I'm from Princeton, IL. about an hour north of Peoria, and 2 hours south of chicago. im completely a Honda newb, and im looking for a D16Y8 for my new EG hatch.

 

Craig's List is your friend, put an ad up in the auto parts section. www.chicago.craigslist.com
Also i would look and see if you can find a B18B swap. They aren't too expensive and add some power as well as greatly expand the amount of power you can make.

 

^^thanks for the heads up man!! its well appreciated. yeah, i still don't know what i would need for the B18 swap. i could imagine its probably the engine/trans, wiring harness, ecu, and axles?

of course i need alittle guidence in all this. im excited, but i don't know exactly where to start. does a B18 drop into the stock EG mounts w/out having to get aftermarket mounts? what does a B18 clip usually go for as far as a LS vtec or GSR motor?

i appreciate any info and help. thanks!

 

I wouldn't do an LS/VTEC personally. It is a very potenet engine but the problem is reliability. If you wanna go VTEC, get a B18C1. However, this engine is not cheap. Use the search feature to find what you need to do a swap. I've never done one (but i want to) so i couldn't tell you.

 

^^hey bro, thanks for the info. any is appreciated!

yeah, i've been searching the forums and finding alot of very helpfull links and ideas. i think i'd like to get a D16 vtec and go from there. maybe just a cheap DIY turbo build up.

 

Thats not a bad idea if your gonna go with a D series build. I hope you checked out Pete turbo shopping list

 

yeah, i've checked out some of the shopping list for a turbo d series. i have to say, i didn't think that it was going to be that easy, or to say the least, simple.

not that turboing a car is a simple task, but most of the items needed are throw aways for the most part. right now the most important is to get a D16 that i can drop in w/ a tune up and run.

it is however amazing the decent "street" power that you can obtain from a basic D16 vtec motor, with a good tune of course.

i do want to keep it up there that i am looking for a D16 vtec motor/trans, harness, and ecu.(sorry for the shameless plug!)

 

Call the local junkyards. I would tell them you need the engine out of ________ car instead of i need a D16 VTEC motor. Also check out Sunrise JDM and other online engine dealers.

 

yeah, i've checked most online places, even ebay. a JDM del sol motor is going for about 700. im hoping to find one for maybe a little less, but eventually i'll have to bite the bullet and just buy a jdm swap or something.

 

Macomb, Illinois.