Ok, here's the suckass story in a nutshell...
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car stolen ( 94 honda civic EX)
insurance not covered for theft so and rapped in the a-hole
car recovered
payed out the *** for towing
brought back to my house
no engine or wiring harness or any of that good stuff
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My friend just crashed his 97 civic dx hatchback (automatic) and is willing to give me anything i need for my car for free to try and get it back up and running.

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The basics of what's going on-------
I want to use as many parts as I can from my friends automatic 97 civic EK hatchback


********** This is what I'm thinking, I'll use my friends engine, a D15XX (i forget what the hell it is), and a OBD1 manual tranny that i have along with the shift linkage and **** i have to go with it.

So being my dumbass-mechanically-inclined self, i've got a few questions maybe some of you guys can help me with. lets start...

1.) Can i use my friends EK motor mounts?
2.) What engine harness whould i use, should i buy an OBD1 harness or use my friends OBD2?
3.) For the ECU (which i will need to buy) will i need a conversion harness at all?
4.) Any other parts i should use from my friends civic?
5.) Do i need to use a OBD2 Dx ECU since i will be running a OBD2 engine?

More questions are on their way


Modified by iSRT_Vtec at 5:47 AM 6/25/2006

 

im pretty sure the mounts are different cause its an auto maybe the one motor mount might work. you need the stock engine harness for your car and a obd1 dx ecu your ecu was jacked to huh? all you can really use is his motor and linkage. just keep your car obd1.

 

up for more info

 

1.) Can i use my friends EK motor mounts?

no, as you can see the bays are different - d-series mounts are inexpensive anyway

2.) What engine harness whould i use, should i buy an OBD1 harness or use my friends OBD2?

obd1 harness for sure, and get an OBD1 P06-A01 ECU (i had this same setup in my '92 DX [D16Y7]

3.) For the ECU (which i will need to buy) will i need a conversion harness at all?

no, not if its OBD1

4.) Any other parts i should use from my friends civic?

see as you go - i'd remove the DIZZY and the ALTERNATOR and get OBD1 D-series ones - will make the swap MUCH easier

5.) Do i need to use a OBD2 Dx ECU since i will be running a OBD2 engine?

you cannot use the OBD2 DX ECU from his car (it is automatic and OBD2 lol) get your hands on the P06-A01 Manual and you're fine with that motor.

 

Thanx man^^^^

any other opinions/advice?

 

that sounds like it - you'll need 5spd axles for the D16Y7 also - pretty much as if you were doing a B-series swap just with a D16Y7. don't let it get you down, my friend ben has a D16Y7 in his EG - turbo kit sent him into the 12's as far as 1/4mi goes... good luck and don't hurt yourself!

 

bump

 

I think you will need the obd2 jumper cable to an obd 1 ecu.