I have a 97 civic ex coupe with a D16Y8 in it. All stock right now, except for a glass-pack muff i might put on tomorrow (oh, and it's a v-tec btw, but no logo on the valve cover... )

Is a D16Y8 worth modding? I believe its around 127 hp, and I'm not sure the torque, but I see that people want Y8 heads and intake manifolds, I believe.

So do we think that this baby is worth hanging onto?

"I call her Tina, cuz she's small and sweet, but when i hit her, she can really scream."

 

Though I'm not a huge fan of the D16Y8 as a performance platform, or any D-series engine for that matter, there are a lot of people who love them and even seek them out.

Torque comes in at a mind blowing 107 lb-ft.

It's popular to turbo them.

Oh, and all '96-'00 EX coupes and sedans got the SOHC VTEC D16Y8. They're all VTEC. None of them say VTEC on the valve cover though.

 

i just finished a jdm gsr motor in my buddy's 98 coupe...awesome power and very fun to drive

 

they respond very well to boost and make alot of torque when boosted. but if ur not gonna boost it than i would swap it out for something else. b18c1, ls/vtec, b20/vtec.