d16z6

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would it be worth the money, to fix up a d16z6 on a 92-95 civic HB, i was going to see if u could supercharge it
and would it be worth it.
thanx

[grncivicdhr]

if its a SOHC V-tec head, my answer to you is to port the head out and boost up your fuel pressure. i have a 97 civic ex with a ported head and it took my from 127hp to about 162hp. i can run with an Si, infact its first car i had to race. its also cheaper then dropping in a b16. as far as super charging goes, you'd need to reinforce the bottom end of the engine, and since your doin that you might as well bore it from 1.6 to 1.8.

[sparq]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
if its a SOHC V-tec head, my answer to you is to port the head out and boost up your fuel pressure. i have a 97 civic ex with a ported head and it took my from 127hp to about 162hp. i can run with an Si, infact its first car i had to race. its also cheaper then dropping in a b16. as far as super charging goes, you'd need to reinforce the bottom end of the engine, and since your doin that you might as well bore it from 1.6 to 1.8.

Wow, who the hell ported your head to gain you 35hp??? Geesh, thats insane... Very cool though, maybe I can port and polish my CX motor and be able to hang with a DX

[nemesls_2000]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
if its a SOHC V-tec head, my answer to you is to port the head out and boost up your fuel pressure. i have a 97 civic ex with a ported head and it took my from 127hp to about 162hp. i can run with an Si, infact its first car i had to race. its also cheaper then dropping in a b16. as far as super charging goes, you'd need to reinforce the bottom end of the engine, and since your doin that you might as well bore it from 1.6 to 1.8.

How much did it cost you to port that head? I gotta do that. How long did it take?!? I have a 97 Civic EX as well and I WANT MORE HP!!! That kicks ass b/c I really don't want to spend $1200 on getting a B16.

[ric]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
if its a SOHC V-tec head, my answer to you is to port the head out and boost up your fuel pressure. i have a 97 civic ex with a ported head and it took my from 127hp to about 162hp. i can run with an Si, infact its first car i had to race. its also cheaper then dropping in a b16. as far as super charging goes, you'd need to reinforce the bottom end of the engine, and since your doin that you might as well bore it from 1.6 to 1.8.

and exactly what kind of cam were you using with that to get that increase?

oh by the way if you can increase the displacement of a d16 to 1.8 liters by simply boring out the cylinders i would love to see how long it runs, that is if you dont bore the cylinder walls out into the water jacket or into each other first.

[RickDaTuner]

if you are an able body mechanic you can get a D16z6 up top around 400hp for about $1500 N/A this motor really isnt best with FI try looking into getting some Gude 11.5:1 pistons, and cams, then port your head and doa 5 angle valve job on the intake ans 3 angle on the exhaust these motors are pretty impresive most peoplel just pass them by not knowing there full potential

[hobbesboarder]

i also have a d16z6 and i never really considered motor work like porting. ive been thinking about FI but now im having second thoughts after hearing about his 35 hp boost. how much does something like that cost and where is a good place in soCal to get it done.

[Spinalfury]

umm would that work for my 92 dx d15b7 i think thats an overstatement if you could get more hp out of the single cam with just a port job honda would just make that engine the one for the type r theyde be like screewwe makin a new block when we can just machine these crap motors and make the same power as an si.

[E-Mang]

damn, now you people got me thinking too.

[grncivicdhr]

i bought it as a complete engine after my stock engine burned out. its from a company in lancaster california called DH-racing, which is not out of business unfortunatelty, the owner focuses a bit more on his racing now. by the way i have a civic ex, not a dx, its SOHC vtec. as far as the cam goes, its stock however i i am lookin around for a cam with a bit higher lift to compliment the porting, i'm not sure waht route to take for that and if i'd have to work the valve train too, ie... the springs and all. if anyone has any answers for that help out. ohh and the only other mods to my car to date are an AEM cold air intake, high flow cat., a fuel pressure regulator (adjusted to 45psi), an AEM adjustable cam gear(retarded 2 degrees, i plan on playin around with that) and my ignition timing is set to 17 degrees.

[nemesls_2000]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
i bought it as a complete engine after my stock engine burned out. its from a company in lancaster california called DH-racing, which is not out of business unfortunatelty, the owner focuses a bit more on his racing now. by the way i have a civic ex, not a dx, its SOHC vtec. as far as the cam goes, its stock however i i am lookin around for a cam with a bit higher lift to compliment the porting, i'm not sure waht route to take for that and if i'd have to work the valve train too, ie... the springs and all. if anyone has any answers for that help out. ohh and the only other mods to my car to date are an AEM cold air intake, high flow cat., a fuel pressure regulator (adjusted to 45psi), an AEM adjustable cam gear(retarded 2 degrees, i plan on playin around with that) and my ignition timing is set to 17 degrees.

What's your 1/8 mile time or 1/4 mile time?

[CivSiGuy]

Originally posted by grncivicdhr
i have a 97 civic ex with a ported head and it took my from 127hp to about 162hp. i can run with an Si, infact its first car i had to race.

just a question:

Did you come up with your HP rating because you beat a 160hp car?

you don't even get that when you port the head on an LS1

[SRHguru]

The D16 engine is great for FI due to the relatively low compression rate... You can run moderate amounts of boost w/o having to replace all internal engine parts.

[ric]

umm they arent that great....the most ive seen one take without any internal work was puttin out 180ish to the wheel before it had a meltdown. im sure with some fine tuning it could lay more down but the safety and reliability factor would be a major concern for myself.

[GhettoLegs]

Originally posted by SRHguru
The D16 engine is great for FI due to the relatively low compression rate... You can run moderate amounts of boost w/o having to replace all internal engine parts.

My friend has an intercooled Greddy turbo kit pushing 8 pounds of boost into his D16Z6 powerplant and he's run a 13.8 in the quarter. He has a stock exhaust system on the car, too. As far as I know, all the internals are also stock... but, surprisingly, the car shows some balls.


Anywayz... I just bought a D16Z6 for my car today. It's probably just going to be temporary so that I can get my car up and running again. I'm putting it in tomorrow... I'll let you know how I like it. Wait... my original motor was a 1.5 liter, 8 valve, 70 hp, non vtec piece of crap... what am I saying. Of course I'll like it!