Mini V-Tec
 

i have a 95 dx 1.5. i heard something about a mini V-tec for non v-tec motors. i was just wondering if there was such a thing and if so how do you go about doing it?

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

what you're thinking of is a mini-me swap. It's a head swap where you take a vtec engine's head and put it on a non-vtec block, and it's usually good for a (relatively) cheap 20 horsepower or so. If you do a search for "mini me", I'm sure there will be a ton of info.

Welcome to the forums, by the way

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

Heads your gonna want to look for are the D16Z6 SOHC head/manifolds and vtec solenoid. than your gonna need an ECM so that you can use the vtec

or you can get a D16Y8 head from the 96-2000 civics and get the same as mentioned above.

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

Now thats some great info there and i would love to get that cuz mines isnt vtec either so i would get this, does anyone know how much it would be?

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

type in mini, you cna put either a y8 head or a z6 head on your current non vtec block, you will also need to wire up the vtec solenoid and ai would suggest replacing the timing belt and other parts as well. i was oging to do the same swap but in my opinion you would be better off going with a full motor swap

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

ya do you know which head is more efficient, the d16z6 or the d16y8 head.

RE: Mini V-Tec
 

The Y8 is newer than the Z6 so it all depends. to me z6 would fit u best becasue u have an obd1 car and the z6 is obd1. y8 is obd2 so u will need the conversion/piggyback or rewire the whole car