i have a d15b7 bottom and a sohc zc head that i want to put on for more aggressive acceleration. if anyone has some insight if this is a good build or will bolt up fine please let me know, also what head gasket should i use? etc etc anyone got an idea?

 

bump for help. please guys

 

What ZC?

Just use a shorter ratio transmission.

 

its a SOHC zc head obd0 with a d15b7 bottom block. so my question is, will it work?

 

It'll work. It's basically just going to be like running a stock engine with a tiny bit more kick. If your car is still DPFI, then yeah you'll feel a difference. If it's already MPFI then it's not going to be anything drastic (if at all). As stated, a shorter geared tranny would probably make a bigger impact.

As for the head gasket, it's basically still going to be stock so use a normal head gasket (B2/B7/A6, etc). You can also use the Z6 head gasket which is actually cheaper at the dealer and is metal, but you have to make sure both the head and block are straight and within spec.

 

It should work. I would convert it to MPFI first. On my old engine i had an A6 with a zc cam and that thing was a mean mother.

 

ok sweet. thanks guys. so i have another question, what would be a nice daily driver drop height for a civic hatch, im currently slammed but i want to raise it, so what would be a decent daily driver height?

 

That's fairly subjective. High enough to get over speed humps is a good measurement.

 

get a exospeed stage 3 cam...bisimoto valve springs....pm6 pistons.....you would have a good lil daily driver revin up 9k all day no problem.....