88 HF options

[Prowler]

This is my friends car. Bought it like it is, but there was a radiator leak and the car overheated and the engine is pretty screwed over (D16A6). What are the most economical options? A rebuild? If so, where and what is a good cam to put in?
Also for swaps, what will be a straight bolt in? ZC?
How hard would it be to put in a Z6 or Y8?
Thanks. You can check out the car here: http://www.hondashowoff.com/profile.php?id=4259

 

[Crix]

If your going to spend the money to rebuild it I would just go with a b16 complete swap. I think that it would still be pretty civilized even with a b16.

 

[Prowler]

looking at under $500 for parts. b16, although highly desirable, is out of range. this car is dead and needs to be fixed soon.

 

[cheese9988]

ZC is by far the easiest and cheapest swap. You would need the computer and motor. Fix any broken parts on the ZC. The HF is mpfi already so I don't think there is much to wiring it. The HF is also the lightest CRX so you should be slightly faster with it than a DX, STD or SI model. You could keep the tranny, although a si or zc tranny would be better for acceleration. There is alot of stuff on the ZC motor, do a search on hs or google it. The car is in good shape otherwise it looks like, I would say it is worth it.

 

[phunky.buddha]

A ZC is the way to go man. I'm going to drop one in Katie's car (88 LX) sometime later this year. It drops right in- you just have to flip a few wires around and you're done.

 

[Prowler]

what about axels and shitf linkage? would the ecu just plug in and go?

 

[phunky.buddha]

You can use any D series transmission with it. If you use the ZC transmission, you'll want to get 90-93 Integra axles. The shift linkage lines up like stock- the ZC transmission is still a D series part. The ECU should plug in, but I think you have to flip the wires to the TPS or something. It's a very minor wiring change to run a ZC in an HF.

 

[Prowler]

Thank you !

 

[phunky.buddha]

I thought you knew this stuff already.

 

[Prowler]

i know what goes into my car. never had a crx so i'm not sure what exactly fits or not =)