i have an 88 ef hatch i want to swap in the upcoming summer. it has the stock d15b2, and im not looking for crazy power, but a little more. i would do work to this engine but i have no idea how many miles are on the motor because a different cluster was put in the car before i bought it. i was wondering what motor, preferably d series, would be the best and what else i would have to do to swap it.

and the only reason im preferring a d series is because i already have a limited slip d series trans in the car, but i would love to hear alternatives

 

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do either a d16a6 (if you can find a low milage one) or a dohc zc, its from the si in japan and is a drop in just like the a6. just change the ecu with either engine

 

d16z6, d16y8 ftw.

 

nope. you can't bar a DOHC ZC.if you want the best/cheap swap just get a SOHC ZC its perfectly legal and it has the same power as the z6 and you can stay obd0

 

theres more wiring with both of them, they have vtec and i believe there both obd1

 

well, whare i live there is no bar or passing a ref station. any motor you can stuff in there is legal..lol

 

I hate you

 

yeah but we have shittloads of snow in the winter, and - temps.. atleast your warm all the time lol

 

d16z6 swap ftw! I just put one into my hatch and I am very pleased. It was cheap and a pretty easy swap.

 

z6 obd1. y8 obd2.

 

http://ef-honda.com/ben/EFswapguide.php

 

yeeeee
same in miami

and y8 or ZC...y8 is badass i'd say the baddest single cam Dseries

 

a y8 is just a jdm version of the zc isnt it? they have pretty much the same specs

 

no sorry the z6 is a usdm zc had them confused

 

keep it simple and different. obd 0 sohc.... d16 with zc internals.... my first motor... miss that motor, ahhhh memories

 

it has alot to do with budget man even if you have a lsd tranny sell that **** and just go with a ls swap then lsv if built right you can get crazy power

 

did you read the original post? it basically is the exact opposite of what he wants as a project and an end result. he likes his tranny and he wants a d series........


88ef, simple is good. if you dropped in an a6, it would smoke youre b2 and be fun as hell with the limited slip. they are readily available, dirt cheap, should get close to the same gas mileage as a b2, and if you want to play later for a little more power yet, you can easily play with the a6 head (cam, milling, etc). youd be back in action in no time. vtec is overrated anyway.

 

only people who say that is people who don't have it, lol.

in my crx going from an a6 swap to an a6 block with a y8 head, I dropped .700 of a second in the 8th mile. went from running a 10.2 to a 9.5.

also going from an ls swap to a GSR swap.........Holy cow, vtec made a HUGE difference.

 

What does that come out to in the 1/4?
and what tranny did you have?

I sold my y8 last week, then the guys calls me saying that it was a y8 block with an a6 head.... damn, To assume it to make an *** out of U and ME.

 

crx dx transmission. don't know what that converts to in the 1/4. never ran it a a 1/4 mile track.

 

i appreciate all the input, and i kinda was considering a dohc zc motor, but now i think im gonna go single cam with internals, and if i change the ecu whats better obd1 or obd2?

 

obd1!

 

obd1 for sure.

 

I also agree on swapping in a D16Z6/D16Y8. Both can be obtained for fairly cheap and parts are everywhere. Great aftermarket support, and cheap to swap in.