D16y7 ...vtec Swap?

[imported_silentstorm]

bought a wrecked 97 black civix lx .. 5 speed...with only 19k original miles on the whole car

front passenger side crunched up a little....but having an uncle that runs a bodyshop..well worth my $1600 investment for the car

anyways, since i have a 00 civic lx as a daily driver.. I'll go all out on this car as for as mods go....starting with the engine

I want to do a mini me swap....does anyone have a website with detailed information ... as far what head to use ....what intake... which engine series headgasket.....should i go with the regular gasket.. or the new perma torque...I want to nitrous at some point ...what pistons, rods etc are the economical choice...but will do the job that I need

and any suggestions on clutch upgrades?

and would anyone recommend replacing the half-shafts(cv-shafts) with higher hp rated ones?

and where can i find the information on brake upgrades.

[imported_Lacuna]

why not just replace the whole motor? You will only spend a little more, and not have to worry about reliability. You will undoubtably run into OBD2 issues on your lx.


www.hondaswap.com has a good article on Mini-me swaps but it was written for the CRX.

[imported_silentstorm]

why swap the whole engine when the internals only have 19k on them... a head-swap is e-a-s-y ..I just need the parts information.


and the 97 is obd2 already...right?

[imported_96hatchback]

There is an obd2a and obd2b, I believe. I think the 96-99 are the 'a' and the rest are 'b'. Not completely sure, but you should check into it before spending any $$ on the swap. Good luck.

[imported_Lacuna]

You will have to replace the ECU, distributor and header. Add all that $$ up and you will damn close to a whole motor.

[imported_silentstorm]

everything I've read so far...hasn't mentioned a header swap..whats the deal?

[imported_notyuravgjoe]

Originally posted by silentstorm@Sep 11 2003, 09:17 PM
bought a wrecked 97 black civix lx .. 5 speed...with only 19k original miles on the whole car

front passenger side crunched up a little....but having an uncle that runs a bodyshop..well worth my $1600 investment for the car

anyways, since i have a 00 civic lx as a daily driver.. I'll go all out on this car as for as mods go....starting with the engine

I want to do a mini me swap....does anyone have a website with detailed information ... as far what head to use ....what intake... which engine series headgasket.....should i go with the regular gasket.. or the new perma torque...I want to nitrous at some point ...what pistons, rods etc are the economical choice...but will do the job that I need

and any suggestions on clutch upgrades?

and would anyone recommend replacing the half-shafts(cv-shafts) with higher hp rated ones?

and where can i find the information on brake upgrades.

Since the block is a 97, you should use a head from 96-98. I'm pretty sure the OBD2 change occured in the 99+ model Civic. As far as gaskets, intake, distributor, ecu, etc. , you should use the ones that are made for the EX.

[imported_Lacuna]

Originally posted by silentstorm@Sep 16 2003, 08:55 AM
everything I've read so far...hasn't mentioned a header swap..whats the deal?

You don't have to change the header, but you won't see all the benefits of the added power without it.

[Smooth_Imports]

Originally posted by notyuravgjoe+Sep 16 2003, 09:54 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(notyuravgjoe @ Sep 16 2003, 09:54 AM)</div>

Since the block is a 97, you should use a head from 96-98. I'm pretty sure the OBD2 change occured in the 99+ model Civic. As far as gaskets, intake, distributor, ecu, etc. , you should use the ones that are made for the EX. [/b]

Sorry please try again.



92-95 OBD1
96-00 OBD2

If there are 2 different OBD2 version ( which i don't think there is) it woul have changed in 99-00 civic. When they changed the 6th gen to a 6.5 gen/