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Mini-Me Y7/Z6 HELP!!!

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Old May 13, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Default Mini-Me Y7/Z6 HELP!!!

I HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED TO START A MINI-ME SWAP IN MY 97 DX HATCH. i ALREADY HAVE THE Y7 BLOCK AND HEAD BUT PLAN ON GETTING A Z6 HEAD TO GIVE IT THE LS/VTEC (HINTS THE MINI ME). I HAVE SPENT DAYS RESEARCHING AND IM PRETTY SURE I GOT MOST THINGS DOWN JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

WHAT I UNDERSTAND I WILL NEED:
- THE WHOLE Z6 HEAD INCLUDING DISTRIBUTOR CAP, VALVE COVER, NEW PLUGS/WIRES, AND THE V TEC SOLONOID
-Z6 OR Y8 HEAD GASKET (PREFERENCE?)
-P28 ECU
-Z6 TIMING BELT
-WIRE AND PLUG FOR VTEC OIL PRESSURE SWITCH

NOW THATS WHAT I UNDERSTAND I HAVE TO HAVE. iS THERE ANYTHING I MISSING?

THE WHOLE REASON THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED WAS BECAUSE MY TRANNY IS DEFFINATLY ON ITS LAST LEG AND I FIGURED IT WAS TIME TO BUILD, I HAVE HEARD THAT THE Y8 TRANNY FROM AN EX IS WAY MORE RELIABLE THEN A Y7. WHAT TRANNYS WILL BOLT UP TO MY Y7 BLOCK? ONE PREFERED OVER ANOTHER?

ANY RECOMENDATIONS ARE MORE THEN APPRECIATED, LIKE I SAID I HAVE SEARCHED THROUGH MANY FORUMS AND HAVE COME UP WITH THE BASIC KNOLEDGE OF THE SWAP. I WOULD JUST LIKE SOME ONE WITH A LITTLE MORE EXPERIENCE OPPINION ON THE DEAL.

THANKS GUYS
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