Mini Me

[Bleebdat]

Ok hears the deal, I got a chance to buy a d16y8 head for $50 its missing the dist, valve cover, rockers, and probably a little more. This would be a cool opportunity because I could upgrade the valvetrain and cams right off the bat. But the problem Im debating is my 11 yr old bottom end. Someone tell me to stop being foolish and buy the Damn head.

[Jmunk]

As far as the bottom end is concerned i haven't heard of many people having problems. That also depends on maintance. All the cars out there are a bit different. If your car has been somewhat takin care of than i don't see much of a problem.

[marked001]

go for it

[mungrell]

yo i just did a mini me swap on my DX............its worth it
just keep a budget in mind cause when u buy stuff separately its usually way over..
thing is the swap kindda isnt woth it if you spend too much

but i agree goo for it!...

[Bleebdat]

mungrell or anyone else that can answer this: Can I use my distro with a y8 head?

[mungrell]

Yeh, the si dist works perfectly(its what you gotta use unless you change ecu's)... all the bolts line up on the Y8 head
if it were a Z6 head then you could only get 1 or 2(with some modification) to line up......

-Bleebdat, you have an si right? it should be a piece of cake...its just how you choose to handle Vtec......i went with a fields v-sfc, it works great....

[Bleebdat]

Thanks mungrell, I will probably be picking the head up sometime this weekend, then I gotta get a valve cover, cam, and rockers, but then Ill be a little guy in austin power movies. why can't there be a better name for the mini me swap?