if i had some spare cash and wasnt keen on upgrading to alot faster and new car, id buy a d-series vtec and mod it up
even with my auto - its been so fun working and mantaining the engine
put a few mods in the car with parts given or lying around and taken them out. how i love the sohc vtec.
one pro of having a d-series is that you only have to buy one cam =] or even one cam gear
none of this twin cam stuff haha
just an update with my build
i have successfully bolted on USDM/JDM OEM parts for cheap upgrades to my D15b7
- D16a6 Cam
- D16z6 Intake Manifold
- S20 B000 JDM D15b Transmission (shorter gear ratios + final drive)
there are so many things u can do with the little D that are cheap that ppl here in australia dont explore
if anyone ever wants ANY info or wants to get some cheap parts from USA let me know and ill help you out =D
EDIT -
some extra info on the gearbox can be seen on page 69 of my build thread
any D series gearbox with a S20 sticker and B000 stamp will have nice gear ratio and final drive (JDM D15 + EG5)
the LSD models had LSD printed on them and you can see straight through where the drive shafts mount
its a 50/50 chance u will get a factory LSD box
with the S40 gearbox the only good ratio / final drive box was the D16y8 (vti coupe only) - but unless you are pulling the box directly from the car its hard to tell what they are
they are stamped S40 B000 - but the D16y5 in the vti sedan has the same stamps but has the crappier gear ratio / final drive - so be careful
the main problem here is that honda and wreckers consider them to all be the same - so they will recklessly pull out a gearbox and not label it and you will not be able to tell which is which
which, is a real pain in the ass - especially when the wreckers in WA want $900++ for them - BS prices
i grabbed my JDM D15b gearbox from honbits in perth for $750, it doesnt have LSD but it does have the right markings - S20 B000
this will be a great way for me to suck a little more power out of my little D15b7 on the cheap - my stock box is on the way out after 300 000km ++ anyway lol
I have the same setup in my eg5 (d15 box with d16y1), doesn't make a huge difference other than that its a little better on fuel because I now sit on 2700rpm at 100 in 5th, rather than 3000rpm with the d16
I would defo have the d15 box over the d16 box tho.
My EG5 build "Try to move in with a hot easy gurl. I've got a mate who does his house mate when he gets drunk. This way you can cure some of the loneliness and also save $$$ on prosties. Just remember to act like nothings happened the next day because if you get attached your laterz mate."
Originally Posted by ~Sp33~
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