lol, some sort of grocery list.. You just pm'ed me about it the other day

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_400322/tm.htm

 

well...find me ANY good clean low miles B series block for $70...and for links... laskyracing.com

that was really dumb...d series parts are SOOO much cheaper to find than b series parts.maybey super awsome aftermarket racing parts are a tad harder to find (but hey, the d market is really growing) but stock parts are a peice of cake to find...and like i said...services for D's (p/p, piston kits/ valve train kits) are really increasing.

 

Cool, another quick question. Would any D16Y8 parts fit on a D16Y7 engine? Like aftermarket camshafts and pistons and the like?

 

camshafts from a Y8 will not interchange with Y7, the blocks are identical, so pistons are the same and rods are the same and all else is the same...

 

So then i guess it would be easier to modify if i got an EX Y8 head and converted to VTEC?

 

Yeasier - yes. I personally don't like the idea of mini-me if you're goign to boost, but that's just me and my personal preferences. I like to keep it simple:-D

 

its called a mini-me swa and you can find loads of info about it. Google or HCF search.

I'm with Roto though, yea VTEC is nice, but if you're gonna boost the mini-me is another $500 you could be spending on your turbo kit.

 

I fully agree. I had to drop the compression to run boost properly in my B16. I am pushing 15psi in that thing and let me tell ya, the first time I drove that car and slammed the gas not knowing what torque steer was, I almost drove straight into a wall. My car is at the point to where you mash that gas that it ends up fighting you to swerve. I will state that any 300+whp civic without crazy extensive suspension work is just plain pointless and stupid unless you like to go to tire burning competitions.

 

Oh and for the record, to achieve that much power, you WILL HAVE to tear apart your block. I wanted a dependable resonably highpower civic. I have a motor that can withstand 350whp daily. But its my DD so its floating around 250 right now.

So in order to do that, I had to rebuild that block. $7000 later, I have my dependable DD

Not to mention the LSD tranny, and the axles, and the $3k Greddy kit and the $1,500 Apexi Power FC stand alone setup, and the boost controller, and the turbo timer, and the a/c relocation kit.


Need I go further? Because I could if you need me to.

 

Pistons are different.

Regardless I would skip the Y series and play it safe with a Z6, A6, or D15 variant. Too many spun rod bearings. Just not worth the risk for me.