Changing to SOHC VTEC
07-13-2003, 10:07 AM
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Changing to SOHC VTEC
I plan on changing my car over to a SOHC VTEC in the next month and would like some input from those who know. I want things to go as smooth as possible, so the less fabrication the better. I also need the car to be smog legal. I was thinking of a y8 head, but was told to go z6 with some y8 components. Either way though, I was told to use zc pistons and after looking into it, I've decided to go that route. I would also like to know a good cam for over all power, not just high end, not just low end. Something in between would be good, but if I have to choose, I would rather have low end to save gas. Thanks y'all!
07-13-2003, 11:51 AM
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if its going to be smog legal, you'll have to go with a 97+ ex engine, which means a y8 engine. Z6's are the previous gen, and cali's carb laws are strict as fuck. If you use an older engine, you WILL NOT PASS inspection or whatever the hell they do.
You could just swap the head and do the "mini-me" swap, but if I was going to do anything with it, I'd just swap the whole y8 engine. $.02
You could just swap the head and do the "mini-me" swap, but if I was going to do anything with it, I'd just swap the whole y8 engine. $.02
