what is the best d-serise motor, and what model and year can i find it in??

 

D17a2
It was a SOHC vtec 1.7 litre found in 00+ Civic Ex's and 1.7 EL's
Its the biggest of the D-series, and bigger is better.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -KangaRod- &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">D17a2
It was a SOHC vtec 1.7 litre found in 00+ Civic Ex's and 1.7 EL's
Its the biggest of the D-series, and bigger is better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep! My friend's 01' EX hangs with the 99-00 SI's pretty damn well.

 

d16a6 head

 

are they ez to find? also how hard to swap in a 95 dx?

 

good luck finding a new d17.

what are you gonna be doing with it? autox, drag, turbo, all motor or what? more details will be more helpful.

 

well i wanna stay all motor. im wanting to take most stangs and crap im not lookin for a vette eater(not happenin) yet i just want a fun & quick car and right now i got the 1.5 dx. light as hell(2442) with my dad(200) in the car.

 

I've seen D17s. But they have returnless fuel systems, which causes a problem for some applications.

I don't know much more about them, they look like they have coil packs instead of plugs...
-PHiZ

 

i beg to differ... D16y8 would be better, like the z6 but better intake manifold design... the a2 has a lame intake manifold *top intake style*...and the a2 does have ignition pack, no distributor.

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well i wanna stay all motor. im wanting to take most stangs and crap im not lookin for a vette eater(not happenin) yet i just want a fun & quick car and right now i got the 1.5 dx. light as hell(2442) with my dad(200) in the car.

 

a d16y8 for all motor? Yes the y8 head does have smaller chambers and putting 88-89 integ pistons in the bottom end would increase the comp by a huge margin, but good luck trying to make that y8 head flow. Non-vtec is the way to go, less weight in the vavletrain, put in a big cam and you can also get those heads to flow pretty good. If you want vtec go with the z6 head and have the chambers welded. Just a few thoughts.

 

D15B

 

what is so good about the d15b?

 

I'm going to have to say the D16a1/ZC is the best D series motor out of the bunch. It dosen't have vtec, but is does have dual cams which in my opinion makes it the best platform to build on.

 

bottom end wise: d16a6
top (head) : d16z6
intake manifold : d16y8 (5spd)
exhaust manifold/header : 99-00 D16y8
flywheel: JDM 92-5 VXi D15b VTEC-E 15.8lbs flywheel
cam: JDM 92-5 D15B sohc vtec (for sohc vtec heads (ala d16z6/d16y8))

tranny wise: JDM S20 LSD equipped VTi tranny (due to LSD) - gearing wise same/simliar to 96-00 Y8 as well.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eg6ajk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bottom end wise: d16a6
top (head) : d16z6
intake manifold : d16y8 (5spd)
exhaust manifold/header : 99-00 D16y8
flywheel: JDM 92-5 VXi D15b VTEC-E 15.8lbs flywheel
cam: JDM 92-5 D15B sohc vtec (for sohc vtec heads (ala d16z6/d16y8))

tranny wise: JDM S20 LSD equipped VTi tranny (due to LSD) - gearing wise same/simliar to 96-00 Y8 as well.


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