today i bought a 99 civic EX, power evrything, moves when i push the gas and handles great! I know its not an Si but the D16Y8 does have a good after market performance back up right? And if im not mistaking isnt it 135 hp 113 torq? I dont know much about the D16Y8 and i was wondering is it Vtec? I was at a car lot and i took it for a test drive, it was love at first flooring of the pedal, i did scare the hell out of the car sells man. I was driving a suzuki swift (sold 89 civic in Va cause i moved to Nm) for an point A to B car but once i drove this car i new i wanted it.

 

yeah the d16y8 is a vtec motor, and does a strong aftermarket following. people are doing some pretty crazy thing with turbo single cams these days.

 

It has 127 hp

 

congrats bro..welcome to the EJ8 club...

 

yeah. get some pictures up and u could join the ej8 squad... i forgot the link brb

 

im going to have some pics up tomorrow, Im starting to look for exhaust for my car and do you guys recomend any certain brand, i am wanting a more aggressive sound but i dont want something to loud were its annoying, any suggestions? And is there a cold air intake that you guys now of that is good quality but doesnt kill the wallet. Im not very good with the info on this gen of civic so would you tell me what the ej8 is? and what is the ej8 squad? Thanks for any info.

 

127hp 111tq I believe.... nice car though.. I loved mine when I had it!!!

 

i drive a 96 ex, im dropping a b16a in it next week. wish people would respond to my damn thread so i can get my questions answered before the swap.

 

congrats... pics??

 

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AEM c.a.i.

 

congrats man i just bought an ex that body style as well which it has some stuff done to it like a cf hood "which i kinda dont want anymore" btw why color is your car

 

*cough* turbo it *cough*

 

if im not mistaken sohc vtec in your 99ex= vtec for gas mileage, meaning the car is great for commuting

 

yup thats true cause the d16y8 is slow as **** i mean damn i can run faster than my car it feels like stock sohc sucks

 

EJ8 is the code in the VIN number. Honda gave all cars a different code. EJ8 means it's a 96-00 coupe/sedan with D16Y8 motor.

For civic's -
EF/CRX: Pre 92
EG: 92-95
EK: 96-00
EP: 01-06
EM2: 01-05

You have a EJ8..also more commonly refered to as a EK...same thing.

 

sohc dont suck, you suck. learn how to modify your car. and the car has vtec, not vtec-e or e-vtec or whatever you guys think. its sohc vtec so you cant really hear it or feel it. but if you turbo it, youll kill pretty much all all motor b series

 

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It's fun when you pop the hood for a b series guy that just got smoked though. And yes sohc slow but let the driver make the best of it. Turbo is easiest way to get those ******* going. Little nitrous doesn't do wrong neither, put you well into 14s.

Or just swap it...

 

it's the 4th, 5th, and 6th characters in your VIN. They're not actually EK or EG, but that's just the common way to refer to those chassis'. Yours would be considered an EK (or correctly, an EJ8)

 

yea i know turbo the sohc but i dont know i mean everyones different i think im gonna go the all motor way instead of the turbo just becasue this motor i have already has like 100k miles on it and i didnt mean sohc sucks i ment stock sohc are slow i didnt mean you cant buid the **** out of them because they can get pretty beastly if you do the right stuff to them or so ive heard

 

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i can gurantee that if you run a built n/a sohc vtec(without turbo/nitrous) you wont be able to come near b series motors with just i/h/e, your best bet is to turbo the damn thing since u already have 100k and whose telling you these lies?

 

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that's a heck of a loong sentence......good luck w/ the build

 

gluck with the new civic man!!!!keep us updated

 

Ditto to what eksi said. With the money you spend with i/h/e,HP camshafts, porting, highcomp pistons, etc, you could have used that money on a b18 swap that has way more NA potential that SOHC. Plus adv/ret the cam will make u lose gains on top or bot depending on which way you turn, unlike DOHC.

 

i love how this guy can get 24 posts about his new stock ex, but i cant get any info on my swap.


link: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1564995 please help a brotha out!