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Apr 3, 2011 | 11:24 AM

riceburner187

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From: kingston

motor swap

so i have a 97 civic with a 1.6 vtec blown bottom end now i do hav a 1.6 not v tec can i just swap heads or whats involved ????????????? anyone done this yet ?????????????

Apr 3, 2011 | 11:34 AM

Vartok

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what are the numbers on the motors? i imagine that the blown one is a d16y8, but what is the non vtec one?

Apr 5, 2011 | 05:00 PM

riceburner187

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From: kingston

the block wud be a dt17y r sumthn like tht ..........lol

Apr 5, 2011 | 05:03 PM

riceburner187

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anothr guy is sayn the blocks are the same its just the top end that matters ???????????????????? im not a civc guy so im not sure this wud be the first nd its all deckd out so itd be nice to get it runin