Ok guys im looking to do the mini me swap but im piecing the thing together little by little. I got ahold of a head that is Vtech but need to know what year. Its got like 3 places that have numers and dont know wvat to look for. And would I have to get the Intake Manifold off of the same year?

 

what year is the car?? as long as its a y8 head or a z6 head.. ur good to go!!!

 

oh and u dont have to get a manifold off of the same year, but a lot of peeps like the y8 mani better than the z6

 

let me re-phrase the question... The head i have i dont know wut year it of civic it belongs to. i know its a vtec head. but there are numerous numbers on the head, im trying to identify wut year it came off of. and i dont know if its a y8. need help.

 

So any way to find out what year civic this head came from?

 

there should be the last two digits of the year stamped on the front of the head inside a small circle

 

Go to the FAQ.

Find the Head Code thread.

 

VTEC

 

ok turns out that got a 97 EX D16Y8 head. But does it matter if it was from a auto or manual in doing a mini me?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djspecter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok turns out that got a 97 EX D16Y8 head. But does it matter if it was from a auto or manual in doing a mini me?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, because the auto intake manifold has different sensors than the manual, and won't be compatible with the manual wiring harness or ecu.

 

no

 

Well I got the head and not the intake manifold. But that was my next question. Do I have to get that same year manifold? Or can i use the one I got in my 93 DX? my car is 5speed.

 

Use the distributor from your motor, and get an IM for a D16Z6 with all the sensors.

 

um.....sensors?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djspecter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">um.....sensors?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes .... did you think all the wires and stuff that went to your intake manifold were just grounded out?

 

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Yes .... did you think all the wires and stuff that went to your intake manifold were just grounded out? </TD></TR></TABLE>
well strange, but some people might think this every now and then.

 

ok so i use the same year as the head i got correct? and I use a manifold from a D16ZC?
what year did these come off of? And would it matter if the manifold came from a vtech or not?

 

Would it be ok to get a D16ZC manifold from a 1st gen integrathats 5 speed?

 

D16ZC manifold from the 1st gen integra?

 

The D15BUSDM, D15BJDM, D16Z6, D16Y8MANUAL manifolds will all work fine.

Retain the sensors from your original manifold (your 93dx).

Your original manifold will work (93 DX manifold).

 

So your saying that my stock Manifold will work fine then with this swap?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djspecter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So your saying that my stock Manifold will work fine then with this swap? </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B serious &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The D15BUSDM, D15BJDM, D16Z6, D16Y8MANUAL manifolds will all work fine.

Retain the sensors from your original manifold (your 93dx).

Your original manifold will work (93 DX manifold). </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

ok thanks B serious. Then why do people go with the D16ZC manifold?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by djspecter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok thanks B serious. Then why do people go with the D16ZC manifold?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Never heard of people doing that. Maybe its bigger.

Are you sure you're not talking about the D16Z6 manifold? I think it's a bit bigger than the DX manifold.

The manual Y8 manifold would be the most desireable for your application. It's the largest of the D manifolds.


Modified by B serious at 9:56 PM 12/8/2007

 

OP... Have you ever worked on a car before? Cuz someone who sounds like they know nothing about Hondas, should not be doing this swap. Unless you have help.