In one of the local junkyard i found an 89 integra not sure about gsr and all that crap cause the emblems are gone but i popped the hood and to my suprise i seen the beast of a motor that appears to be in it, to my suprise i peered inside an seen a 7 grand redline, what kind of motor is this and will it fit into my car easily its one of the ones with a black valve covers where the sparkplugs are in the middle of the valve cover and deep within and its dohc.. any help greatly appreciated...

 

The GSR didn't come out until 92 I believe.

 

Well could it possibly be a ZC?

 

Motor is a D16A1 which puts out 118hp. And it wont bolt up to an 88-91 civic/crx.

 

so what car do i look for in a junkyard that would contain a b16 or a zc?

 

If you have an 86 crx si then that 89 integra motor will be your best bet. Thats the only motor I believe that bolts up to your car.

 

how much bigger of a difference in power will this make and can you tell me what other parts i will need.. it will bolt directly to the mounts that i have already will i have to order a mount kit, a different ecu... all that good stuff if possible can you please list what i will need?

 

u wont find to many b16's at the junk yard and if u do they wont be cheap

 

The 1986-1989 Integra DOHC D16 engine and transmission will bolt right into a 1st Gen CRX. At the top of the family tree for the D Series, DOHC 1600cc, 16-valve engine is the JDM spec ZC engine of 135 hp. Next in line was the Euro-spec D16A8 which makes about 120 hp. In the US, we got the D16A1 Black Valve Cover version in the 1988-89 Integra, with 118 hp. And at the end of the line is the D16A1 Brown Valve Cover version in the 1986-87 Integra with 113hp. Many people refer to all 1986-89 Integra engines as being a ZC, but this is not technically correct. ZC is Honda's term for the top rated version of any family of engines. Not many people realize that there was a ZC version of the SOHC D16 engine that was sold in Japan. If you can find all of the JDM parts, you could build a USDM D16 into a ZC. But those parts are rare and probably expensive. The Brown and Black valve cover version of the DOHC D16 engine are very easy to install. The 88-89 Integra engine (black valve cover) is slightly more powerful than the 86-87 engines (brown valve cover) because it has a better flowing intake manifold, domed pistons with higher compression and lighter connecting rods. The black top D16 has a very different distributor and ECU that will not “just plug-in” to a 1st Gen CRX. You CAN NOT use the brown top distributor on the black top engine. The BROWN Valve cover is equipped with: -Flat top pistons -Thicker rods -Square styled intake manifold -Vacuum advance ignition with external coil The BLACK Valve cover is equipped with: -Domed pistons -Slightly lighter rods -Rounded intake manifold. -Electronic advance distributor with internal coil. ACTUAL SWAP INFO: Engine Mounts (total of 3 mounts on 84-87 Civic/CRX's): Use the stock Civic/CRX mounts on the rear cross member & front timing-belt side. Use an 86-89 Integra tranny mount for the tranny. The Civic/CRX tranny mount will make the motor sit crooked if you use it, so don't. Axles: Use a complete set of 86-89 Integra axles including the intermediate shaft. Knuckle/hub assembly: In order to use an 86-89 Teg' engine + transmission, you have to use the 86-89 Integra knuckle/spindle assembly so that you can utilize the Integra 3-piece axles. The 86-89 Integra axles DO NOT plug into 84-87 Civic/CRX knuckle/spindle's. Shift linkage: Use a complete 86-89 Integra's shift linkage. Wiring harness: Use the 1st Gen CRX Si's wiring harness. Plugs right into the 86-87 Integra sensors, injectors, & distributor. Distributor & ECU: Make sure you use an 86-87 Integra ECU & Distributor. That's the only DOHC ECU (besides a JDM one) designed to work with a Vacuum Advance Ignition (distributor), which only came on the 86-87 Integra's. ***Do not use an 88-89 Teg' ECU or Distributor**** Simply because it has an internal coil ignition just like all the 88+ civic/CRX/Integra use, which is completely different than the 86-87 ignition components.

 

thats one big *** paragraph, BTW, I got that pizzaragraf from http://www.redpepperracing.com...al=28

 

thanks, i offer him 200 for it today and see what happens