General Civic Talk - V TEC/ NON V TEC WHATS THE DIFFERENCE

JUST BOUGHT FIRST HONDA [BEEN TWEEKIN VW'S FOR THE PAST 25+YRS] FOR $300 97 CIVIC LX ---COOKED MOTOR --WANNA KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN V TEC &NON V TEC MOTORS TB? FUEL MANAGEMENT ? COMPUTER? CAR CAME WITH D16Y7 MOTOR WHAT ELSE CAN I DROP IN WITHOUT A HASSEL--BIGGER IS BETTER

do a forum search for vtec im pretty sure ull find 10000000000000000000000000000 threads.

VTEC is an RPM dependent valve timing/duration/lift adjustability system. it switches the cam profiles at a certain rpm setting to maximize the power for low-end and high-end power. it has a small profile to help give it decent low-end, and a bigger, more aggressive profile for the higher rpms.

Congrats on stepping up from VW's. Everyone sees the light eventually... ;)

As for your swap question, look into a B series; they're possibly the most expandable/buildable engines in existence. If you're looking to throw some serious cash at it but want to stay N/A, look at a B18C5. If you want to go the FI route, a B18C/C1 is the best choice. And if you just want a healthy power boost at a reasonable price, look at B16A's or B18B's.

And if anyone tells you to do an LS/VTEC or a CR/VTEC, kick 'em in the nuts.

THANKS FOR THE INFO GUYS 1 MORE QUESTION CAN I BOLT ON MY STOCK 97 INTAKE OR ARE THE INTAKE PORTS DIFFERENT ?

lol you swtiched fomr a vw to a honda, ull be loved here forever

intake what? tube or manifold?

dude sacicons u shud write i book i swear...u just explained what VTEC means to the dude in like 3 lines. most books ive read took like 3 pages to explain it.

OH YA I MEANT WILL THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM A D16Y7 BOLT UP TO A V TEC I WOULD TO DROP A V TEC IN WITHOUT DOIN A LOT WIRING HACKIN

If you're doing a B-series swap, you'll need new manifolds.

I think the K series motors would be a goos swap. 2 liters stock.....and you can go bigger too. That's my opinion...I still a newb though.[&:]

K series is a great engine, but the swaps are still kind of trial and error. and still cost an arm and a leg. with a b series swap, you will need just about everything attached to the motor and trans from the donor car. as bad as that sounds, most swaps come with it all. and its usually all included in the price. a few things that are occasionally left out are the shift linkage, and the axles. youll need those from the si(r) or integra that your motor comes out of. if you wanted to just add vtec, then you could do a head swap. then all you REALLY need is the head and ecu. and i believe the distributor and plugs, wires, and a timing belt. you would get a little more power from using the manifolds from the vtec engine, but its possible with your stock ones. and that only will work if its a sohc vtec BTW, you cant put a dohc head onto a sohc block.

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OH YA I MEANT WILL THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FROM A D16Y7 BOLT UP TO A V TEC I WOULD TO DROP A V TEC IN WITHOUT DOIN A LOT WIRING HACKIN


Could you please stop typing in all capital letters? It gives the impression that you are yelling and is very annoying.

sorry dude i only yell at my wife

*blink* wow....

if your looking for a simple bolt in engine a d16y8 will be it. Its from the si and the most wiring you will have to do is for vtec system. i would also look in to getting its ecu and tranny if you want the most power from it.

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