engine help!

civic97hx · Post by **civic97hx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:45 pm

ok guys i have a 97 hx obviously, it has a d16y5.... well she is knocking ...., i found a b18b1 engine for sale for a good pricecomes with a p72 ecu, what tranny would i need , and what other parts do i need to put this thing together, i dont have a bunch of cash right now and this is my DD so i need it back on the road asap! any help would be helpful, thanks guys!!

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:52 pm

You are going to need B mounts, shift linkage and tranny. it will be alot cheaper to swap in another D

civic97hx · Post by **civic97hx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:57 pm

i know its gonna be a pain in the ass to find another y5, so which would be my best bet, and would i have to change the wiring harness and the ecu?

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:04 pm

probably a y8 with ECU...
or... you may be able to use your y5 head/ecu and just a y8 or y7 bottom end
that might be the cheapest option

civic97hx · Post by **civic97hx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:13 pm

would there be a noticable difference between the y7 and y8 bottom end? which would i get the most out of?

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:24 pm

with a factory ecu... probably neither. if you want gain, you should ditch the y5 head and ecu for a full y8 setup.

civic97hx · Post by **civic97hx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:28 pm

the y8 is still vtec right? which ecu would i need for the swap? and the wiring harness is the same one correct?

Spork · Post by **Spork** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:34 pm

try searching... the y8 is actual vtec, not vtec-e like your motor. you will need the y8 computer to do that swap, and I do not know about what harness you need. you should be able to reuse yours, but you will need to do some searching to confirm/deny that.

civic97hx · Post by **civic97hx** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:37 pm

would anyone be able to help me out with the y8 setup? im gonna do some searching but i know i wont be able to find everything, any help would be great! thanks for the help so far guys!

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:48 pm

civic97hx;90788 wrote:ok guys i have a 97 hx obviously, it has a d16y5.... well she is knocking ...., i found a b18b1 engine for sale for a good pricecomes with a p72 ecu, what tranny would i need , and what other parts do i need to put this thing together, i dont have a bunch of cash right now and this is my DD so i need it back on the road asap! any help would be helpful, thanks guys!!

why would you want to use a vtec ecu with an non-vtec motor?? as for tranny any b series hydraulic transmission would work. LS, GS-R, type-R, SI.