D16Y4 power

[Surrufus]

wanting to make a little more power out of my D16Y4 without being too extreme
ive been thinking about having the cam reground and some mild headwork done
are there any drawbacks form having this done or any suggestions about how far too go or wat to have done?
the car is also fitted with a set of XForce 4-2-1 headers and a 2.25" catback

[jdmlvn]

if u want a "little" more power.
just get intake/headers/exhaust

[turtleEK1]

i was planning on doing something like this... but its hard to get a place to do the regrind... plus get head done and put back together... the amount of money you spend might not be worth it....?

find out what places offer what you need and find out how much it will all cost, then decide from there...

would always be different and cool! go the y4!!

[bOoStn]

Its not hard to find a place to do a regrind. Any engine building place will either be able to do it, or get it done for you, and its generally not too expensive, unless you get it ground to the point where you need to change valve springs, ecu, etc. The head work is what will empty your wallet

[kyle]

Just attach that nos kit dawg!

[mrwillz]

power?
from d16y4?
turbo kit is best option imo

[Slow96GSR]

Ka-boom in the wrong hands and untuned!! The regrind is about $300USD shipped and new cam would be about $300-500USD depending on brand and stage.

[Rodney]

did you notice any power increase when you put the x-force 4-2-1 header and the catback???

[incoming]

a free mod would be to lighten the car...
not power increase but power to weight ratio is improved

[bennjamin]

best mods overall would be a lightened flywheel+ HD clutch combo , plus 14 or 15 inch light wheels...and general weight reduction.
On a D series - most headers do NOTHING except increase noise. At a most , they will pull the torque band down abit (mentally) and give the car abit more mid range poke

[aStRooo]

dont forget the mini-me, i was desperate for more power out of my old EK1, and mini-me seemed one of the best options out there. and then if you still have money combine that with the mods bennjamin suggested, should give you quite a noticable difference. if you were going to get some head work on the y4 head, might as well source a second hand y8 head and ecu and give urself some bolt on power.

[VT3C]

if you were going to get some head work on the y4 head, might as well source a second hand y8 head and ecu and give urself some bolt on power.

:thumbsup: a re-ground stock cam is useless - you might as well just handover your cash to me. if you going to bother messsing around with this engine in order:

1. VTEC headswap
2. aftermarket ECU
3. LPT kit

otherwise, you got no chance of keeping up even witha stock B16A so why bother ?

[civicCXI]

Surrufus:
I suggest that you save up and do swap. I notice that u r in perth and driving the same car as me. So maybe we can work together with the swap. I'm thinking about k20 engine but won't do the swap anytime soon, maybe in 3 yrs time (just got a job recently). At that time, hopefully the price of k20 engine would have gone down. Then u and I can be the evil twins haunting the v8s :)

[egSi]

ur such a hater bede :p

[maligorvna]

Hey i have just brought a d16 vtec version for my ek... what will i need to make the conversion ie new ecu etc...?

is the y7/y8 the sohc vtec version of the di6y4??

cheers

[TYPE-ONE]

d16y8 is the soch vtec version of the d16y4

[blk_shadow]

:thumbsup: a re-ground stock cam is useless - you might as well just handover your cash to me. if you going to bother messsing around with this engine in order:

1. VTEC headswap
2. aftermarket ECU
3. LPT kit

otherwise, you got no chance of keeping up even witha stock B16A so why bother ?

what aftermarket ecu do you recommend?

e-manage? hondata? unichip?

[ErazeR]

just sell ur car and get a vtec
less hassel and still keep car in stock condition

[kyle]

If you want too keep your existing engine then the best you can do is a nice intake, cheap header and 2" exhaust for around $800 youll get about 6 - 8 Kw out of that.

Trust me dude having tried to build a d16y8 up with cams, and bolt ons, it really isnt worth it, I spent about 3K and ended up only just being about as fast B16a2.

Also now having put a B16a4 in my civic, It's ended up being more than I first expected, working out cheaper if I bought a B16a2 civic from the factory, ie EK4 or EM1

SO........................................
Advice from someone who has done it all, please learn from my mistakes.

If you wanna do an engine swap, B18c Type R($8000 installed) or K20a2($10000 Installed) Else your wasting your money. If you wanna B16a sell your car and buy a civic with one. Turbo charging is also an option($4000) And your car will be about as quick as an Integra Type R.

Good Luck

- Kyle

[RyDC5S]

Kyle: Is it worth getting a chip for the D16Y4? along with the base intake/header/exhaust combo.

I'm looking for a light upgrade for the old EK.

[mrwillz]

^ its good for what it is
daily driver wif good fuel consumption

[kraiye]

if u wanna keep the d without spending the big bucks on b series swap,
i'd say do a mini me and also get the Y8 gearbox. they're a lot shorter than the Y4 box so your acceleration will be up :thumbsup:


Hey i have just brought a d16 vtec version for my ek... what will i need to make the conversion ie new ecu etc...?

is the y7/y8 the sohc vtec version of the di6y4??

cheers
you'll also need a P2P ecu. the y8 is the vtec version of the y4/y7. a d16y7 is basically the shitty US version of the d16y4. when doing minime's the yanks use a bunch of other parts of the y8 such as the intake where as aussies dont have to cause the y4 already has the same intake as the y8 :)
hope this helps

ps: no offence but i also think u'r a lil nuts buying the conversion without a lot of research