need advice on a d16a6
06-17-2009, 09:34 PM
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need advice on a d16a6
i have a 1989 civic hb, with the stock d16a6, was thinking bout doing a b16 or b18 swap but its common..... i was wondering what kind of horse power would i get if i turbo out this d16a6.... running between 7 to 15 lbs....... i was told i would get bout 200 h.p...... need an opinion from someone a little familiar with this mod........... good idea or not...... if i go with putting a turbo, i will have the block built to 8.5:1 compression, instead of using the stock ratio of 9.1:1 compression...... let me know.......... thanks........
06-18-2009, 08:04 AM
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I think any time you can get away from using a D engine, the better. Yes the turbo might get you near 175 hp, but at what cost? $2000? Same price for a swap? Or near it? Then just do the swap. Its more legal, its more reliable because its a stock engine. And hey! If you save a little bit more money, you can turbo your swap and then your looking at better power 
06-18-2009, 07:20 PM
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I agree with u smurf. Since he plan on boosting. Go with a 1 gen B16. It's OBD 0, cable tranny & that what our body style in Japan came with. What model do you have DX or Si?
06-18-2009, 08:00 PM
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its a si... a complete turbo kit with everything is $600-$900.... if i do a swap from d16 to the first gen b16, can i use the stock trans or would i have to do a complete swap...
06-19-2009, 04:04 AM
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Glad to hear it's a Si. Have 1 also in black. Love it. Anyway... If you do a B16 you can't use the stock D-tranny. Now if you do go with the B16 swap I'd recommend for the xtra $300 you can have the YS1 LSD tranny . Wish I had that xtra 300 at the time. You would need axles from a 90-93 Integra non abs, motor mounts, shift linkage & the motor comes w/ motor,tranny & ecu. Also, anoither advice since you're going turbo I'd upgrade your suspen, & do a rear disk conver. from a 90-93 Integra to help stop it depending on hp you'll be making.
Post some pictures of your ride. What color & yr is your si.
Post some pictures of your ride. What color & yr is your si.
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i already performed the rear disc conversion.. the car is currently primered for the mean time, its a 1989 si.... been reseaching on the first gen b16, it only makes 17 hp more than the d16, the only different i can see is it has dohc.'s........ i'm going to try something different and turbo out the d16..... i'm going to have the bottom end rebuilt, i might put oversized valves and put bigger injectors, i have a pr4 ecu which is from an integra with dohc's.......... i'll let you know how it go.....