Ok guys I have a 97 civic dx with d16y7 engine i ordered a D16z6 head with vtec am i gonna need some kind of new ecu for vtec

 

p28 ecu is the one that youre looking for i do believe. im doing that same exact swap right now actually z6 on a y7 and thats the ecu i picked up.

 

then u have to wire up the v-tec soliniod and ,,ground it and then theres one more wire i belive,,. thou i did read somthin about y7s not having a knok sensor ,which the v-tec needs,,plz correct if im wrong.thx

 

i read and the d16z6 does not have a knock sensor either so i believe i am set i might just set the wires to the original ecu bc i have a performance mugen chip

 

the d16z6 does not come equiped with a knock sensor. and your origional ecu does not have the cuircutry for vtec activation so find a vtec ecu is a must. i highly recomend converting to obd one as they are easily chippable(im puzzled to how you have a chipped obd2 ecu). personally you should have went with a y8 head, using the z6 head will require you to modify your distributor in order tfor it to bolt up to the head. i am not familiar with the obd2 ecu's so i couldnt tell you what the ex ecu code is.

 

good news on the y8 thing.. im goin that route ,,i hope. my car is auto ,so do i need an auto p28 ecu?,then run the xtra wire from the solinoid to the ecu?,cause i read u can do that instead of gettin a hole new harness..thx