I've got a d16a6 i'd like to "pep" up a bit just wondering about little tips/experiences you guys have had that you noticed made a different.As far as maintance I've change the oil,filter,tranny fluid,fuel filter,pcv valve,cleaned out the IACV and ran some injector cleaner through.any experiences/tips would be appreciated,thx Matt

 

please close mods,my bad wrong section

 

whaaaaaaaa? what mods do you have to your motor? do you have the usual intake/header/exhaust?

if you're looking for more power you can try adding either a cam or going boosted...

 

yeah, i've owned an a6 for about 2 months.
i went from an LS w/gsr tranny to this little single cam
and it's just as fun as the ls..

so anyway, when i swapped the motor in my hatch,
i had a hollowed out cat, intake and OBD1 converted/p06 ecu.
with those stuff already done to the car, i've walked a auto 95 legend, many LS's and the most fun was the gsr with intake.

after some serious fun with that motor, i decided to go with the sohc zc camshaft swap, y8 intake manifold and the 99 y8 tubular header, butt tuned with my vafc.

i had that last set up for maybe two days TOPS. the damn cam caused either a rod knock or some serious valve clap. but yeah, that set up was FUN. had power throughout the rpms.

 

 

i'm looking more for little tricks like the y8 manifold etc,thx for the replys so far

 

what up redef. I am in the same boat as you. i just acquired a hatch with a d16a6 in it. right now i have dc headers, aem cai, and magnaflow catback. i have been trying to just get a lil more power from it like you. what i have been suggested on other sites are the following......port polishing of the head, and manifold, bored throttle body (or throttle body from a b series), lightened flywheel, cam, pistons, msd ignition, fuel rail, and turbo.

i am not too sure what all those would do and how much money you are trying to spend. for me, my hatch is my daily driver so i was thinking of getting a cam for sure. i am between getting a sohc zc cam and a performance cam. I have heard that the zc is slightly better than the stock a6 cam, but i saw an exospeed stage 2 cam for 200 bucks that looks like it might be my winner. I am also looking into boring my throttle body or getting a b series TB. i am also thinking of the upgraded fuel rail and the ignition although i am still not too sure how these 2 will help in gains.

hopefully this helps on just some of the stuff that is available for the a6. i will prolly never end up replacing my pistons or getting everything ported and polished unless i need to.
anybody else with suggestions or clarifications??

 

you should of hit me up about a hour ago because i just sold and shipped out a zc sohc cam for $65

 

 

damn chorizo i just saw your other post where you mentioned it for sale. does a zc cam make much of a difference from an a6 cam?? will you come up on another. youre local to me so i could always just pick it up

 

if you want one pm me your number and i will get you another one

 

is there that much of a difference from the a6 cam?

 

supposibly it does have better lift than a a6 cam so i remember reading on here somewhere...also got good news because i picked up on another zc sohc head with the cam in it late last night so hit me up if you want it
https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...&highlight=cam

 

I didnt feel any difference between my a6 and sohc zc cam. If I was to swap cams on the cheap I would look into delta cam's regrinds. Just tell them what you want as far as where you want your power range(down low, midrange, High rpm's) and they will custome grind it for you. 272 will idle like a v8 but rip all the way up to 8k

Also I would look into PB tuning for a 68mm taper bore throttle body, space plate, and a cleaned up/ported z6/a6 intake. Eveything about the y8 in my book is fail boat. Then rock a header and exhaust, get it tuned and call it a day.

 

I had the same experience with a couple of zc cams, Now for those who do MPFI swaps on their d15s... well thats a diff. story.

I'm with rat city rex. Nice cam, intake, exhaust and some tuning, otherwise if you want best bang for your buck put together a home made turbo set up.

 

im running a sohc zc,pretty much the same thing as a a6,i have a y8 intake mani,LS Tb,header exhaust and a cai and it feels way peppier than my a6 ever did. but i guess everyones experience is different.

 

what tranny are all you running? the stock si one or a dx tranny? that will make a difference if you are wanting to be quicker through the gears

 

i like boost. its not too expensive, and if you do it correctly, it could be a pretty quick daily. i dont have an a6, ive got a d15b vtec, ls tb, and an 88 crx si trans. gears arent too long, so its pretty quick