i have a plain jane 1.5dx and i want to put in the upgraded1.6, is this something that can just bolt right in? i have herd alot say yes and no and i have herd that you have to get the ecu to the 1.6 for it to work? and my 1.5 is non vtec, i would like a vtec in the 1.6 and i do know you have to hook up the vtec selenoid

 

It bolts right in.

If the new one has VTEC (and you want the VTEC to work), you need to replace the ECU and run wires from the ECU to the VTEC solenoid. A VTEC engine will run with a non-VTEC ECU, except of course the VTEC will never kick in.

 

And to have a Vtec with out the "Vtec" would not be worth it XD it should not be to hard to run a few wires, i just did an engine swap in a 1991 Toyota Celica, and i assure you its not to hard (especially in the civics where you have enough room to fit a v6 XD)

 

so its just as simple as getting the ecu from a 1.6 and run your two jumper wires from your vtec on the new motor to the ecu?

 

somoene on this forum had a v8 Rear Wheel Drive civic.. untill it got stolen... i forget who it is tho. credits to them haha

 

^ it was blanine aka punisher, and also splat has a v6 civic

but yes put the 1.6 right in, get the p28 ecu that goes with the 1.6 (d16z6)
and run 2 wires to the ecu.

 

Ha ha and people figure im just exaggerating when i say their enough room under the hood to put a v6 XD

 

nope, i mean i woulda never believed it, i woulda thought this dudes just on crack, till i seeen some of the ones out there haha. RWD civic, come on man, thats like, just like... at a loss for words here

rwd civic = heaven
fwd civic = ..... fwd XD

 

Ha ha so true eh? i still think it would be sweet to throw a mitsubishi AWD in one HA HA! people would not even know what day it is when you rocketed off the line XD

 

instead of getting a whole motor and swapping it, why not just do a mini-me upgrade. its cheaper and you will probably get around the same power