Originally Posted by geoff

ok i have had plenty experience with doing mini me swaps. first off decide what year car the motor is going into. you have to make sure that you have the right obd code or else you need a new wiring harness or converter. here is what my set up was in my car. pics in my gallery. its the black civic 4dr.

1995 d15b7 block:
jdm sohc vtec pistons and ls rods
hot tanked
block gaurd

1998 d16y8 head:
skunk 2 valves, springs, and retainers
skunk 2 stage 1 camshaft
3 angle valve job
head shaved .010
port and polish

1995 civic si tranny:
obx lsd
6 puck unsprung clutch with a 2step

other modifications:
dc 4-2-1 headers
dc sport shortram intake
full custom 2.5" exhaust to an apexi muffler
aem adjustable cam gear
true time aftermarket pulley kit
msd blaster coil
zex nitrous wet kit with nx 50 shot
zex spark plugs
apex-i vafc2
ebay short shifter
and other things im forgetting.


the car was quick ass hell. i ran a 13.753@103mph. with more seat time i could have done alot better i think. i could only imagine what it would have run if it was in a hatch? either way, if your serious about getting any power out of this than here is my advice. you wont see the performance you want unless you go the whole nine yards. you need to boost up the compression in the car so that means a nice set of forged pistons and rods and then worry about cam and other bolt ons. personally ive had this set up b4 and to tell you the truth, you can make more power out of having the complete d16z6 and it will save you alot of money. just my oppinion tho. one thing is for sure, nitrous would be great but realize that the dseries blocks are not that strong. gl with the build