im finishing up doing my mini me swap .just about everything should bolt up even the intake and exhaust manifold .the head bolts right in. your gonna need to get a head gasket for a 96 to 98 civic. the only thing i havent got figured out is how to hook up my vtec. its not really a hard swap. but since your a fellow mini swap brother . heres everything u need to know brother. http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothrea...7661&page=2