Okay .. i gave up on my previous swap ... now i have a non running <U></U>91 civic with a si tranny but no engine , i want to keep the si tranny but i need some suggestions on what engine is easiest to install and that would give some good power!

Open for suggestions!



Thanks Alot

 

D or B series tranny

 

d series 90-91 tranny

 

Well obviousl that tranny's gotta go if you go with the B... If you want cheap numbers just get a D and turbo it.

 

yea i know that one already ... i just want to know what engine off the d series is best to use for this car.

 

Come on guys im open for suggestions .. but i need a specific engine to look at ... d16a1? d16a8? zc? and pros n cons.. plz

 

sohc zc is probably the easiest, but myself im going with a obd1 sohc vtec engine, it has alot of aftermarket parts, unlike the the dohc zc, and has vtec, unlike the sohc zc, but thats my opinion. go to hmotorsonline.com, they have good cheap stuff

 

what are the engine codes? its easier for me to look them up .

 

Well I guess it really depends on what your goals are. But since you already have an si tranny, I would say go for the DOHC ZC. I have one and love it. Going turbo soon hopefully. Unless you're a single cam guy, then I would say SOHC VTEC ZC. But that's just my $.02 What's your budget like?

 

lets see here... d16z6, d16a6 (si motor), d15b vtec, d16y8, zc (basiclaly the si motor) those are all cheap swaps with ok power and u can find most of them on hmotorsonline, but good luck finding the z6.

 

naw ... it doesnt really matter .. just needed some suggestions ... but then are we taking about the jdm zc now? .. and yes i would like to go turbo in the future .. but right now i need a running car and donor engine quick.

 

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D16A6=SOHC non-vtec
ZC=DOHC non-vtec
D16Z6=SOHC vtec obd1
D16Y8=SOHC vtec obd2

 

okay .... good info .. now concerning all that obd crap i hear all the time and how sometimes its hard converting from each other.... what obd (0,I,II) engine do i have to get for the 91 civic std.

 

There were no actual ZCs in the US. To my knowledge the "ZC" is a sctricly JDM motor. Go with the DOHC if you're planning to turbo.

If you want more info on the zc, go here: The ZC Resource

 

im a full time student!, so i have little money! need an alternative to the expensive bseries swaps that why im going d series

 

uhm i dont think any body read the obd question ....


what obd (0,I,II) engine do i have to get for the 91 civic std. ?

 

OBD 0 for the cheapest. OBD 1 for a little more money. Go with a SOHC VTEC that would be good power and cheap.


88-91 Civics are OBD 0 from the factory

 

OBD0 - DOHC ZC is going to be the easiest to swap and give you the most power for the money - SOHC ZC would be the same as far as swapping, but less power

 

so i would have to find someone that sells a jdm zc? right?

 

You can try here: http://www.hmotorsonline.com

 

Yeah I agree with that..Dohc zc is the way to go in your case..Try and get the dohc zc ecu also ..

 

okay i think i found it ... its like 525 plus shipping rite .... url: http://www.hmotorsonline.com/s...30020

 

i have a d16a1 ecu of a 89 integra and a dizzy

 

Yeah that d16a1 ecu would work good,,but it runs the dohc zc alittle rich and the rev limit is higher..

 

^^yeah that would work, but it really could run a lot better with a PM7 or a chipped PM6. I know you are on a tight budget (so was I), but you can find some good deals out there if you are patient and look in the right places.

I was runnin stock PM6 ecu at first. When I got the chipped PM6 (with PM7 maps, etc) I felt a whole world of difference. Maybe not necessarily in power, but it just ran much better. But again, just my $.02