Would like to know if i can use a crank pulley off a d15b1-2 or a d16a6 on a D16z6. Ive gotten mixed responses so someone please set me straight!! Also, since the z6 doesnt have an alternator can i use my b1 alt? TIA

*FYI. the z6 is going in my EF.

 

I think it will...... try it and find out......

 

NO you cannot.

I'll give you one reason WHY. You main bearings will destroy themselves in 10,000 miles.

 

wow, thats good to know...why does a different model pulley cause the bearings to go bad?

 

i'd like to know as well

 

The a6 pulley is balanced for the a6 block...as is the z6 pulley for the z6 block. Im not sure if they are the same weight, so I would use a z6 pulley to play it safe.

 

Take Mista Bone at his word, the guy knows his stuff.

 

So honda motors are externaly balanced, And each crank pully is balanced for each motor?

 

honda motors are balanced internally and externally..
heres a comparison
urself alone its a well balance body.. if u put a 10 pound bag of sand on ur right hand and a 5 pdn bag of sand on the other hand and stretch ur arms out
if u have same weight on both sides (balanced externally) u will be move balance... ifi u have more weight on one side one hand will get more tired than the other one
the flywheels and pulleys are for ea motor... if u miss match the external momemtum force and inertia might start unbalancing the internals causin some parts to wear uneven as u can see

 

Well some honda motors have harmonic balancers, that does not make it externally balanced. A lot of internally balanced engines have them as well as externally balanced engines, and most engines do have them.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by USDM 4G VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">honda motors are balanced internally and externally..
heres a comparison
urself alone its a well balance body.. if u put a 10 pound bag of sand on ur right hand and a 5 pdn bag of sand on the other hand and stretch ur arms out
if u have same weight on both sides (balanced externally) u will be move balance... ifi u have more weight on one side one hand will get more tired than the other one
the flywheels and pulleys are for ea motor... if u miss match the external momemtum force and inertia might start unbalancing the internals causin some parts to wear uneven as u can see</TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't hear of too many motors killing themselves from having a lightened flywheel. If I have a 18 pound stock flywheel on one side then apparently I should have an 18 pound crank pulley to be balanced from what you say. If I get a lightened flywheel then should I also be dropping that much weight of the crank pulley as well?

 

Thats because the flywheel is not a harmonic balancer, A lightened flywheel would kill an externally balanced engine if it wasn't rebalanced for the motor. Take a hamonic balancer off an engine ment for one and the thing WILL self destruct. Maybe not as fast as going 2-3,000 past readline will kill it, but it will over a realitively short period of time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by virginia_dude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats because the flywheel is not a harmonic balancer, A lightened flywheel would kill an externally balanced engine if it wasn't rebalanced for the motor. Take a hamonic balancer off an engine ment for one and the thing WILL self destruct. Maybe not as fast as going 2-3,000 past readline will kill it, but it will over a realitively short period of time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's what I figured.

So what's the deal with the crank pulley? Is the A6 one solid metal and the Z6 one filled with rubber? I think it's the B16 that has rubber filled ones... not sure.

 

ok, since i have to use a"specific" pulley, do i have to use the same flywheel and clutch? Reason im asking is because im tight on funds now but i really need to put this motor in. So, can i use my d15b1 flywheel and clutch on the z6 for now? thanks

 

90-00 flywheels/clutches are all the same on the Civics.

 

thanks! I was told there are some 6thgens with 212mm and 200mm? is that not true? thanks man

 

Its totally unrelated but an example is problems with crankshaft failures and blocks cracking on the GM 6.2 diesels are tracible 95% of the time to a harmonic balancer that has gone bad and had inner and outer rings shift on them. THese are good for over 400,000 miles without rebuilds if this is watched closely and maintenance is not neglected, yet if the balancer goes bad it will fail at around 100,000 miles if operated with a bad balancer (not 100,000 miles of use, but usually less than 20,000 after the balancer goes bad a lot of balancers are bad at 80,000 miles ergo why so many failures at or around 100,000 miles.). Just in case you doubt how much a simple harmonic balancer matters to an engine.

 

I was given one 6g clutch with a 200mm clutch plate, it still worked. I put it into a 91 DX CRX.

 

what about the y8...would i be able to use the crank pulley off the y8 on my z6?