D16Y8 swap
#1
D16Y8 swap
i ran into a problem on my civic engine its a 98 Ex has a D16Y8 engineand i am kiend of low on the money and i wanted to buy a engine from 1996 civic dx that has a D16y7 and that guy told me that its not going to work in my civic so i am confused now, can someone help me? i have the tranny still but i dont know what kiend of engine i can put on.
#2
RE: D16Y8 swap
A d16y7 will work, but you'll be losing performance (lower power and no vtec). If that's ok with you, then throw it in. You should be able to find either a D16y8 (96-00 civic ex) or a D16z6 (92-95 civic ex) for a few hundred pretty easily. They're both d-series (so they'll work with your transmission) and they're both vtec.
#6
RE: D16Y8 swap
z6 intake manifold might be better from a performance standpoint and your car will not pass emissions with an engine in it that is older than the car itself so be aware of that if you have emissions tests in your area. Also I want to point out that the D16Y8's from the 96-98 civics are not the same as the D16Y8's from the 99-00 civics. If you get the D16Y7 all you also need is the ecu.