eg sohc vtec swap

[12mod]

hey guys i have access to a d16y1 and a vtec ecu for my daily which is a eg4 can i swap the motors out and swap the ecu but keep my standard wiring harness i was guessing i would have to run the vtec wire out from the ecu any ideas or is it even worth bothering with for my daily the only issue i have is the car looks like it should go hard but being non vtec its kind of a let down

[vtecing]

if your current motor is carby and the engine is free and you have time and knowledge of how to swap the motor then it may be worth while

[hmetro24]

If its eg4 injection so it's almost direct swap just you have to wire vtec. but if it's carbie you need wiring loom Ecu , convert it to Fuel injection, Which you need fuel tank/ fuel pump/ fuel lines/ fuel filter

[12mod]

It is an eg4 so it is injected already

[hmetro24]

EG4 come injection and carbie. So go for it, search a vtec wiring, and you should be fine. you can do a mini-me to your engine if you have d15b7 , you put d15b7 bottom with d16y1 head

[maxmx5]

Dude I think the best way if u have a access to an p28 ecu which is out off a vti model u will be sweet if not check ur ecu code if it's a P06 then u can modify the ecu to run vtec . Pm ecu man on this forum he is a real gangster when comes to ecu. Hope this info helps mate .

[12mod]

thanks for the info guys one last question would the engine run on the stock ecu if i ran a buddy club v con as the vtec trigger

[maxmx5]

from what I have been reading the buddy club vtec controller are really crap !! it doesn;t do much !!
but u can always try and I think there is some where on the forsale section a dude is selling them for like $30 odd dollards. thats cant hurt !!

[12mod]

i have used a v con before and it was fine they are a very simple unit but thats what is cool about them i think

[dwbrah]

hey man what will i need to complete the d15b7 bottom with a d16y1 head ? i have the d15b7 in the car now and buying a d16y1 engine tonight . will i need a vtec solinoid or does it come with one already thanks

[dougie_504]

Will come with one (the Y1 engine, if it's complete). Not a massive gain to be had, but if it's free and you can do it easy then it's worth the swap for an extra 100ish cc's (if you're going from 1.5L).