I have a 1997 Civic with a SOHC V-TEC Engine (I think it's V-TEC) and my brother was driving a suddenly throw a rod right threw the engine.

Basically what I'm asking is what are my options or replacing the engine.
What engines can I get for it?
And for everyday use, what would be practical to get for a decent price?
And how do I know what kind of engines will and wont fit?

 

almost any d series OBD2 motor will be a direct replacement not to mention there easy to find and cheap

 

where do i go about finding these?
I don't really know **** about my car.... or engines in general... don't really know what I'm looking for

 

look on the block and get the engine code (in front where the block meets the tranny) get on ebay motors and type that in the serch block and motors will pop up

 

okay thanks

so if i had an SOHC engine before could i change it out with a DOHC?
or vtec to non-vtec or visa versa? Or will it not fit the same?

 

lol they each have there own lil beast. the fit really aint the thing with v tech and non, thats just a couple of wires. and the switch to dohc isnt really a big deal either you just might have to pick up a couple extra things...... the real question is what do you have planed for the car in the future and what do you use it for?

 

Well, this is my first car.
Just turned 18 and bought a 1997 Honda Civic because I figured they are the most dependable and the easiest to fix....
But to be perfectly honest, I am only probably gonna use the car to get to point A to point B. I mean going fast isn't top priority but I would like to still have some power so I can have fun with it, but I'm not looking for it to be a "racing" car.

 

Any OBD 2 single cam motor vtec or non vtec is going to bolt in. Instead of ebay I would check into Hmotorsonline.com. It may cost a little more, but you get a warranty and you always know thier motors are not stolen or there is something wrong or parts missing.

If you decide to go with a dual cam you will have to swap mounts, transmissions, axles, ecu, and a few other things I just dont feel like listing them all.

 

Okay, then swapping it to a DOHC is out of the question. Thanks for the link tho...

 

if your gonna just use it as a driver then the cheap and easy thing to do is put the same motor back in it... you can always add somethings to it to make it a little faster. but with a honda your options are really endless. you can damn near put anything into anything (I HONDAS!!!!!!!)

 

I would at least go single cam vtec.

 

thats the same thing that happened to mine.. So I yanked out the old **** d16 and automatic trans, swapped a manual and b18c gsr in it and called it good.

 

Okay, well I looked at the site that was listed and I didn't find my b16y8 motor.... but I did find http://www.hmotorsonline.com/s...30027 this one.... which is a b20b 96-00(crv) long back

Now I wanted to know if this will fit, and if it does is the longback enough to fix my problem (throwing a rod)

 

i seriously cant find the d16y8 anywhere for sale...
can someone help?

 

i just saw a d16y7 (non vtec) for sale with axles, trans and everything for 250, check the marketplace when your out of trial mode.
http://www.hondamarketplace.co...33052

 

and as for installation....
should i go to a mechanic and pay an arm and a leg or get some of my car sabby buddies and try to put it in ourselves.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cory lu lu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Okay, well I looked at the site that was listed and I didn't find my b16y8 motor.... but I did find http://www.hmotorsonline.com/s...30027 this one.... which is a b20b 96-00(crv) long back

Now I wanted to know if this will fit, and if it does is the longback enough to fix my problem (throwing a rod)</TD></TR></TABLE>

The CRV motor will not bolt right in.There were plenty of single cam vtec motors on Hmotors. It doesnt have to be the d16y8 pretty much any single cam is going to bolt in.