I dont really wanna do an engine swap on my civic right now it might happen next year. Its just a daily driver, but I wanna make it just a little more fun to drive. Im thinking about putting around $200 into it, but I dont know what to do. I know almost all of you will say engine swap but like I said I dont wanna put that much $ into my civic right now. Any ideas???? thanx.

 

for 200 bucks on a wagovan, you really not going to get a noticeable upgrade..the dual point kinda stinks..to get a noticeable difference and better gas mileage i would try to source parts to do a mpfi conversion...all you need is 4 injectors a si or dx ecu a mpfi intake manifold wire and a injector resistor box and a lot of patience..i have all these things i will sell relatively cheap all i dont have is a injector resistor box as i still using mine..i did my conversion pretty cheap and i noticed a large difference and still yet the swap may seem diffucult but anyone can do it with some patience and a soldering tool..

 

ok how much would that cost me? Could I pick one up at a junkyard?

 

MPFI conversion and D16A6 cam with D16Y7/Y8 cam gear. You should be able to do that for $200 and you'll basically have a D15A6 at that point.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88wago5sp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok how much would that cost me? Could I pick one up at a junkyard?</TD></TR></TABLE>

price varies and junkyards are iffy,most si's have been raped already..

d16a6 intake manifold (complete)
pm6 ecu
mpfi injector resistor box
88-91 si or hf distributor
injector plugs

 

you could probobly find a injector resistor box on ebay or something you may get lucky and find one on an integra or something i would definetly go with an mpfi conversion and a cam you will notice 10 to 20 horsepower difference roughly with a jump in gas mileage

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89 civic si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for 200 bucks on a wagovan, you really not going to get a noticeable upgrade..the dual point kinda stinks..to get a noticeable difference and better gas mileage i would try to source parts to do a mpfi conversion...all you need is 4 injectors a si or dx ecu a mpfi intake manifold wire and a injector resistor box and a lot of patience..i have all these things i will sell relatively cheap all i dont have is a injector resistor box as i still using mine..i did my conversion pretty cheap and i noticed a large difference and still yet the swap may seem diffucult but anyone can do it with some patience and a soldering tool..</TD></TR></TABLE>He cannot use a DX ecu

 

sorry if i worded it screwy i was trying to say si ecu

 

i got an injector box and some wiring laying around as well as the manifold ...

 

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Would you be interested in selling all that? Every junkyard I've been to doesn't have one single SI. I can find the MPFI manifold easily (off like a D15B7) but I don't know where I'm going to get an SI distributor or a PM6 ECU

 

well i actually have the whole engine in the back ... its a d16a1 / the wiring/ injector box / misc. stuff/ and 2 ecus that i dont use a pm9 and a pg4. i dont know if any of this stuff is good for you ... but i know injector box has universal applications.

 

i will sell everything from my si motor intake ecu injectors distributor its all just laying around in good condition

 

how much would you give it to me for?

 

Id say mpfi and when you get money a b swap

 

BuMp for MPFI

 

so anyone wanna sell me an mpfi and everything i need for cheap?

 

get a si tranny!

 

why should he get an si trans.. everything iv heard is that only the 5th gear is different the rest is the same as the dx trans.. thats what i got from a thread on here. id rather have a longer 5 gear for the highways. do a zc swap.. cheap and more power.

 

no its not the only difference i have had both trannys ... and all the gears are shorter including the 5th of course ... it would be nice to have the same 5th gears as the dx for highway driving ... im just gonna do that when i need to rebuild it .. i have all three of the trannys (STD/DX/Si) so i know what the difference is (not to mention i rebuild trannys all the time)

 

^the final drive is different. thats why one is at 4000revs on the highway and the other is at 3000revs

 

I forgot the si tranny...If you plan on staying d series than Si tranny is the best deal because if you get a d16 or zc later it comes with everything except wiring and injector box.

DX tranny blows as does a LS tranny does for b series

 

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DX tranny blows as does a LS tranny does for b series</TD></TR></TABLE>


thank you

 

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i guess u havent heard the right things

 

my si trans is great except for 5th gear at 80 mph im at 4k rpm which stinksi dont know what im going to do but something is going to change

 

that and he would have to change his hubs.. buy a new clutch, axles, etc... lets be practical

just save your money dood, no sense in making a 18 second car funner to drive.