Lets Talk d-series

[Mikecivic78]

Yo sup D series guys and girls..cbf starting a thread

so heres my story, I just got my fulls and was planing still go ahead with the B18c2 swap...atm im loving boost and not keen on any imports. I was looking on Ebay at cheap turbo Civic EK kits.

The question is will it do the job and running stock ECU still ?
will stock Motor and gear box handle it ....but running under 7psi ???
Insurance gonna hassle me ??


Its a D16y7 about 190k on the clock lol

good luck trying to source a decent turbo kit for D series. E bay kits are generally shaite

you can't use stock ecu, u need aftermarket chip and tune

insurance may be cool, depends which company.

[TheSaint]

ebay kits are okay as a base to start from - but alot of the parts will need to be replaced with better quality stuff
the turbo manifolds are generally the biggest problem - they are pretty crap

you will need either a standalone ECU or some chipping gear to run and tune the setup

if the engine hasnt been well maintained in its life expect to see some premature wear real quick

[NelsonLSY]

Hey guys, wondering would a B series throttle body fit D series?

Im in HK right now and parts of Honda here are so cheap...so planning to get some bits back to Aus...
Still thinking of what else I could put in my suitcase tho...

[NelsonLSY]

and could my D16Y1 runs better with the ECU of the JDM D15B VTEC?

[2MPRS]

any obd1 throttle body is compatible (eg f series,d series, b series) u wont notice much gain in a stock motor even if u port match the intake manifold to it. if the ecu from the d15b vtec was better wouldnt u think they would use it stock lol?

[NelsonLSY]

right tho....was just thinking the JDM one has different vtec engaging point and stuff...might be able to run better in it's 1.6 litre brother....

[cuppa]

Is it normal for my d16y1 to shoot smoke as i accelerate to 3krpm on gear one? and also when i hit vtec

[mugen_ctr]

Is it normal for my d16y1 to shoot smoke as i accelerate to 3krpm on gear one? and also when i hit vtec

white smoke? no, piston rings or valve seals on there way out...

[cuppa]

Nope, just greyish smoke

[Mikecivic78]

normal engine shouldn't smoke at all.

troubleshooting time

[cuppa]

time for h22 swap.

[mugen_ctr]

Nope, just greyish smoke

Wait my bad LOL, mixed it around, its prbz a head gasket problem, bluish whitish is more to do with internal piston rings or valve