D16A6 Head on my D15

What will I need to do to put a D16A6 head on my D15? Just swap heads and that is it? Take mine off and put new on or is there more to it? Thanks

i think thats pretty much it, did you do the mpfi swap yet?

HOW MUCH OF AN ALL AROUND POWER INCREASE IS THAT :confused:

Originally posted by MyFirst4G
i think thats pretty much it, did you do the mpfi swap yet?

Not yet bu the engine I got came with everythign to swap to MPFI so that will be coming this Spring. Have you done it?

I personally have not done it because i have the Si model which was already MPFI, but it has been done by many people on this board, and if the engine that you are getting in spring has the MPFI already, why dont you just wait and do that instead of messing witht the head and stuff now

Originally posted by MyFirst4G
I personally have not done it because i have the Si model which was already MPFI, but it has been done by many people on this board, and if the engine that you are getting in spring has the MPFI already, why dont you just wait and do that instead of messing witht the head and stuff now

Well, I already have the engine and I figured the head swap would be a weekend job where as the intake could take me a little longer to do. That is why I said I would wait for Spring for that just cause of the car being out of commission for a while. But now I see what you mean, I will have to pull the intake crap off anyway. Thanks, I had a brain fart. I may as well wait and get it all then do it all at once. I need an SI Deistributor, resistor box, and throttle cable yet before i can do it.

Originally posted by BLU CIVIC
HOW MUCH OF AN ALL AROUND POWER INCREASE IS THAT :confused:

sorry to say but just over zero :( the d16a6 cam has a slightly different grind but not enough to feel a difference. the HP gain is with the MPFI conversion

edit: ps, BLU CIVIC i find your all caps entertaining. i understand it is due to work circumstances. it has become my way of identifing your posts ;)

Just over Zero??? Dang it! But in my little D15 I feel every bit of power. :licker:

This winter beater is just too slow and I need more umf

Originally posted by bobbyd
Just over Zero??? Dang it! But in my little D15 I feel every bit of power. :licker:

This winter beater is just too slow and I need more umf

yea :(. check it.... the Si has 0.01L. the camshift has a slightly different grind. that's it. the real difference between DX and Si is the MPFI and the tranny. the DX tranny is geared for econo daily driving where the Si geared for more agressive "sport" driving.

get yourself MPFI and a Si tranny and call it good to go :D

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


sorry to say but just over zero :( the d16a6 cam has a slightly different grind but not enough to feel a difference. the HP gain is with the MPFI conversion

edit: ps, BLU CIVIC i find your all caps entertaining. i understand it is due to work circumstances. it has become my way of identifing your posts ;)

THANX I'M SURE EVERYONE IN THE CIVIC FORUM HAS COME AROUND

Thanks Lady! Man, I need to find a girl friend like you! haha

Ok, well check this out then. I have the whole engine plus the tranny. So I guess I will screw the cam and just replace my dpfi with the mpfi, get a good clutch and replace my 4 speed crap with the 5-speed! Sound like a plan or what? What kinf of gains are we talking with this?

Originally posted by bobbyd
Thanks Lady! Man, I need to find a girl friend like you! haha


LOL, be careful what you wish for. after 7 years....i'm suprised i haven't driven jer damn near crazy with my Civic obsession. i'm the kind person you either Love or Hate....and it's generally option 2 as i'm hard to live with ;)

D15B2:
1493cc
4 cyl, 16 valve
SOHC
9.2:1 compression ratio
Power: 92 bhp @ 6000
Redline: 6800 rpm

D16A6:
1590cc
4 cyl, 16 valve
SOHC
9.1:1 compression ratio
Power: 108 bhp @ 6000
Redline: 7100 rpm

haha, thanks Lady!

One more, maybe one more, question. Will replacing the PM6 with my PM5 right now, without the swap help any? Just to help until I do the swap?

Originally posted by bobbyd
haha, thanks Lady!

One more, maybe one more, question. Will replacing the PM6 with my PM5 right now, without the swap help any? Just to help until I do the swap?

you just brought up an important issue. don't mix dizzy's and ecu's. anytime you switch an ecu....switch the dizzy. do not stick in the pm6 until you have the MPFI. it's set up for the programmed fuel distribution. where the dx just spits gas in and it flows through the dual ports as needed. did that make sense. my basic example might has gone :bloated:

Originally posted by bobbyd
haha, thanks Lady!

One more, maybe one more, question. Will replacing the PM6 with my PM5 right now, without the swap help any? Just to help until I do the swap?

That makes sense. I will find a Distributor and do the swap and the ecu at the same time. Any idea where I can find a throttle cable for the swap too? See, I knew I had more questions :P

Originally posted by bobbyd


That makes sense. I will find a Distributor and do the swap and the ecu at the same time. Any idea where I can find a throttle cable for the swap too? See, I knew I had more questions :P

try sending a pm to Kris. he seems to be the parts King these days :ylsuper

when you're collecting parts don't forget to pick up the Si resistor box (seems to be the part people over look). igore that if you already knew ;)

Yeah, I was just looking for resistor boxes on e-bay.

And who is Kris? or is that his screen name too? Thanks!

screen name too, good guy, excellent service, (i want my door panel)

Originally posted by bobbyd
Yeah, I was just looking for resistor boxes on e-bay.

And who is Kris? or is that his screen name too? Thanks!

:lol2:

not like he's a moderator who frequents this forum daily or anything ;)

kris = screen name

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


:lol2:

not like he's a moderator who frequents this forum daily or anything ;)

kris = screen name

haha, and she is a smart a$$ too! I love it! :jump:

Originally posted by bobbyd


haha, and she is a smart a$$ too! I love it! :jump:

better to be smart ass then dumb shit....





okay, i'll stop now. i couldn't resist :twoguns:

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


better to be smart ass then dumb shit....





okay, i'll stop now. i couldn't resist :twoguns:

:eek: LOL, you are funny. I love this board. The 2001 Civic board I go to all the time all they do is argue over there and I hate it. This board is fun!

Thanks fellas, and fellette.

Yo - there is a wrecked EX sedan here in a local junkyard with a d16a6 in it. If the weather clears up anytime soon, I plan to spend an afternoon pulling some parts off of it. I'll try to remember the resistor box & other MPFI stuff...if you find it somewhere else beforehand, no prob...I'll sell it to someone else I am sure:cool:

Either the DX 5-speed or the Si 5-speed will help over your 4-speed...I think most peeps here know this, but the DX & Si 5-speed trannies have the same gear ratios, but the final drive is different, so the Si tranny gets the revs up faster and keeps them up there to make the car feel peppy...whereas the DX tranny will go, but it is a longer trip & harder to get the car up and moving in 1st, and it keeps the revs down for highway cruising.
With a 4-speed that prolly also means you have the STD, which is only like 72 HP. The MPFI swapover should be a good one for you, along with the Si head & 5-speed.

Originally posted by LadyNRedSi


LOL, be careful what you wish for. after 7 years....i'm suprised i haven't driven jer damn near crazy with my Civic obsession. i'm the kind person you either Love or Hate....and it's generally option 2 as i'm hard to live with ;)

I LOVE YOU AMI !!!!!!

LOL @ Audi. you only say that because i figured out your mismatched dizzy and ecu problems ;)

now the real question is: did the header fix the exhaust sound issues?

LOL, We all LOVE AMI!, hehe, Who doesnt LOVE AMI?