how hard is it REALLY to put a d16y8 into a dx/lx 4th gen?

[Melt]

Ok, so from what ive heard so far its better to put a d16z6 into a dx/lx than a d16y8 ... but what is the REAL reason for this ... is the y8 really that much more of a pain in the ass?

im assuming it has something to do with odb2 ... but if anyone could enlighten me on this it would be appreciated.

Another question, if the civic the motor is coming out of is an auto, and from what i hear sometimes motors that were originally paired up with auto trannys will run shitty on a manual. However, a lot of people do b20 swaps, and a lot of crv's are autos ... so i dunno if there is any truth to this.

[91civicDXdude]

not to sound like a dick, but since you have to convert to MPFI, im sure it would be very hard for YOU to put it in your car

but seriously, i doubt it would be any harder than the d16z6.. you might have to swap a couple sensors with some obd0-1 ones, but i doubt that even. Most likely, especially if you're staying OBD0, you would have to unplug a couple sensors and use a 1 wire o2 sensor. BTW, the Y8 has the head that an OBD0 MPFI distributor will bolt right up to, whereas with the Z6, you have to chop the shit out of the distributor legs to get 2 of them to fit, and 1 will not fit at all.

[dirty91crx]

there is no difference really between the 2 motors other than sensor plugs and head charactoristics. the z6 tend to flow better at higher rpms. you do not absolutely have to convert to multiport. dpfi mani will bolt right up to either engine. but for maximun output you would want to switch. you may also want to convert to obd one at the very least as the vtec ecu will compensate fuel and ign curve while in vtec. i noticed the comment on not having to modify the dizzy to mount to a y8 head. not true as we hade to do so on a 98 y8 head on a mini me we were building. also there are going to be a few wires that will need to be lengthened to work properly. cts for one.