i have a d15 i got out of a friends 93 hatch for $250. its slow as all hell and i was wondering what would be the best route for sum hp without raping my bank account.

 

Build a Turbo kit. If you put one together yourself with used(but still good) parts i believe that you can have a turbo d for under $600.

Ebay for other bolt-ons. I wouldn't go with a turbo kit from there unless you really know the parts you're getting.

 

turbo D

 

Turbo it's only your way out...

 

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NOS.
Pour some liquid Hydrogen into your gas tank to kick it up a notch.

 

save all the money you will waste on boltons
and all the money you will save on gas....
and buy the engine of your choice when you have all of the money that you will need to buy said engine
that way you can start with a better base engine to modify
K unit

 

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and all the money you will save on gas....
and buy the engine of your choice when you have all of the money that you will need to buy said engine
that way you can start with a better base engine to modify
K unit </TD></TR></TABLE>
I hope you're not even thinking about inferring that he goes for a K-series swap. Thats like ... trying to import an exotic animal when you'll be perfectly happy with a healthy dog.

B-Series are not all that either. Can be expensive.

D-Series are best for cars that originally had a D-series engine in it. I'd think. They're the least inexpensive and easiest swaps to drop in.

Whats the full engine code? Cause D15 isn't it. If it's slow as garb then it sounds like a D15B7. If it is then we definately need to talk about getting you a better engine if you're willing to do so.

 

i meant dont do anything to the D lol
its like you people think that others dont have 9 zillion posts that they cant do a swap. THEY ARE BOLTS... they go in and out the same way your bolts go in and out....I just meant its like beating your head against the wall..coming from someone who has been the route.. I know..
do a little research wait a little while save up some money
and do it right the first time.... like my momma always said "it's not about Mr.s right now, It's about Mr.s RIGHT"

 

im not sure the exact engine code, but im pretty sure its the smallest engine honda makes. a shitty 1.5L. and its not the original engine the car came with, it came with a b16A1 but the guy who had it before me beat the dog **** out of it, the engine and tranny are so far past worth the money it would cost to fix, cuz it needs everything. my friend told me he was getting a new engine for his car, and would give me the old d15 out of his car for $250 and i thought it was a good deal. i mean i only really need a car that moves (and with the d15 it will) i just want it to move a bit faster. i just dont want old people to beat me up hills.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deshidk1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im not sure the exact engine code, but im pretty sure its the smallest engine honda makes. a shitty 1.5L. and its not the original engine the car came with, it came with a b16A1 but the guy who had it before me beat the dog **** out of it, the engine and tranny are so far past worth the money it would cost to fix, cuz it needs everything. my friend told me he was getting a new engine for his car, and would give me the old d15 out of his car for $250 and i thought it was a good deal. i mean i only really need a car that moves (and with the d15 it will) i just want it to move a bit faster. i just dont want old people to beat me up hills.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dude. I have a D15B7. Unless you have atleast a Manual D15B7 I think anybody can beat you up a hill... even a Kia.

Look on the engine and give us the exact code it's downline underneath the distributer. There is a metal label where the Transmision and engine block meet, it will have this code on it.


Anyway if you just want bolt ons/easy fixes for speed and torque you first need to make sure the engine is in good condition. It could already be loosing power somehow, so you need to run some tests.

Do a good 5w-30 oil such as Mobil 1.
A Cold Air intake will help also, but I don't how well one performs because I have a short ram

If you want to go further maybe a new exhaust header, and then possibly ( idunno if this is even makes sense) but a intake manifold with shorter runners?

But yeah it soulds like you want bolt ons that you can slowly add onto the engine in order not to deplete your funds.

 

piece together a turbo kit...

 

ya i have a 5 spd. i dont have the engine yet, im waiting for my buddy to pull it out and put in his new one. so i cant check the engine code. but since bolt ons are my best bet, what do you think the place to find them are, i kno ebay is good, but i could get screwed easily. cuz i kno people that have been. what do u think?

 

i had a d15b7 on an automatic tranny. slower then a glacier. well i got a jdm d15b and it definately made a difference. now if i swap in a manual tranny it will make an even better difference. you already have a manual tranny so if you got the d15b and maybe a nice cam and adjustable cam gear and had it tuned it would probably pull pretty good. if you want a seriously significant power increase right now, then yes turbo. my friend bought his whole turbo kit off ebay and it runs great.

 

i just dont want to spend a couple hundred on a turbo kit off sumone i kno nothin about then put it on, turn the key, and its dont work.

 

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you dont understand much about turbos right? or motors for that matter? perhaps you have the wrong hobby? or are you willing to learn?

 

What the hell are you talking about? You're getting a motor, what kind of car is it going in? More details please, you sound like you're halfway between drunk and mentally handicapped.

 

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this guy knows what he's talking about

my d16z6 was fun as hell w/ a greddy bolt on kit</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol, ur not following what they're tlaking about, when we say turbo D, we mean time at homemadeturbo.com and a turbo system cirucum 600 dollars, not a 3k greddy turbo system

at OP:
TURBO D!!!!!!

 

i kno very little about motors. this is my first car, its a 1992 civic hatchback that im putting a d15 into, i dont kno what kind of d15 it is yet but i do kno its slow as bawlz. i was told its the smallest engine handa made for a '92, im on this site everyday readin stuff tryin to learn about my engine and tranny. so cut me a damn break.

 

my friend with a stock ef DX put legecy enjectors in his d15..and a SI throttle body..runs rich as hell..but its sure quicker.

 

boost

 

The problem with this topic is that there are literally a half dozen D15 engines you could be getting ranging from a 62hp D15B6 up to the 125hp D15B VTEC JDM engine.

We need to know the entire engine code before anyone can offer up any really solid helpful info bro. I mean I'd never boost the 62hp D15B6, but I'd probably boost a 102hp D15B7 or a D15B VTEC engine.

Help us help you!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C5-EH2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The problem with this topic is that there are literally a half dozen D15 engines you could be getting ranging from a 62hp D15B6 up to the 125hp D15B VTEC JDM engine.

We need to know the entire engine code before anyone can offer up any really solid helpful info bro. I mean I'd never boost the 62hp D15B6, but I'd probably boost a 102hp D15B7 or a D15B VTEC engine.

Help us help you!</TD></TR></TABLE>

EXACTLY, and the jdm d15b has 130 hp

 

are all d15b jdm? cause i got that on my car when i brought it and its pretty slow.

 

no jdm d15b is not the same as usdm yours is usdm and there are so many d15bs if you would read the other posts you could have learned that. now you have a d15b? you are still missing some of the engine code and the code/engine you need help with is the one your getting not the one you have so thats the code we need