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hi, i just bought me a 1995 honda civic HB, it is supposed to be a cx, but found out today, as it is stamped on the motor, d16y7, i guess this means i have an SI, right?????? anyway, it is pretty basic looking to me, but would like to make it go fast... i need to start from the beggining, but where is that, need help from someone, plz, and thnx

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Well, the 5th gen civics (92-95) only went up to EX in the US. If it's from Canada it could be up to an Si.

If it were an American EX or a Canadian Si it would have the D16Z6 engine in it. But, you have an engine from a 96-98 DX, HX, or CX.

The 92-95 civic non-VTEC engines were D15 blah blah blahs. And the 96-98 non-VTEC engines are D16Y7's while the SOHC VTEC engine is the D16Y8.


Conclusion, you are buying a CX that had a blown motor, so they swapped in a new engine and at the time had a D16Y7. But, be happy, that's a better engine than what came with the CX originally.