92 civic engine......questions.....

[slammed89civic]

will this fit? what is needed and ow much work is involved?

also do you think 450.00 is a good price? (23,xxx miles)

[civickiller]

what model is your hb ? si, dx ? what model car is the engine coming from ? ex, dx ? but yes a 92 civic motor will fit in your car, and you can use your stock tranny. is it a complete motor ? $450 is good maybe alittle high if your getting the d16z6 sohc vtec, if its a dx motor then thats way to high

[GTA]

Yea a 92 civic engine will fit. Only one thats really worth it is the d16z6 which is the sohc vtec one.

[slammed89civic]

its coming out of an ex, and yes its a vtec, so that price is about average? also, do these engines have any problems i should take into consideration? and...one more question...is a 88-91 hb std lighter than a 92 hb ex?

[slammed89civic]

oh yea, and does it bolt right in? and what all would i need other than a cpu and vtec controller?

[GTA]

a 88-91 std is lighter. it will bolt right in. Just make sure you swap to MPFI of you still have DPFI. Other than that, i think all you need is the ecu and some type of vtec controller

[IM4U2NV81]

you might wanna think about getting the wiring harness if you are changing from DPFI to MPFI. It will make things easier. Also, I think you will need a resistor box. If your using your tranny, yu should have no problems with axles. But, if your going 4spd to 5spd, I woud check and see if they are the same. I'm switching from D15 t D16A6 soon so these are my concerns. Good luck and keep us up to date.

[amy@af]

Originally posted by slammed89civic
oh yea, and does it bolt right in? and what all would i need other than a cpu and vtec controller?

no...it's one way or the other.

you can used the ecu (or as you put it, cpu) and distributor from the z6 and get a wiring harness so that you adapt the ecu to work

OR

use a 4th gen ecu, distributor, and a v-tec controller

the p28 (sohc v-tec ecu) controls the v-tec and no need for a v-tec controller if you use it.

any other questions? just did the same swap a couple of months ago. click the >v-tec inside< link in my sig. to read about the 3 day experence

ami

[slammed89civic]

hehe, ecu cpu.....all in all its the same thing, i just got home from work when i posted that so i was in a computer state of mind, anyway....ami, thats the same engine i am getting isnt it>? how much faster are you and what kind of #'s do you run?

[amy@af]

Originally posted by slammed89civic
hehe, ecu cpu.....all in all its the same thing, i just got home from work when i posted that so i was in a computer state of mind, anyway....ami, thats the same engine i am getting isnt it>? how much faster are you and what kind of #'s do you run?

i have no idea what numbers i run. one of these days soon, the car will go to the track. however, i'm one of those people who builds their car for personal pleasure...not to shave seconds...ya dig?

i have noticed a difference in the a6 and y8. let's not even get into v-tec. :licker: we all know that factor. the a6 and y8 are extremely close, a lot of the parts are the same. so i really just expected the y8 to act like the a6 with and extra kick when v-tec engages. i was wrong. noticed first thing that the y8 opens up a little quicker.

i almost felt like i did when i went from driving dx to si. it's no huge difference...but, if you know your car...you'll feel it.

ami