Hi guys, I need some help please. I can't seem to find a straight normal answer via google, so please can someone help.

I've got a Honda Ballade 1997 1.6i spreeline with a D16Y9 engine, but I need a new block due to corrosion. I wasn't able to find one locally in the Eastern Cape and got hold of a D15B3 Programmed Fuel Injection engine.

Is it possible to just use the D15B3 block with my D16Y9 engine without any other modifications?

Or should I just replace mine with the D15B3? I just want my car running again

 

I don't know what you being blond has anything to do with your car.
Examine the differences. The engine you're looking at is old and a poor choice for a replacement. It does not look like you can even use the block.
D15B3
Found in:
1988–1995 Honda Civic Shuttle GL
1989–1996 Honda Ballade 150-16 & 150 (South Africa)
1992–1995 Honda Civic LX (NZ model
1988–1991 Honda Civic LX/EX (NZ model
1992–1995 Honda Civic EX (SA model
Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in)
Bore and Stroke : 75 × 84.5 mm (3.0 × 3.33 in)
Compression : 9.2:1
Power : 105 hp (77 kW, 106.46 PS) at 6,000 rpm
Torque : 98 ft·lbf (13.55 kg/m, 121 Nm) at 4,500 rpm
Valvetrain : SOHC (4 valves per cylinder
Cam Gear : 38 tooth
Fuel Control : Carburetor

D16Y9

equal to D16Y4 non VTEC

Found in:
1996–2000 Honda Ballade/Civic in South Africa and Venezuela
Displacement : 1,590 cc (97 cu in)
Bore and Stroke : 75 × 90 mm (3.0 × 3.5 in)
Power : 79 kW (107.4 PS; 105.9 hp) at 5,900 rpm (AT: 110 hp (82.0 kW; 111.5 PS) at 5,500 rpm)
Torque : 108 ft·lbf (14.9 kg/m, 146 Nm) at 4,000 rpm
Valvetrain : SOHC (4 valves per cylinder)
Fuel Control : OBD2A MPFI
Redline : 7200 rpm
Rev-limiter: 7411 rpm
Valvetrain : SOHC (4 valves per cylinder)
Head Code : P2A-9
Piston Code : P2K
ECU Code : P2K 2 connectors
The D16Y9 in South Africa has different power figures:
Power: 89 kW (119 hp) at 6,400 rpm
Torque: 146 Nm (108 lbf-ft) at 5,500 rpm