any guys out there who can give me some knowledge...
i'm trying to swap out my 1.3 carb engine for a 1.5 Vtec engine..
Do i have to change the mounting or any other serious thing that
i have to take into account??

 

what kinda car u have?!?!?! 1.3?!??! u can find d15's for $500 easy...but i dunno of any1.3 civics so dunno if itll bolt rite in...

 

1.5 Vtec?. . . I thought the LS,DX,and CX all came with 1.5L w/o VTEC, correct me if I'm wrong!

 

VX + HX, 1.5L VTEC

 

vx came with vtec-e...what ever the **** that means...i have a vx and i dont feel a vtec kicking in

 

i am assuming he is from a foreinh country. in which case ther have a 1.5 vtec that is very similar to the d16z6. about 125hp. it would probally be a bitch b.c of the carbs. might intail changing fuel system.

 

That's because, i believe, vtec-e instead of being tuned for performance, is tuned for gas milage and reliability.

that makes sense...i have a turbo and im still getting like 70 mpg...j/k

 

The "E" stands for elephant...because the car is as fast as one.

 

hey ppl do you know what i mean??I'm from the east
My car came with a 1300cc carb engine...
so i was trying to swap it out and drop the 1.5 vtec engine
into it...
the question is, do i have to change the mounting??

 

ohh btw, vtec-e stands for vtec-economy
without vtec, it's working in 12valve mode...
when vtec came in, it works in 16valve mode

 

Here in Australia, the civic 'breeze' came with a 1.3 carby engine. It was the base model.

 

i'm from asia...
but luckily our eg came with 1.3 and 1.5 vtec...
and it's quite unluckily i got the 1.3engine!!
so like to know anything have to do to the mounting??

 

well if you could have had a 1.5 from the factory but yours has a 1.3, then you are not too far from a swap.

since you say both motors were available in the same chassis, there is your answer. You need to look at a 1.5 in the same chassis you have, that will give you a clearer picture.

sounds like you need a 1.5 swap with everything... so maybe look for a wrecked car that had a 1.5 and go about stripping it of everything for use on your car


[Modified by owen_the_soyboy, 10:04 AM 7/30/2002]

 

You will need to ditch any wiring under the hood, and replace with the complete wiring from an upper model, one with the d15. If you get everything, it will be a drop in swap. Engine, tranny, axles, wiring harness, dristibutor, etc. You can probabally salvage your shift linkage, depending on the 1.4 liter being a d- series as well.