I have a d15b7 in my hatch and am looking to just do what I can with it. anything just looking for ideas I want to get the most out of it. so far I have done the intake headers and pipe but now I want to start doing things that will give me a little more. anything would help thanx.

i had the same dilema with my 95 dx coupe. if youre not looking to spend the money on a motor swap or FI, then look into a mini-me vtec head swap. you should be able to get everything you need for under 500 bucks. another option is to swap in the whole sohc vtec swap, with a d16z6, all you need is the motor with all attached accessories, your tranny will work but the z6 tranny has better gearing, and the ecu, then run a couple of wires. you should be able to find everything with a yahoo or google search

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Yes, there's a "Replacement for Displacement". Its called Volumetric Efficiency.

you could always upgrade the ECU, grounding kit, stuff like that. Have you gotten into suspension yet??

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Yes everything is done but the engine. Should have done it the other way around.[sm=badidea.gif]

no, i was just gonna suggest that if you didnt already have it.

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Those are your best bets. If possible, do the dohc swap.

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yeah, the immediate power gains are great with the DOHC, but the real worth of the b-series is in the potential power of the motors, you can build the hell out of a d16z6 and run the crap out of gsr swapped civics, but then they drop in a set of cams and a thin head gasket and theyll walk away from you. the best way to do it is to set up the suspension and brakes first, to handle the newfound power. i would have gone more in depth with my suspension and little stuff first, but a spun rod bearing required a new engine sooner than i planned.

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Yes, there's a "Replacement for Displacement". Its called Volumetric Efficiency.

Save your money and get a motor swap. That is the best bang for the buck. The best power adder for a sohc is Nos or Turbo.

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So if I was was going to do the swap what engine would be the simplest swap?

b16a2, preferably jdm (technically called the b16a 2nd gen) or obd1 gsr. any post 94 b-series would be pretty easy. the obd1 would be easier though (and cheaper).

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Yes, there's a "Replacement for Displacement". Its called Volumetric Efficiency.