What Engines Will Fit

[CRX-Crooks]

Hey I was woundering which single over head came engines will fit in my 1990 honda crx dx and how much will it cost? Which single over head cam engine do you recomend? Thank You.

[clawhammer]

If you're going through the trouble of swapping, you might as well get a B16, DOHC Vtec for about $1200 for the engine.

[forcefanad]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

If you're going through the trouble of swapping, you might as well get a B16, DOHC Vtec for about $1200 for the engine.

he said SOHC....apparently he has plans of some sort or doesnt want to go through the hassles of making shift linkage and buying mounts, id say if u want to go SOHC then go d16z6 or d16y8....theres a lot of after market support for these motors and they dont mind a lil boost either.

[icE_x]

would a d16a6 be nice to use? that's what i have and wondering if i should swap it out of not. MPFI and everything already, and 202k miles. Not sure if i wanna do something with that used of an engine

[Kven]

f22! i would pick either d16z6 or y8. d16a6 is nonvtec.

[honda_luvr_2000]

Originally Posted by CRX-Crooks

Hey I was woundering which single over head came engines will fit in my 1990 honda crx dx and how much will it cost? Which single over head cam engine do you recomend? Thank You.

to put it simply, any honda motor will fit. as for SOHC, any D-series will bolt right in w/ u'r stock mounts, and mate right to u'r existing tranny. as others recomended, the D16y8 will be a good canidate. however, as another said the D16A6 would prolly be u'r best bang for the buck, unless u find a sweet deal on a D16y8 setup. The D16A6 has damn near just as many aftermarket options as the D16Y8, so it's up to what u'r end goal is.
www.nippon-motors.com has D16A6 for like $395, then a ECU would be around $50 depending where u look. their D16Z6 (basicly a D16Y8) is running $650

[civickiller]

d16z6 or d16y8 would be the best sohc setup

[Integrity1]

yeah z6 or y8

[ef four door]

SOHC ZC! It's not too expensive (around $350), you dont have to wire for vtec, and its almost a good as a DOHC ZC. Look at my sig.

[Onimacus]

Originally Posted by ef four door

SOHC ZC! It's not too expensive (around $350), you dont have to wire for vtec, and its almost a good as a DOHC ZC. Look at my sig.

Almost as good?

The DOHC can run 14 seconds with a good driver...

Your sig says you run 16 seconds. Even with a 14.9 vs your 16.1 thats more than a whole second.

Not to flame but.... the DOHC ZC is way better.

[ef four door]

the ones ive seen run mid 15s at best...

[anthony90si]

depend on what is done to the car. weight plays a big role. dx cx si i seen stock si doing high 15.

[Beater88]

Easy and cheap:
d16a6 (108hp)
SOHC ZC (115hp)

Better but harder (more expensive):
d16z6 or y8 (125hp)
DOHC ZC (137hp)
d15b VTEC (not as good a z6, but cheap) (120hp)

Very hard (very expensive):
Any integra
b16

Dont Try:
d16a1
k-motors
H-motors

[CRX VTEC TURBO]

Go with the d16z6, they fit real nicely in the car..almost as if it was stock. plus, besides this, it is a good engine to buy parts for and to build off of....it might not produce as much power as your b16s and such, but it does good work for the sohc. the Y8 is rather similar to the z6, but in my efforts with a friend of mine I had trouble locating engines of that nature. the z6 is in all civic ex's or si's from 92-95 i believe.

[CRX VTEC TURBO]