Hi,
I am new to this forum and was wondering if any one can offer advice as to engine swaps. I have a 1990 civic with a 1.6 CC engine. I was wondering what other engines could be easily swapped in to improve performance etc. or should I just rebuild this one. It has over 200K on it and is starting to show its age.
Thanks

 

for that gen the ZC is the most popular choice. direct swap, vtec, and its parts are interchangeable with most d series parts

ps. its 1600cc...not 1.6cc. 1.6 liters.

 

Thanks,
Sorry for the typo I was thinking litres and put CC

 

yeah i was figuring you knew what you meant

 

I remember when Motor Trend mentioned that the new Grand Am had a 3600 litre engine. I thought WOW! 3600 LITERS! That's like the size of a tractor trailer! What does it have, 250,000 HP @ 230 RPM?

 

the ZC motor is a non-vtec obd0 dohc motor that will bolt right in, and no wiring need if your car is already mpfi. a d16z6 is a sohc vtec that will bolt in but requies a little more wiring.

 

actually there is 3 versions of the zc......sohc non vtec, dohc non vtec, sohc vtec(jdm z6). personally if you want to stay sohc id stick with your a6 block(im asuming yourr car is an si) being is still has the steel main caps as opposed to the one peice alum mains found in 92-00 bottom ends. how much money do you have to spend? there are other options such as the integra ls engine, b16, gsr, etc......

 

boohiss.

SOHC VTEC > other two

 

yeah, the zc is other versions too, but i was sticking with the most common engines. i should have mentioned that.

 

If you really want a project, try squeezing the 2.4L engine from the CR-V / Element into your Civic. It may have 156 BHP but that impressive 161 ft-lbs. torque is a very good thing...