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Sep 19, 2003 | 08:08 AM

davken1102

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Which head would work better???!!

hey guys, im puttin a vtec head on my 99 hatch (d16y7) which head in your opinion would be better? i want realibility, i want it to be quick but nothing amazing. im lookin at a d16y8 head and manifold or a d16z6 head and manifold.. which would you guys choose? what are the advantages and disadvantages to both?

Sep 19, 2003 | 08:18 AM

dsadas89das78934

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i would choose the y8 head and IM... the y8 mani has better flow characteristics than the z6. and since your car is OBD2, i think there may be compatibility issues with the z6.

Sep 19, 2003 | 08:27 AM

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Re: Which head would work better???!! (davken1102)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by davken1102 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey guys, im puttin a vtec head on my 99 hatch (d16y7) which head in your opinion would be better? i want realibility, i want it to be quick but nothing amazing. im lookin at a d16y8 head and manifold or a d16z6 head and manifold.. which would you guys choose? what are the advantages and disadvantages to both?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I can talk because I used to have a SOHC VTEC motor.
When it comes to swapping SOHC heads, you do not have to worry about being quick or amazing, because you will not be either... w/o forced induction.

Sep 19, 2003 | 08:45 AM

davken1102

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Re: Which head would work better???!! (2camsaam)

faster than it is now.. could i use a y8 manifold and a z6 head? or would it be better to stick with the y8 head-y8manifold/z6 head-z6 manifold?

Sep 19, 2003 | 08:49 AM

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Re: Which head would work better???!! (2camsaam)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2camsaam »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I can talk because I used to have a SOHC VTEC motor.
When it comes to swapping SOHC heads, you do not have to worry about being quick or amazing, because you will not be either... w/o forced induction.</TD></TR></TABLE>

or a better transmission

Sep 19, 2003 | 10:17 AM

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Re: Which head would work better???!! (BauleyCivic)

you can use a y8 IM and z6 head don't know if the other way is better though

Sep 19, 2003 | 11:36 AM

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you can use the y8 head and a z6 manifold.... the z6 and y8 IMs are fairly close to each other.. though the y8 flows a bit better on the top end if i remember correctly

Which head would work better???!!

Which head would work better???!!

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