Ok so heres the story. I just moved to California and I'm about to buy this sol for 2000 bucks he has a d16y7 in it with a p06 ecu. When i looked at the ecu it looked like a rats nest in there wires were everywhere. the cars pretty clean but the swap looks like it was just thrown in. also it sounds like it has a vacuum leak cause it idles up real fast and then goes down real fast. i seems to run fine besides that. I'm just worried about this smog inspection this here in california I'm not sure what the look for or need I'm new out here so tell me what you guys think? Is it worth the two grand and what do you think the idle problem is and how are they on the smog out here? thanks

 

I wanna say a buddy of mine had that same idle problem in his del sol .... he blamed it on the v-tec selenoid .. i tought that maybe it ran to rich ....best of luck for you

 

ok thanks man

 

In CA it is the sellers responsibility to get the car smogged before it is sold.

 

oh ok thanks i didnt know that

 

maybe the Idle Air Control Valve (IACV)

 

ok if I get it i will look at that first... What do you guys think of it for 2 grand would you mess with it?

 

$2000? keep looking , try to find a stocker with a D16Z6 in it or have the seller smog the one you're looking at

The VTEC DOHC weighs about 245lbs more that the D-series , I think Honda had to comply with insurance saftely protocols by beafing up the frame supports for crashes

Don't quote me at that though, but I do know for a fact the B16's weigh around 245lbs more than the S and Si's

What other mods does it have on it? coilovers? sway bars? etc.

 

what year is the car? a p06 certainly isnt the right ecu for that motor. i think you are going to run into problems with obd1 vs obd2.

as far as the idle it sounds like the fitv or iacv

 

It has the skunk 2 coil overs on s set of slips with s2k seats and lower tie bar. He also kept saying theres not check engine on and he kept saying it so i got in the car before i left and i turned the key on half way and it didnt come on then so I think he took the light bulb out.

 

http://images.craigslist.org/3n53kd3...f5e8051d58.jpg

there is a pic of it and its a 93

 

my suggestion is to stay away from that car. you are correct in thinking the CEL should light up with key-on engine-off for 2 seconds while the fuel pump is priming then turn off. if that isnt happening then the bulb is removed or burnt out. also unless the p06 is chipped then its not going to run the car correctly. and probably wont pass smog.

 

^I agree with this sound advice.

 

ok thanks guys I just called him and said no thanks i need a car bad anyone selling a hatch or del sol lol?

 

unfortunately not in Cali, and not for near 2k