Spacemonkey71
04-19-2005, 07:32 PM
I know this can be done, but I have no idea how.... Greddy & Edelbrock make kits for D16Y8's that are CARB certified (so they will pass the OBDII plug tests; very important ) and I'm wondering if either of these can be made to pass emissions for a 1997 D16Y7 (non-VTEC SOHC) civic. The Y7 has that funky throttle body/carburator hybrid thing instead of a standard throttle body/intake plenum/runner setup. So I guess question #1 is can a Y8 plenum/runner be fitted to a Y7 head? and #2 can either the Greddy or Edelbrock kit (Edelbrock has it's own intake plenum in the kit) be mated to the Y7 intake configuration? (or should I just slap on a Y8 head?)
===> don't get started on the "engine swap" arguments; i've already done that and found out that stuffing a B18C1 into a car designed for a D16Y8 adds about 400 lbs into the front end of the vehicle. This means that unless you've got ABS, you've got a big problem stopping (and AEM "big brake" rotors just make the tires stop rolling faster - that's when they start to SLIDE.... and that really sucks). And I had Ground Control + Tokico's designed for the Civic/GSR swap to keep the nose from actually touching the ground; it rode better except for a the fact that it turned like a baleen whale. And it was expesive as hell to do it all of that fun stuff too.
THIS time i'm sticking with the right weight balance for the car and i'm going to play with boost and bottles :o) It's a little cheaper to do plus I like the whooshing noises AND being able to turn :o) :o) :o)
The turbod16 board is helpful but they are a little vague on how the legalities work out on this too when it comes to OBDII tests (not to mention the parts to do it)
===> don't get started on the "engine swap" arguments; i've already done that and found out that stuffing a B18C1 into a car designed for a D16Y8 adds about 400 lbs into the front end of the vehicle. This means that unless you've got ABS, you've got a big problem stopping (and AEM "big brake" rotors just make the tires stop rolling faster - that's when they start to SLIDE.... and that really sucks). And I had Ground Control + Tokico's designed for the Civic/GSR swap to keep the nose from actually touching the ground; it rode better except for a the fact that it turned like a baleen whale. And it was expesive as hell to do it all of that fun stuff too.
THIS time i'm sticking with the right weight balance for the car and i'm going to play with boost and bottles :o) It's a little cheaper to do plus I like the whooshing noises AND being able to turn :o) :o) :o)
The turbod16 board is helpful but they are a little vague on how the legalities work out on this too when it comes to OBDII tests (not to mention the parts to do it)