pimpology156
New Member
hey all, im new to civic's and ive only recently joined this site and posted a few times. I have a 97' civic hatch CX. It has the D16Y7 motor, in my opinion is very weak but feels like it has a bit of power due to the fact this car is light. Its very reliable but i checked the oil the other day and it was BONE DRY. I dont kow what happened or where the oil leaked out of. When i did an oil change on it last i put a good oil filter on, not a cheap one and i ran mobil 1 10w40 and a quart of lucas in it. The oil should not have leaked out like it did. I want to put a TAC in so i can see when it is redlining...seems like it is geared rather high. My real quetion now is i am trying to figure out what is a somewhat easy and relatively cheap motor swap to do on this car that will give it decent power. I really want to drop in a VTEC motor. Any ideas and advice would be greatly appreciated, Im mainly a prelude guy but i have this civic now and i wanna do something fun with it. The hood is painted black by the previous owner and it looks like SHIT, it was painted with just spray paint i believe and now im just gonna repaint the entire car black and its going to be done right by me, i have access to the right tools and paint guns, i just have to get the color that i want and the clear coat, etc... Here are some pictures for everyone: