DX hope?

[o0Quicksilver0o]

Hey i have been looking at some routes to go with my civic and one came up in my mind about turning my DX eng to an EX by taking the EX intake mani and throttle body. Would this change out work? I hear DX and EX have pretty much interchangable parts. I know i will have to get the throttle linkage to shift places. But will i beable to make this change and what all other stuff will be needed to make this happen. I am looking for higher performance aftermarket...not stock EX parts...wanted to clear that up.
98 DX (D16Y7)

[maxspeedhonda]

Putting the EX intake manifold and thottle body on your DX isn't going to make your motor EX spec. Now is you swap the whole EX head onto the DX block thats a different story. Lots of people refer to this as a mini-me swap. Don't expect huge hp gains, but it will be a bit better than your stock DX motor.

[o0Quicksilver0o]

Hehehe you completly avoided answering my question... i know i want make it completely EX but itll be closer ..anyways...would this intake system switch work? (the avoided question) plz stay on topic ...hehe thx for the quick response though

[Ricochet]

Yes it will fit, and for all the trouble to get it on there you'll gain a whopping 5 horsepower.

[maxspeedhonda]

Originally Posted by Ricochet

Yes it will fit, and for all the trouble to get it on there you'll gain a whopping 5 horsepower.

Yep ricochet is right. I guess in my mind I was hoping you were talking about doing a head swap instead of wasting your time swapping intake maifolds and throttle bodies.

[o0Quicksilver0o]

Once again i am miss under stood. I must be a shitty typer or somthing. I am not planning on swaping anthing....i am buying after market intake mani and tb. These parts help an EX breath and should do doubly for a DX eh? so it will work? which gasket should i use? EX injectors and fuel rail? will DX injector wires work?

[Crippy]

just swap the whole engine ...

[o0Quicksilver0o]

thats alot of money man ... and i dont have the knowledge for doing that my self or the materials.

[mycivic]

If your gona swap the EX engine, thats not a lot compared to the B series engines.

[maxspeedhonda]

Originally Posted by o0Quicksilver0o

Once again i am miss under stood. I must be a shitty typer or somthing. I am not planning on swaping anthing....i am buying after market intake mani and tb. These parts help an EX breath and should do doubly for a DX eh? so it will work? which gasket should i use? EX injectors and fuel rail? will DX injector wires work?

Even if you are talking about swapping a performance intake manifold and thottle body meant for a EX onto a DX, it would be a waste of money in my opinion. For all the money you are going to spend on it, you might get like 10hp.

[jcrx]

I've seen supercharged and boost DX's lose to B16 hatchs (of course, I've seen all motor "DX" beat swapped hatchs so...), no there is no hope for a DX.

[o0Quicksilver0o]

Thx maxspeed so you say if i go skunk 2 EX mani BBK 62mm throttle body and some random ram air intake i can look at only 10hp? i am feeling little more like 15. but i am the learning little kid here so i understand ....now back to the technical aspect. will i have to use ex injectors and fuel rail? which gasket should i use?

[Miataracer]

would all that spent money be worth 15 hp?

[B1SiR6A]

Do a simple i/h/e and leave it alone until you can swap...its not worth it

[lorddarkice]

Originally Posted by B1SiR6A

Do a simple i/h/e and leave it alone until you can swap...its not worth it

i agree.