mini-me...

HondaChild · Post by **HondaChild** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:21 pm

What is required to do a succesful mini-me swap? I know the head but what are the odds and ends no one thinks about at first?

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:24 pm

Here are 2 very good writeups from the first page of googling "mini-me honda"

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554053
http://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_45390/tm.htm

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:18 pm

doing a y8 head and IM on a y7 block is stright up affair, super easy.

the obdII motors have the oil jet in the head so you dont have to worry about removing it from the block, plus the y7 and y8 blocks are identical so you can reuse the timing belt and just purchase new head studs or bolts. Obviously you will also need a new head gasket, fluids, intake tube, ecu and have to run wires for vtec to the ecu and pin the harness.

doing a head swap on your car would be about a 4-5 hour job and i know for a fact that atleast 3 of us have EVERY part you need and the headgasket it a stocking item at the zone or honda

chris

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:06 pm

You should just do a D16Y8 swap...I know somebody who would have one for sale...

Post by **stolle** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:08 pm

save your money and just put a turbo on it...

HondaChild · Post by **HondaChild** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:26 pm

stolle;74333 wrote:save your money and just put a turbo on it...

cant risk it I drive it daily and make $7.25 an hour not going to fix a broken car. Thanks for the info guys

JustRob · Post by **JustRob** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:33 pm

HondaChild;74338 wrote:cant risk it I drive it daily and make $7.25 an hour not going to fix a broken car. Thanks for the info guys

If you can afford to boost a D, you can afford a D motor.

HondaChild · Post by **HondaChild** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:39 pm

SilverStreak;74340 wrote:If you can afford to boost a D, you can afford a D motor.

I was talking about not being able to afford boosting a D.

Post by **stolle** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:37 pm

HondaChild;74342 wrote:I was talking about not being able to afford boosting a D.

like i said SAVE your money and dont waste it on things like head swaps. i saved for a year to do my turbo install, imo a mini me is not worth it. you would be better off doing things like a y8 intake, header, exhaust. trust me that y8 head is not gonna do much.

ill take the sound of a BOV over vtec any day.

Post by **stolle** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:38 pm

HondaChild;74338 wrote:cant risk it I drive it daily and make $7.25 an hour not going to fix a broken car. Thanks for the info guys

i drove my crx boosted everyday for 3 years, never had a problem. its not the turbo that makes the car unreliable its the person that builds the kit and installs it...