so I have a 96 civic ex coupe with a D16y8 motor. The motor shot out on me,now I want to buy a block but I was wondering if i can't find the same block,what other block can I use wit out having to do any mods to it.

 

d16a1 from the 89 teg gives it around 12:1 compression from what i've heard

 

the only complete longblock you can buy which won't require any mods to make work is the exact one that's already in there. a z6 will require rewiring of the dizzy (since the y8 dizzy won't bolt to head properly), and it lacks both a ckf and knock sensor.

if i were you, i'd consider doing what i did. when i got my 96 the y8 already had a hole punched through the front of it. so i converted to obd1 and dropped in a z6.

 

How much did that run you?? Im might buy one or i just might sell the shell....

 

let me know if you are selling the shell

 

$300 for the engine, $100 for ecu, $40 for jumper harness, $110 for new clutch and flywheel resurface, and $75 for cap, rotor button, plugs, wires, oil and filter. so a little over $600 is what it cost me.

 

I just did this in my 96 ex... used a d16y7 block and everything was identical, and it runs perfect.

 

any d-series from 92-00 civic will work...

 

He's not replacing the head etc, just the block.
Any "D" series block will work.

 

Y7 will be the easiest. It will have the CKF sensor already. The only thing it needs is the knock sensor swapped over.

 

i'm aware of that, that's why i said longblock.

yes any d-series will work, but he said without having to do any mods to it.

y7 is of course non-vtec so with the stock y8 ecu he will be throwing vtec related codes.

 

Uh, no. As long as he swaps overs the knock sensor it's golden. All the VTEC controls will be with the head, not the block. He's asking for the BLOCK.

 

He'll need to remove the oil jet from the Y7 block, op here:

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