Need help bad!

[Branmomar]

So im driving a 91 honda civic hatchback std with a 4 speed tranny, im pushing a major 70 hp......

I need some help. i need some way to atleast get into the triple diget hps.

The most ive ever done is change my radiator and my valve cover gasket.

I want to do a swap. but i need one that would be easy and cheep.

my car has potenital, i know it. i just want to beable to just plain out run my friends stratus, and make ppl respect honda! any help would be great

 

[jlicrx]

any swap you do will require you to convert the car from DPFI to MPFI - the easiest and cheapest way to get to triple digits hp is going to be a D-series engine that is OBD0, like a D16A6 from 88-91 CRX Si or 89-91 Civic Si or 90-91 Civic EX or a JDM SOHC ZC non-VTEC or a JDM DOHC ZC - all of those will bolt right in - in order to get the most out of it, you need to use the Si transmission which also bolts right in and uses your shift linkage and axles

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc2000search.cgi?what=page&item=30020

http://www.hmotorsonline.com/shop/sc2000search.cgi?what=page&item=30022

 

[blasterman87]

i would say the easiest swap would be a d16a6, wich is a stock si motor, if your hatch is a dx the only wiring youll have to do is change it to mpfi, and thats like 7 wires, theres a writeup on this site. and ofcourse you will want the ecu for the 1.6. i think the 1.6 pushes around 110hp

 

[blasterman87]

and yes, the si tranny will be best as jli said, he knows his stuff

 

[Branmomar]

how much would it cost for me to do thsi, if i did the work myself?

 

[jlicrx]

mostly, it is just going to be the cost of the engine and transmission - you will have some other costs, like fluids, hoses, exhaust header (maybe), exhaust work, clutch?, etc. which can add up to more than you would think

 

[jlicrx]

i would say the easiest swap would be a d16a6, wich is a stock si motor, if your hatch is a dx the only wiring youll have to do is change it to mpfi, and thats like 7 wires, theres a writeup on this site. and ofcourse you will want the ecu for the 1.6. i think the 1.6 pushes around 110hp

the problem with the D16A6 is in finding one that isn't used up and needing rebuilt - rebuilding one is not cheap - if you can find a good one, then the D16A6 would probably be the cheapest - for a JDM SOHC ZC, all said and done, you are probably looking at $900-$1000 - for the JDM DOHC ZC, probably a $1100-$1200 - this is if you do all of the work, including the wiring, yourself

 

[Branmomar]

Yea., is there any books or anything i can get that would help me thru the swap?

 

[Branmomar]

im planning on doing the dohc zc.

 

[blasterman87]

do a search on the forum, search under titles only and in the ef swap section, you will find everything you need

 

[Fernpatch]

Go with dohc motor. It is a pretty easy swap, only a handfull of wiring changes. There are some good writups on this site. Look up dpfi-mpfi swap. The only real differance is instead of adding 2 new wires to the dizzy you run the wires to the sensor on the exhaust cam.