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will the d16z6 bolt on a 93 civic dx tranny?

Since they are both d series tranny possibly but you may want to wait for someone who has done it,before tearing your car apart.:cool:

yes it will fit, you would probably be better off with an si tranny tho

See I told ya:D

will i need the distributor from the d16 or no??? what else will i need for the swap? absolutely necessary parts becuase i want to get it and for it to be up and running as quickly as possible.

You would be better off with the Si or EX tranny. DX would be great if you are going to be turboing.

Are you starting with a dx?If you are your going top have to wire the vtec or tap into the harness and find it.As far as the distributor I'm pretty sure you can use the dx's if you don't have the si's.I don't know for sure if the bolt patterns are the same on the sohc between vtec and non vtec.But they are the same obd.You will need the z6's ecu,it will plug right into your car.

i'm gonna wait a bit to get the si tranny. i know it's only like 400 but i want to just put it in quckly. well it depends i don't know if i'm going to get it right away or not. so i can just hook up the new motor to all of the old motor stuff like axles, shift linkage etc. etc? i now i have to get the z6 ecu or else i won't have vtec.

Yes you can use the same stuff to put it in but it is gonna be a pain to take it back out to put the si tranny in when you get it.I'd personally wait and build up the z6 and then put it in all at once.You should be able to run the motor with your ecu but don't expect spectacular results till you get the right ecu to run the z6.

Originally posted by jcrx
Are you starting with a dx?If you are your going top have to wire the vtec or tap into the harness and find it.As far as the distributor I'm pretty sure you can use the dx's if you don't have the si's.I don't know for sure if the bolt patterns are the same on the sohc between vtec and non vtec.But they are the same obd.You will need the z6's ecu,it will plug right into your car.


Actually all the 5th gen civic were already ready for VTEC dude it will be very easy it is a direct drop in.

very nice to know. about the direct pop in thing. do you guys know what is wrong with my tranny though it comes out of gear at low rpm without me pressing the clutch in. not by itself but you can pull it out. that's not supposed to happen right. it kind of worries me. i don't want to be left stranded anywhere or anything

so yours saying you can push the shifter out of gear without pushing in the clutch? is that what your trying to say? if so yea you can do that it dont hurt nuthin i dont know about anyone else but i dont push the clutch in to put it in neutral

ok thanx

Originally posted by Frostbyte



Actually all the 5th gen civic were already ready for VTEC dude it will be very easy it is a direct drop in. No,the vx,ex,and si have the wires running to the motor.The dx and cx have them in the harness,but they end at the shock tower.

I have a S model Del Sol with the D15b7 and i'm going to swap in a D16z6. I know that i need to run wires for the VTEC but i'm unsrue of how many and which wire i need to run. I have the D16z6 engine wire harness but not the harness that goes from the shock tower to teh ECU so does anyone know what wires i need to run ? I have find out what pinout to solder them too i just need to know what wires i need to run. I know that i need to run the wire off the VTEC solenoid to pinout A4.....i think that i need to wire in a knock sensor wire to D3....adn a VTEC oil pressure wire to D6...true or not ? What all does the S model come wired for.

That's about it as far as wires and you got the points right.I am not sure if your going to need to run one for a knock sensor or not.I think that depends on the year of the motor. Also you'd get more input if you started your own thread.