Ok, My friend has a 89 civic. it has the 1.6 liter engine in it. The timing belt slip and bent the valves. The engine has almost 300,000 miles on it. I am having a hard time finding a replacement up here in michigan. So i was wondering if anyone knows of some websites were i could buy a used motor or if anyone has one. I was also wondering if any other engine could fit in there with a moderate amount of work.

 

nippon-motors.com has some pretty reasonable priced motors for sale. I would suggest looking at a swap. You could pick up a good d16z6 or a ZC motor real cheap. Thats just my suggestion though. Good look on finding a motor.

 

+1 on dohc zc...if it already had MPFI then its a dirrect drop in and not that much modificatoin..and even if it doesnt...1 hour of wiring and its ready to go.

 

So how easy is it to swap a different honda engine in? Do some of them use the same mounts?

 

well if its the 1.6L engine then it must be a civic si. in that case you take the old engine out...put the zc in....same mounts, same tranny, same everything

 

look on ebay

 

found this on craiglist.com

D16Z6 swap without tranny!!!!!!! - $550 [hr]

Honda D16Z6 engine swap without tranny for sale! Good condition. $550 o.b.o. Currently it is on an engine stand and i will throw that in for a extra $25 as well. Call 308-672-3364 leave a message if I dont answer. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!!




[*] Location: Wichita, KS [/ul]
PostingID: 484673122

 

i googled zc engine for sale and found this 4 u

hi we have JDM engines for sale at JAPANESE ENGINE DEPOT.

engines in stock :

B20B : $750.00 ENGINE ONLY
B16A1: $ 950.00 ENGINE ONLY
ZC SOHC : $480.00 ENGINE ONLY
D15B ***** 5 SPEED TRANS : $780.00
D15B ***** ENGINE ONLY : $480.00
D15B ***** ECU AUTO : $175.00
B18B WITH AUTO ECU : $850.00 ENGINE ONLY
H22A ***** 5SPEED TRANS ECU : $2200.00 NO AXLES,NO SHIFT LINKAGE.
B20A :$780.00 ENGINE ONLY 5SPEED TRANS ONLY :$525.00
F22A ***** : $875.00 ENGINE ONLY WITH ECU.
H23A NON ***** :$1200.00

for any info please call toll free : 1-877-688-8111 ask for robert.

14647 n.w. 27th ave
opa locka, fl 33054 :clap[/align]

 

heres a direct link for honda motors for sale at nippon hope all this helps you. good luck

http://www.nippon-motors.com/honda.htm

 

LikeHailchristian said if you have the 1.6 civic then you dont have to rewire for mpfi. That is the best part. See in my situation I have to rewire for everything. But I would still go with the ZC because with all those other swaps you gotta buy axles ecu motor mounts tranny and it doesn't just bolt in, which I think is the best part of the ZC. You gotta look at it this way because a ZC on average puts out bout 130 hp and the b16 160. So good luck.