Engine Question...

I just got off the phone with my neighbourhood junkyard - they said they have a d16a6 for my crx (long block) for $550 Canadian. Is this a good deal? Would the engine be reliable?

In my experience from buying motors from junkyards, you get just that, junk.

Alright, scratch that - A Japanese store told me they'd sell me a ZC block for $420 :D , would a b16 valve cover fit on it? i hate the ugly ZC one.

I wouldn't buy an engine from a junkyard, just stick with Jap import shops. As far as a b16 head bolting up to a ZC, the answer is no... A ZC is considered a d-series so a b-series head will not bolt up. If your looking for a cheap, drop in swap for your A6, try Hmotorsonline.com and get a Jap single cam ZC for only like 390 bucks. If you HAVE to have a doulbe cam ZC, well good luck finding one that doesnt burn oil.

Would the DOHC ZC block work with my D16A6 stock tranny??

Yup.

Alright , awesome. I find it funny how a ZC block is cheaper than a D16 which creates less power and is only SOHC...

well the engine sales places have many of them to get rid of and they arent as big in the street game as the b series motors. but still i pretty quik motor. i had one but wont start with that old story. good luck with whatever you choose

Would the DOHC ZC block work with my D16A6 stock tranny??

Yeah see the great thing about dropping in a ZC is that its pretty much a drop in swap, no mounts, no linkages, and you can use your d-series tranny. ZCs, both single and double camed are a great, low-buget swap...you just need to make sure the motor you get isnt too old or burns a of of oil.

So around 50-70k is pretty good then ehh? My boy said he wanted to hook me up with a turbo for it... I'd rather keep it stock and save up for my dream - the B18c5 type R

So around 50-70k is pretty good then ehh? My boy said he wanted to hook me up with a turbo for it... I'd rather keep it stock and save up for my dream - the B18c5 type R

IMO the C5 is over rated, its too much green for a 4 banger, you could build LS or B20 VTECs to be much better for cheaper.

Would the DOHC ZC block work with my D16A6 stock tranny??

I hope you're getting a Dohc ZC head to go with that Dohc ZC block.

Yeah, whole long block, I guess I could only just swap the heads instead of whole block...

Yeah, whole long block, I guess I could only just swap the heads instead of whole block...

You can't swap a D16A6 head onto a Dohc ZC block.

Nah man, the other day around, ZC head on D16A6 block. But I think i'm just gonna go with the whole engine swap

Nah man, the other day around, ZC head on D16A6 block. But I think i'm just gonna go with the whole engine swap

Do you mean a double cam ZC head on an A6 block? Cause that wont work...a single cam zc head will work on an A6 block or vise-versa.

ohhh alright, yeah double cam. I'm just gonna swap the whole damn engine, Its better than my 17 year old stock piece of shit anyway.

Nah man, the other day around, ZC head on D16A6 block. But I think i'm just gonna go with the whole engine swap

You can't swap a Dohc ZC head on an A6 block either.