i was wondering if i could swap an 95 acura rs motor with an auto tranny into my 88 hatch back and use my 5 spdtranny .what would i need for this motor, i was told it would bolt right in with little to no modifications."keep in mind i live in california" so it has to pass smog. i have the original d series motor in it.Is there any way i could beef up the current motor enough to run it and keep it as my daily driver?. i need serious help with this,im tierd of coming in last but dont have much cash.any and all advice is welcome.thanks.............

 

the d series tranny won't work with the acura motor. B series go with b series, D with D. in order to swap that motor you'd need motor mounts, axles, ecu, injector, and a bunch of other stuff. Also if you don't have an Si you have to convert the fuel injection to that of an Si's. The D series is really quite hopeless i think...You could do mini me swap or something and maybe some nitrous until it blows.

 

its a dx model, with dual point injection. i was wondering if boring it 0.30 over would be a good idea.how much more power would i get from this?

 

Virtually none. Do you know how small 30 thousandths of an inch is?

I am assuming you mean .030, because there isn't enough meat there to take out three tenths.

 

yes,that is what i meant.so no body with an 88 dx has any input on how to make power gains from there motor?well thanks any ways.

 

Well, the best thing to do to that engine is to pull it and replace it. Take your pick of what to replace it with, but pretty much anything else would be better. A ZC or D16Z6 would be nice and cheap and use many original parts to keep things simple.

 

this d16z6 motor,will it bolt right in ?
also do you know what stock horse power it comes with?
and finally do you know what modifications would be needed to accept this new engine? thanks again

 

it's pretty simple swap, not so sure on what it takes to swap. You will still need to switch to multi-point injection. I think the motor's around 125 horse, someone else i'm sure will correct me with the exact horsepower. You'd be better off with the b18a, but this is better than the dx motor.

 

Yes, the D16Z6 is a 125hp engine. It needs some electrical work to run.

The 130/140 hp B18A would be a better choice, but a little more expensive.

 

Yup "Z6" is 125hp@6600rpm/106tq@5200rpm, 1.6, 16V SOHC VTEC PGM-FI (92-95 Civic EX/Si - 93-95 Del Sol Si {USA} )



Jason