hey guys,

i know SOHC engines are cheaper than the DOHC b16a, b16a2 etc...

and im on tight budget...i was thinking would it be worth it to swap my engine for a vtec SOHC?? and possibly turbo it later on????/ it should be cheaper than the dohc but i am not sure if honda has sohc vtec?????// if so i have a 95 civic 4 door 5 spd...any help would be good guys thankssssssssss

 

The D16Z6 is SOHC VTEC ('92-'95 Si and '92 Ex-V) and will drop right into your car without problems. you don't even have to get a new tranny, although the Si tranny would be better.

 

u must be joking right?

of course Honda has SOHC VTEC.... all Civic Si(s) comes with SOHC VTEC... D16Z6...D16Y8...D17?? <--sorry don't know the number for the 7th gen

 

i think they still call it a d series

 

are you doing it for the power gains, or are you doing a swap cuz your engine is dead...? If your doing it just to get more power IMO its not worth the time and money, cuz you could just do a mini me swap!! throw on a vtec head and your set, you will end up with basically the same engin as if you did a compleate swap...but if your current block is poohced, then obviously the whole swap is manditory... Ive seen some pretty sick SOHC's before, they do have potential to be quick, they dont get the attention they deserve poor things...lol

 

really....how how i go about getting the mini me swap done and which vtec head would mount on????/ prob is thoo my car has 230kms but still runs syckkkkk, however id still like a swap with lower kms...possibly under 50 if i can get...and im doin it up for power but dont want dohc, ive heard a lot of good things about those one cam wonders!!

 

There's a write-up on IAPECC about doing a mini-me: http://www.iapecc.com/mini_me.htm

 

sounds....good....
now question is where can i find the D16z6 engine w/si tranny???
foe cheap w low cliks

 

SOHC can be an ok platform...turbo it woudl be best but all motor you coudl get a crower cam p&p the head and get a vafc to tune and it woudl be pretty damn quick for a SOHC honda

 

the big thing is that per dollar you would see better results in a twin cam of similar displacement... single cam motors have to much valve float at hgih rpms... which can cause problems....

say compare a b16 and a d16z6... if your starting off with the d series you already gotta make up 30 or 40 hp pending which b16 you would get... so if you spent the money you would normally have spent on the 30 or 40 hp... you'd have a 200hp b16... thats pretty sick

 

plus with a d series the internals of the motor are not nearly as strong as the b series are

 

b18, if you want to make good power at reasonable cost
stick with your stock block, and purchase a vtec head, send it to a machine shop to mill it, mild p&p and maybe even a Crowler camshaft, and adj gears.. I guarantee you will beat alot of b16's...depending on what they have done to there cars...

 

and you'll still have no torque..

b18b if you want a dual cam
or
d15b / d16z6 / d16y8 if you want sohc vtec + turbo

 

umm i want to turbo in the future...so ill stick to the sohc....umm is it better to get the JDM sohc VTEC...or usdm is fine?? and which one of the d15b/d16z6/d16y8 should i get...
anyone know the specs to these motors...im also assuming these motors are vtec?/?
thanks

 

How much does a complete mini me setup cost??

 

go on ebay...there is usually allot of d series vtec heads on there...just to give you a price range...

 

go with the sohc and save the rest of the money for the turbo and you'll be smoking b16 and even gsr's with no problem

 

i like thattttttttttttttt

 

It's not only turbo sohc tht can run B16's trust me!

 

LOL.....rigt on...