Hey all, I blew the engine on my ‘97 EK Coupe recently and I’m wondering what I should look for to replace it. I believe I have a D16Y8 right here, but it’s pretty done. I don’t care much for performance, fuel economy is all that I worry about. If it’s slow I won’t mind. Besides that, low cost is also important.

Locally I have found a B16A2 with a chipped ECU. Pretty quick, but not what I’m looking for.

I had my car running at 40-50 MPG, with my tanks averaging to 40 MPG or a bit above. I’d prefer to match or exceed this without breaking the bank.

What would you guys recommend?

 

Another d16y8? Zero effort required other than the act of physically installing a good d16.

 

The poster above has offered you probably the best route to go...however...it is becoming increasingly harder to find D series (especially Y8's) and any B series motors (with the exception of the B20). Almost ridiculous really. I've been looking for an LS/GS manual B series transmission...they are going for insane money. I used to get them for like 300-500 bucks back in day.

Even if you can find it, it likely won't be cheap and it likely won't be in the best of shapes.