As the title states, is there any interest in a D15B8 8 valve specific Mini Me VTEC conversion write up? I've looked on here before taking on this endeavor and the only thing I had found was that 16 valve pistons are necessary if it's not already in there. I've found a few other things that are different on the 8 valve motor. My work is still in progress but it's close enough to completion to do a write up.

 

do it.
if it desnt help anyone in the future, it will still show what you have done.

 

there's already enough.

if you want to do a d15b8 + d15b7 head, that would be nice. it's a super cheap + easy upgrade.

 

I guess the same would apply because there are a couple of things that are different from the CX/D15B8 motor compared to the DX/EX/Si D15B7/D16Z6. The stuff I had found while doing the swap are things that weren't mentioned with the good Mini Me info on here because they are based off DX engines. I guess I'll search some more and if I don't find the info on here then I'll do the write up.

 

d15b7 and d15b8 blocks are identical. bauleycivic's writeup mentions this.

there are a few earlier d15b8s that have 2 valve relief pistons btw.

 

yeah, the blocks themselves are the same but there is a difference in the coolant lines (or lack of for the B8 haha) and a small difference on the intake manifold. that's something i didn't find when researching. i expected a straight swap and plug and play with only additional wiring for the VTEC solenoid.

 

yes, please do a writeup. I just got a jdm d15b head for my d15b8, and could definitely use a writeup.

 

Well the write up itself is the same as a regular mini me. The small differences are with a MAP sensor and a coolant line variation. Maybe instead of doing a whole write up I can just put in detail what the differences are and what to look out for.

 

anything would help me id appreciate it. i have a b8 and want to go mini me for sure so im still trying to figure out which head i should go with because i havent bought a head yet