I know there are several threads on this but so far I haven't found one that says what I need...even better would be one that tells me what I NEED to do.
ok here's the story. I got a nice litlte 89 crx hf....you know the one with the d15b6 piece of **** motor. 8 vavle 62 horsepower...SUPPOSE to make really decent gas mileage....well anyways a few days ago it had been running fine, then me and my friend going to go get something to eat so I get in and turn onto the main road and look behind me and there's all this freakin smoke....pulled over popped hood smoke pouring out everywhere. Well drove it hoem and left it. I was confused as hell because I hadn't red lined it or over heated it even though I had run it a tad rough but not THAT rough. It did have a slight miss-fire originally thought to be because of too much back pressure because of possible clogged cat. Whelp I decided to pull the spark plug wires to make sure no oil was leaking because if it was maybe it was just a gasket or two needed replacing. cyl #1 spark plug wire comes out and the boot is still on the spark plus and the rest of teh wire is covered in ELECTRICAL TAPE! Well obviously the place I had the timing belt done broke it because I replaced the damn thigns will all new one's. Whelp towed it to another shop and they checked it out and say it's a dropped vavle.
Well instead of paying for a vavle job might as well just use this as an excuse for a new engine.
Been thinking of the d16z6...so I'd like to know what all I need in-order to do the swap correctly. I was planning on replacing the gaskets and the water pump and timing belt before I dropped it in...need anything for this?
Also I had heard that you can use the y8 head gasket in-order to get a tad bit higher compression...wondering if this is a smart move or not?
Ohh yea what car does the d16z6 come out of? I think it's a 92-95 civic or somethign right?
Ohh anyone know the california law on engine swaps? a friend of mine says as long as the motor is same year or newer and out of th same class of car it's ok to do....just wanting to make sure on this..

sorry if this is the wrong forum to post in...wasn't sure if it was this one or the crx one.

 

You friend is right about the motor swap, but it's a bit more complicated than that. You will need to set up a smog inspection to get a BAR sticker




Go here for more info.

http://smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPag...3.htm

All smog equipment for the same year of the engine put in must be present. No ECU codes are allowed. You must be running the matching ECU for your engine so there will be no hankie-pankie things like running a PM6 with a VTEC switch.
Expect to fail the test the first time.

The headgasket thing used to be a cheap way of bumping compression u pa bit, but it's really not that much. Besudes that, Honda no longer carries two different gaskets for the Y8 and Z6 motor. It's now the same gasket with the same part number.

The Z6 does come from a 92~95 like you said.

 

ok so basically no matter what i still need to see a ref about the "engine change"

So how hard is it to talk to a ref and how much does it cost and all that other good stuff I should know about that.

yeah I pln on getting the ecu for this engine....hoping to get teh si tranny as well since teh hf tranny sucks.
yea I nee dto conver to obd1 I believe.
and thanks alot for posting.


Modified by srebik at 12:35 AM 6/2/2004

 

why i wouldnt want to own a hybrid on CA

screw that
where i am at they only care if u pass smog. and we even fighting not to have to smog at all
since some counties do and some dont... we are like: all smogs or no one at all

 

ok I'm getting the engine...quite excited.

OK I need to make sure all the emissions equipment is hooked up and have the right ecu for the engine.
Is there anything else I need to have before I go visit the ref?

Also i live in southern california (San Diego basically) how do I contact a ref or set up an appointment or whatever I have to do to see a ref to get the Bar thingy??