Thinking about swapping in a D16Y8 and manual Tranny into my GF's 91 Civic Dx HB. Looking for a reputable shop in the NY/CT area to get more info on the swap itself, parts and pricing. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

 

No one?

 

i don't know any good shops in ny area...sorry

 

The best I could recommend is Rosen Autosport. Dyno'd my car there, and they had some neat things around like a supercharged Golf GTI and a 4th gen Civic wagon with a B18C5

Bad news though,
1) They were in Richmond, VA and
2) They are out of business :cry:

 

No engine is worth swapping unless you do it yourself. I would be almost scared to have an engine swap without the knowledge of how everything in the engine works. The things I learned from doing it myself were amazing. Plus swapped cars will have problems, and unless you understand how it works your going to either have a ****ed up car or a hole in your wallet.

 

J&E Performance...the guy knows his shit, but like FGH said...u dont know whats up unless u do it ur self...

for all u know it might not start on tuesdays, but if u did ur self u know u gotta jiggle the key then count to 17 after u stomp the brake to get it started....

 

Thanks for the info. Now if I plan to do the swap myself, how hard is the swap for a D16Y8 into a 91 Dx HB? Are there any write-ups?

 

Well for the DX you need to convert from Dual Point Fuel Injection to Multi Point Fuel Injection. My how-to for that can be found here...

http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/mpfi.html

My ZC How-To has basic info on how to remove the engine and all that good stuff so it might be of some help to you...

http://www.fourthgenhatch.com/zc.html

The only problems you will have with the Y8 is it is an OBD-II engine and 4th Gen Civic is OBD-0 car. You have several choices here. I know they make OBD-0 to OBD-I conversion harnesses that plug and play but I'm not sure about OBD-0 to OBD-II, I think that is a little harder. You'll have to look into it. However I do know you can put the Z6 distributor, fuel injectors, and I guess ECU to make the Y8 OBD-I. So in that case you would be doing quite well. And I think OBD-1 is better for performance also.

 

FourthGenHatch, great links and info, thanks. But if I'm swapping out the engine in the Dx for the Y8 from a newer Civic, wouldn't that already have mpfi? Also, I too would prefer OBD-I, do they make a OBD-II to OBD-I conversion and could I then mate that to the OBD-O to OBD-I conversion?

 

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