its it better to swap out the short block of a z6 for a mini-me setup or to just keep the full z6? are mini-me swaps only good for head swapping, not short block swapping? would swapping out the short block lose power? thanx

 

the whole point to the mini me motor setup is the dx block for its torque characterisitcs, so, if u want a good amount of power, find yerself an ex/si head

 

i wanted to bring this back up by asking is lsvtec/crvtec the same thing as the mini-me swap? it seems to do the same thing (up the torque)but just more expensive. am i correct? so in that case must you build up the nonvtec block to except higher revs to?

 

There is no torque benefit on a mini-me. The dx engine just sucks. The mini-me is a poor excuse to make up for it and no more. Its just easier to swap a head than an engine. the d-series blocks are so over engineered its rediculous. The weak link is R's & P's. So there is no building needed. Just swap the head.

The ls/vtec is a little more complicated because of the external oil line. The mini-me doesnt need it. Neither does an h23 with h22 head combo.