I have a pretty mint y8 and I want to do some motor work to increase power, and run healthier.

I know a lot about cars from the outside, being a detailed and audio installer, but not much about aftermarket engine parts.

Wondering if someone could list some parts I can look into. Thanks. -weedy

 

A turbo.

 

D17 rotating assembly and head work btw it won't be cheap to make it fast

 

don't bother wasting your money.

 

^^^

This

Even you you built a high compression all out engine, It will still be slow.

Turbo would be best if you have an extra 2 grand burning a hole in your pocket.
Next to that would be a 60-75 shot for under 500

 

turbo with building the d series, go b series or k series....either way your going to spend atleast 4000 or more

 

like everyone else has said, its not worth it. the price you would spend to make "power" in a d, you could easily afford a b swap and that b will probably make more power anyway. another vote for a turbo if you wanna stay d series.

 

Get a cheap ebay turbo kit for $500. Sell the turbo, waste gate, and BOV. Get quality replacements for them. Get a chipped P28. Get some injectors. Get a GOOD tune. You should be able to get a decent kit going for ~$1000 that will get you close to 200whp or so, and still be fairly reliable. Just remember, the tune is the most important part of making a reliable turbo setup.

 

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I wouldnt recommend this advice. My 02


Half the time you need to spend more money to get pieces to fit correctly and have tubing welded.
your still going to have to buy decent parts and turbo, it would make more sense to just buy a whole kit that will bolt right up.

Reputable kits are 2K,and add injectors and ECU mod, and tune.

You dont need a P28, Any OBD1 Vtec ecu will work. Even a non-vtec ecu can be converted to vtec for a few bucks. Your using your own tune on a chip/ board so a P28 isnt needed.
How this P28 mis-information spread thru the Honda community is amazing.


Mounts, Clutch, suspension should also be looked at for more torque and speed.


Going fast isnt cheap

Cheap
Reliable
Fast
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Pick 2 and the 3rd is what its not.

 

Ive seen people talk on the forums about building d-series engines, and going the forced induction route; but in my opinion, it would make more sense to fully build a b-series engine. If you have the money, build a b18c1 or a b18c5. If money is an issue, build an ls b18b, or a b16. Itll be much harder to squeeze a decent amount of power out of the d16, rather than the motors listed.

 

Nitrous - D series LOVE nitrous, I've tuned a hand full of nitrous d series, guys with bolt ons, and cam spraying the house down, the things love the Dope..

 

http://www.d-series.org/forums/natur...all-motor.html

It's not hard or expensive to get B-series power our of a D16.

 

Sure youll get OEM B series power, but not modified b series power.

Who has a stock Bseries anymore?

 

I doooooo lol.

 

really, no header or intake?

 

Open exhaust ports and open throttle body... lol

 

 

Building a d-series can be dirt cheap and a lot of fun. I've built a pile of d-series and messed with lots of cam/head combos. Messing with d-series is a great place to learn more about building engines and associated techniques.

besides, it's not all about power.

 

thanks for the realistic post.

Not everyone needs a B. The D is also a great place to learn considering the parts are cheap as all get out if you screw one up.

 

I'll see if I can find the D16 build speedfactory did numerous years ago. Kevin and James threw together a pump gas D16 that made something like 172whp and 2 ft/lb of torque
But seriously it was a neat build. Only thing is I know they were into it like 4-5k. Yea it would pull a B16, but 1.8's were a different story. Like they say "no replacement for displacement". They threw a 100 shot on it after that for good measure.

 

^^Which is why I lawl when kids take out a 1.6D for a 1.6B thinking the B16 is the end all/be all of honda engines. After spending thousands on a b16 swap, its still slow.

 

I'm a fan of D16's, but the B16 swap is almost worth it for the transmission.

 

well, you can do a B18b/c or B20 swap and still get a B16 trans.

then he will have a contender on the street.

But a D16 on spray will keep right up with them.. So depends on what the wallet says

 

I already said it... LS w/ B16 tranny. Proven killer. Budget minded.

 

I bought an ej6 coupe from my brother all he did was swap a y8 intake manifold and exhaust manifold on the stock y7 engine and it pulled on my friends ej6 with ls/gsr tranny and an em1 both with i/h/e. So $60 worth of manifolds beat what would have been ~$2,000 for a b16a2 swap or ~$1,500 for the LS/GSR swap. I got about 35 mpg compared to their 25ish mpg and parts were a lot cheaper if I happened to break something. I then could have put a generous $2,000 into a turbo setup and put 200+ horsepower down. But, to be fair, the LS/GSR FELT a lot faster and the short gear ratio's from the B-series engines were more fun.