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Can you Turn Vtec-E into Vtec?

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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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Topic Sentence again!

Either my search isnt workin or theres nothing archived.
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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..........is it possible to do so?
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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Thats What Im asking....
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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of course go get a y8 head. but vtec is so obsolete, vtec-i is the new thing in
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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a y8 is a what motor?
i mean what car does it come in?
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:37 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by egb18turbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">of course go get a y8 head. but vtec is so obsolete, vtec-i is the new thing in </TD></TR></TABLE>

u mean i-vtec
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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96-00 EX motor is a Y8... u could go with the D16Z6 head that came in the 92-95 ex's as well
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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Default Re: Can you Turn Vtec-E into Vtec? (95-CivHB-VX)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95-CivHB-VX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a y8 is a what motor?
i mean what car does it come in?</TD></TR></TABLE>


d16y8 is an 96-00 civic EX motor

and i-vtec i mean good ol k-series
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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yeah just get a y8 or z6 head

i-vtec is the new in thing if your willing to pay an arm and a leg
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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Just swap in a full Z6 or Y8 swap. You seem like a noob so a full swap would be easier than doing a head swap, transmission swap, etc.
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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save your money for a b-series man... seriously

or leave it the way it is, that motor is so awesome stock.. i remember the good ol' days of the stock VX motor giving me about 45 mpg.... *sigh* those were the days..
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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yeah and all the days of haveing to downshift and haveing trouble going up hills
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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Exactly....
Im not going to do the work(not that I don't wanna, Just dont know how), but I know a few differnt people who said they'll help me.
Im also lookin to do my back brakes from drums to disks. Thats not to hard Im told.
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95-CivHB-VX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats What Im asking....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Obviously....
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