if any

 

to find out more about d-series turboing....go here http://www.turbod16.com/

personally i run n/a, so i dont know much about turbos....but im pretty sure that any turbo you put in will not pass smog unless it is a carb exempt turbo kit (i.e. greddy, etc).

 

turbo or c.a.i., not both

edit: the greddy kit is CARB legal, though I wouldn't worry about it unless you're in cali.

 

what year sol? if its the s trim, its a d15 for 93-94 and d16 non-vtec for 95-97. the si's got the z6 or y8 vtec motor.

 

keep the motor u have now, its great

 

get a del Sol Si, not S if you can...

 

ok ill check to see what motor it has in it and post. i know its a d16 just have to look at the other letters or numbers. and thanks for the link to guys

 

hey i got a del sol wit intgra front end wit H22 motor swap u kan chek itout on my site at http://www.Xanga.com/onexjourney.com

 

ok took a look at the motor to day its a d16z6 . ill post some pics later if i can. so is this a good motor to start with or i should say to boost. thanks

 

if you have a d16z6 then you have an Si model Del Sol.

either that or the previous owner swapped that motor into your S model.

either way you're gonna have to swap in a motor that's NEWER than than the chassis of your car (i.e. - if you have a 93-95 then you must get a motor that's 96+).

i'd either get an b18b or a d16y8 from the 96+ Civic EX's and boost that.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MARSH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'd either get an b18b or a d16y8 from the 96+ Civic EX's and boost that.</TD></TR></TABLE>

why swap out a z6 for a y8?

 

^^i was talkin' about if he was still plannin' on gettin an engine swap....as in a lower mileage y8.

but you're absolutely right...no need to swap it out...the z6 can be boosted as well.

 

ok thanks. if i put a b16 in it would i have to worry about smog. and if i put a newer year z6 in it would the ecu work from my old z6?

 

it won't pass with a b16 swap. there are ways around it though (not illegaly) if you research or talk to your local smog refs/DMV.