need some help

[12mod]

i picked up a d16y1 to put in my twin carb auto civic it came with box harness linkages and drive shafts but i need a dizzy and an ecu is it possible to use an ecu and dizzy out of another model as im struggling to find standard ones as i dont want to pay what some of the wreckers want to charge also being that i dont have either can i use a non vtec setup and run an external vtec controller.

any help would be much appreciated.

[12mod]

does anybody know

[HondaPie]

yes u can, but u have put few extra wires dont remember at the moment which one was it but i will find out and let u know

[Tai]

You can use anotehr ECU but you might need a wiring conversion harness depending on which ecu you get.

For example, OBD2a to OBD1, etc

[12mod]

thanks guys any more info would be awsome

[HondaPie]

what ECU are u runing ?

[12mod]

i dont have one atm so i was wanting to know if i get a non vtec ecu and matching dizzy could i still use them with the aid of an external vtec controller i was offered an ecu out of a gli so i thought i might be able to use that

[dougie_504]

Isn't it a bit too much hassle to run a non-VTEC ECU and a VTEC controller etc?

How much is the dizzy? Like $200? ECU can't be more than $50-100.

[12mod]

if you have them for that price then i will buy them off you

[dougie_504]

Make a WTB thread or ask the guys in the Parts section who are selling D16Y1's. What do the wreckers want for them?

[12mod]

i have done both wreckers are chasing 400 each and i could buy a whole other engine for less then that

[dougie_504]

$400 for a D16Y1 ECU? My goodness, what a rip lol.

I'm going to my local wrecker tomorrow, will see if I can find one. Might call around some other wreckers too.