ok, so here it goes. i just bought my car, 95 civic hatch vx,cx,dx dont know (who knows it might not even be that year) how would i find out wat model it is? now for the motor, the person who sold it to me just told me its a jdm motor. sorry guys, im a newbie at this stuff and i just need some help to get started. can u guys tell me wats under my hood? any help is appreciated. thx!




do you guys think i need new header?


dont know wat those wires are for, im guessing something for the vtech








Modified by dodger007 at 10:57 PM 3/6/2008

 

Word of advice, don't say vtech... People will rip your eyes out for that here. The correct acronym is vtec. Why people get mad and chew people out? I don't know. But just do it to avoid the beating. lol

The D15B is found in:

91-99 Honda Civic VTi EG4
92-98 Honda CRX VXi EG1

Which are japanese models, so yeah, that motor would be JDM y0.


As for figuring out what car you have, post pictures of the interior... Since the motor is obviously swapped, you can't tell from it.

 

in the third ir forth pix is that speaker wire????

and without a pix of the car how can we tell you what you drive dont want to sound like a dick but if he told you it was a ferrari would you have still bout it only to find out that its a pontiac ferio with a boduy kit .......do research before you buy something and and you wont be second guessing what you have now.

as far as i can tell its a civic with a motor that needs so help ....speaker wire WOW in the engine bay .....whats the world coming too

 

ok the motor in the car is a JDM D15B. it is a SOHC vtec model. it makes 130 HP @ 6800 RPMS.

and you have wires for your house phone under you hood? wtf? vtech powa!
proper term man is Vtec

 

well, vtec it is. dont want to get my head chewed off. sorry about no interior pics, dnt have ne yet ill get some as soon as i can. so now, does this motor come stock vtec or was it made into vtec?

 

WOW... Your going to be spending some time under that hood cleaning up that mess of a wiring job. I would just pick up a harness that is already wired for VTEC. That cluster [freak] of a wiring mess hurts...

Also its a D15B which is a JDM motor (already been stated). It also looks like it was converted from auto/manual (believe those speaker wires are hooked up to the reverse switch that run across the tranny).

Your header is rusted at the top (more like all around) but the dings on the bottom arnt terrible (not like your going for uber major performance anyway) and its a DC sport so atleast its not garbage, so i wouldnt jump to replacing that right away (unless of course you have a exhaust leak)

Its hard to tell if the valve cover is just faded or if its oil leaking out. If it is oil, order a Valve cover gasket and O rings for the spark plugs and replace them. If youve never worked on a car I sugest picking up a manual (for the motor you can get a 92-95 manual) and start with little things to learn.

 

Your VIN will say what trim your car is. Type it into this site:

http://www.carfax.com/

And it will tell you the trim. Changing the engine does not change the trim.

 

yeah, didnt think about looking on carfax. thanks

 

man... someone did a hack job on that vtec wiring.. but if it works i guess.... but i would honestly start reading about your car.. in the faq's section on here.. there is alot of information about your motor and everything how to wire the vtec the right way and all kinds of stuff.. lots of useful information in here

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1998336

but other then that.. it should be pretty peppy

 

omg that swap looks like hell, speaker wire to hook up the vtec system, a destroyed header, and the a/c lines hanging there. unless you have a lot of time on your hands get rid of that asap.

 

bump

 

wat i can tell you guys is that it runs great no problem, i just dont feel vtec kick in at all, the other thing is that the temp is cold 90% of the time.

 

looks like you bought another mans problems.

why dont you check the title for model and year? does the car have side moldings?

 

I am gonna guess it is a CX model because:

1. they added wiring for vtec for the D15B. cx did not have this wiring originally.

2. they added wiring for the 4 wire o2 sensor. cx came with a 1 wire o2 sensor originally.

lol @ the speaker wire, looks like the previous owner was a hack

 

damm .. just get a new swap call it a day

 

Welcome to the site man. Pick up a manual for your car (Helms, Haynes, Chilton) and browse the FAQ thread linked (permanently) at the top of the page on the 1992-2000 Civic Forum.
Before you make a post, use the red "Search" link at the top to see if your question has already been covered. That will save you lots of time and you can see what others experienced and what things were done to alleviate the problem.
And yes guys, the wiring looks like ****, but it's fixable. Give the guy a break.

 

hey guys, where exactly can i pick up some under hood wiring? and is it expensive

 

You mean an entire new engine harness?

 

yeah i have a lot of work (A LOT!!!!!!!)ahead of me i guess, i just wasnt too sure where to start at and wat to look for. i got it for $900, i hope i didnt get ripped off. and if i did, goes ahead guys keep attacking me more. lol!

 

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Post pics of the car itself (body, interior) and we'll decide.

But honestly, $900 sounds really good.

 

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Did you figure out what it is? If you didn't, I can check the VIN on my computer too.

 

vx

 

sorry guys, i was out of town. i havent had a chance to look it up but as soon as i get a chance ill take pics of the car