Yea, the z6 would give PGMI and it would be obd1 for tuning purposes. lol Pick up the 130hp and 32mpg!
ok, so educate me. i know exactly zip about swaps. what do i look for?
stay d-series.
anyone? what is a ZC? This is the only Japanese car I've ever had, so educate me. From what I've seen i may be able to swap for same money or less than rebuild parts only. I'm still really reluctant to have a hybrid car, but it could happen...
i personally would say importer, they would have lower mileage engines (30-50k) and price will be about the same. if you buy from a junkyard you won't really know what you've bought until you crack it open. the importer might have a warranty. another option is to check around with local shops and see how much they would charge to do it.
the zc is a jdm/edm d series motor, also one of the versions it came in was a SOHC vtec (1.6L)
the d16y series are great, but they have issues with the oil pumps, things you can do pretty easily but they are notorious for spinning bearings thanks to those pumps, also depending on which d16y? you get it may be obd II (not as good for tuning as obd 1)
i would ask what are you complete goals for this car and what are you future plans, and what are you willing to spend? all this should play into your decision, but i love the sohc vtec (with a lil turbo :twisted: )
Goals for this car are for it to be reliable and economical. If I wanted to build a fast car, I wouldn't start with a civic station wagon. Since this one is for my wife, it must necessarily be nicer than mine. She ain't a mechanic. I'll probably just rebuild a d15, I'm just curious about low mileage, better power, mild swaps.
That said, this isn't primary transportation, just a fun/biking car for her.
Well. Friday night I pulled the engine from the parts wagon. Last night I tore it down. Today I should heve it built up, unless i hit a snag. (I gambled and bought a std/std/std engine kit, gotta go do some measuring now...)
hmmph. My tranny has been making the same noise for months :oops: I have an Si box sitting here ready, just seems like there's always something else to do.
Got the engine in, mounts/axles/shifter done. The rest of my weekend is already spoken for, but by Monday or Tuesday we should see smoke... trying to get to the meet next Saturday!
AWESOME! GOOD JOB MAN! I'm sure that's a relief for ya. Hopefully those odds and ends will be taken care of by Saturday. I'm going to post a thread about those axles.
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and you know bam that, eating spinach dont give you muscles
... if it wasnt for you and the others, there wasnt me
: ) :P
anyone? what is a ZC? This is the only Japanese car I've ever had, so educate me. From what I've seen i may be able to swap for same money or less than rebuild parts only. I'm still really reluctant to have a hybrid car, but it could happen...
The ZC is a jdm SOHC. They did have DOHC ZC's though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_D_en ... engines.29
Junkyard?
the zc is a jdm/edm d series motor, also one of the versions it came in was a SOHC vtec (1.6L)
the d16y series are great, but they have issues with the oil pumps, things you can do pretty easily but they are notorious for spinning bearings thanks to those pumps, also depending on which d16y? you get it may be obd II (not as good for tuning as obd 1)
i would ask what are you complete goals for this car and what are you future plans, and what are you willing to spend? all this should play into your decision, but i love the sohc vtec (with a lil turbo :twisted: )
That said, this isn't primary transportation, just a fun/biking car for her.
I was really impressed with the design of this motor, it's just like a real engine,only smaller! No wonder they run forever.
i sure as freaking hell hope its a real engine hahaah
good luck on the progress man
Fired it up tonight, just need to set timing, a few odds and ends.
http://www.hondacivicwagon.com/board/vi ... highlight=
"lowered" down off the jackstands is what I'm going for right now!
haha, that made me lol. 8)
Replaced headliner, re-glued roof skin to bows.
Used junkyard headliner, has a couple dings right at the rear edge
Gave evrything a good scrubbing while out of the car. Installed speaker pods. Will have to paint them, this is as clean as we could get 'em.
New hatch struts, fit perfectly, even OE trim at the top end fits
Swapped antenna, console, various handles/clips/etc from the partscar. Now she's complete again, just needs body and paintwork, AC, maybe new seats...
Good work, man! I'm glad the car is coming together for you pretty well at this point.
Manus-prene 65A... some supersticky gack we use on refrigerated trailers. Will stick almost anything in any conditions.