i just bought my first honda a 98 civic ex someone had put a mini me in it and the motor came from a pick and pull it ran good when i first got it sounded good and everything and last weekend i was heading home when it started making alot of noise i tore the head off thinking it was valves from the timing belt jumping teeth but everything looked fine so i pulled the oil pan to find a bearing that was kinda still there and the other was badly scarred. i have found a d16 with 120k on it from a junkyard for $200 but the syncros are out of my tranny so i will need a transmission too,would it be better to try to find a b18 engine and tranny or just put in another single cam?

 

depends on your money situation. if money isnt an object go b/h/k/j but if you are on a budget and cant afford much downtime i would look into another d-series.

 

is a common thing for d series motors to spin bearing or could this be from the previous owner not taking care of it? is there anything to do to help prevent this?

 

its not a common thing for them to do that unless you redline everywhere you go. Its probably from a previous owner's abuse and neglect. Now as for the motor, i'd go with a B-series. You won't be disappointed cuz i certainly am not. I work at a junkyard here in Cincinnati and built me an LSVTEC with low *** prices. I got a VictorX intake mani for $40 lol

 

def try and get a b series motor. are you in a rush to get the car back

 

you can buy D-series trannies for $100-150 in good condition.

 

thats pretty bad...you might as well recheck the whole car for more possible/future problems!

 

It's pretty common for the d16y series motors to spin bearings...

 

indeed it is. op if you can, and assuming you stay d-series, find yourself a z6 to replace your current engine with. they have 2 oiling ports per rod journal vs 1 on the d16y engines and seem to spin rod bearings less often.

 

i'd stick with the D man... just get another motor from pick a part and tranny and call it a day.. better bang for your buck.. i personally wouldnt get a B from pick a part.. that motor was probably red-lined every day

 

well i picked up the d today it turned out to be a d15b with a 5 speed 120k looks pretty good i am planning on putting my y8 head on it should that work okay?

 

yea it'll be fine. i assume you meant d15b7 though right

 

ah d15s. makes no power stock man

 

unless you're talking bout the d15b ;p that'll make plenty of power

but he's not.. get a z6 head man, way better than y8.. but y8 is good too, it'll work!!

 

b20vtec ftw.

or stick with d series if money is tight.

 

ayy hawaaaaiiiiaaan
b20v u crazy, that **** will blow up in his face... haha

 

i just got this because i dont have alot of money at the moment im 17 and i start wroking tommorow so i will be driving my dads truck until the car is going again but i plan on saving for either a turbo setup or a b series

 

get a cheap D series to get it running again. Save your money and whatever route you go, do it right the first time or it will blow up.

 

well dude, im in the same boat as you... got a EG hatch and im 19, goin to college... my main thing I wanna do is piece me a turbo kit... but you'll needa save AT LEAST $2000 to get it up and running.. and $2000 is a lot for us kids ;p

 

yeah i know im starting to want to just put money away and buy an integra because they come with everything i want to put into my civic