have some questions I have that need answering. I'm a complete noob keep in mind. Will a d15b motor be a good choice to drop in my 94 civic hb shell. Since I just need a reliable daily. and if so will i need to do any modifications to the motor or the car itself? again please don't flame me Just a noob trying to get a shell running. thanks

 

D16z6 would be much better

Are you talking about a D15 jdm motor?

 

z6 is the way to go

 

To be honest idk the guy who's selling it has a pic of the stamp and it just says d15b

 

Yea its a jdm d15, the jdm d15 has a d15 stamp on it, unlike usdm motors for instance both my blocks said d15b2 and d15b7. If you can pick it up for a steal and just want to drop it in then its a great choice. However with it being a jdm motor youl proly want to run the correct ecu and it may be harder to track down. all in all any stock d series is great for slamming in and running it.
good luck man I hope Iv helped out

 

he can run the Z6 ecu on the D15B 3-stage vtec but wont get the 3stage vtec

 

It also doesn't have vtec on the valve cover. Here's some pics the seller sent me To help identify it

 

you'd have to check for vtec solenoids it doesnt look like it has it i wouldnt buy a motor that i havent seen running just my .002

 

Ya I wouldnt do it.. If I remember correctly they are a wiring nightmare.. Dseries.org might be able to help out more

I would just do a simple d16z6 or an Ls swap can be had for cheap

 

Don't buy that engine

 

Anyone who knows anything about D-series will know that's non-VTEC.

I mean, look at it. Valve cover is a BLATANT giveaway.

 

Thank you guys I appreciate it. Im going to pass on it.

 

valvecovers dont mean sh*t

and the wiring isnt a nightmare dont provide false info

 

in this case it does. look at where the plug wires are. the valve cover is actually a dead giveaway it isn't a vtec motor.

 

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Yes actually they do. The valve cover on the engine pictured tell us that it's an '88 - '95 Non-vtec D-series engine because of the plug wires on the back.

 

didnt notice that i just zoomed in on the picture

 

Thanks for being a dick about it when you didn't even pay attention

I bought a JDM D15B non-VTEC when I had my red CRX, dropped it in. Was a good replacement for the D15B2, ran like a D16A6.

Had to make a block off plate for the fuel pump (Pretty sure all notec D15B's have a fuel pump hole) but otherwise was fine. Not really that bad of a motor, but if I was going to buy a new motor I'd get a D16 of any sort over any D15 (Except a D15Z1, those things are turbo monsters with a gaurd and some ARP studs with a Z6 head swap).

 

You know how he is.