D16Y Head Swap

[rubbaballoons]

Howdy Guys
I have a 2000 model civic fitted with the d16y engine, my question is.......is there another head that can be fitted that has benefits over the stock item or am i better off to port and shave the standard one to gain better breathin etc?
Cheers RB

[MikeyG]

only one that would be better then ur normal head is the d16y1 or y8 since they are vtec

[rubbaballoons]

Thanks for the reply,
can you explain the difference????
does that mean any other changes????
most obviously...where do i lay my hands on either (is one better for any reason than the other)?
sorry for the dumb questions mate

[Terryfying]

sorry to hi-jack thread but, if i were to change the head to a d16y8 head..would there be anything else needed for vtec to engage....?...also is there a big power difference??

[OEMFTW]

yeah wiring and ecu,, dont know abuot power difference might no be much cant even tell if vtec kicked in

[Killa From Manila]

dont bother u wont notice shite!

[tekung89]

i have a head ache

[GSi_PSi]

sohc vtec is cute lol. i went in my mates civic coupe. i took him for a spin in my car he wants dohc vtec now lol.

[mrnivlek]

sorry to hi-jack thread but, if i were to change the head to a d16y8 head..would there be anything else needed for vtec to engage....?...also is there a big power difference??

You will barely notice the power difference in doing the mini me conversion but you will hear your vtec crossover.

http://www.jdmuniverse.com/forums/how-tos-tutorials/32971-d16-mini-me-swap-write-up.html

It's a pretty good write-up I've come across about a year ago and my mates used it as a guide for his minime conversion.

[redefine]

the americans do it all the time because from their Y7 it goes from 70 something KW to ~95kw, compared to our 88kw->~95kW, a much bigger jump

[e240]

I wouldn't bother and save the money for a B18C or b20 transplant

[dahon]

as e240 says rubba jus save for a b -swap...
unless ur really short on funds.. in that case minime is good enuff..
like in my case..
ill notice the diff =) for sure!
cos my head is vtec-e (d16y5) and from 0-3000rpm im running on 12 friggin valves - 16 valves kick in @ 3000... - no aggressive lobe for me =( its slow ass!
so itll be minime for me!

for minime swap:
so itll be just the wiring, ecu and d16y8 head right?
nothing else u guys reckon?

[lookingforboost]

if you end up doing it i have a D16Y1 setup for sale i was going to build a boosted D setup but have decided to put my money elsewhere ;P