MINI ME

[JDMferio88]

Ok. I have a 92 eg Ferio LX (d15b7) and I have the wiring harness, vtec ecu, and a y8 head. i know i need to take the head to the shop to have the valves resurfaced and my friend is hooking me up with a intake manifold for the y8. My question is however; what other precautions should I take so I do NOT blow this motor???

thanks guys

[X-Runner]

Dont drive it hard?

[FasTech]

Drive it with care......lol

[suprapower]

dont get all freakin crazy with it and you will be okay

[Captain-Obvious™]

don't bother with a mini me...they are never what they're cracked up to be

[jcs]

don't bother with a mini me...they are never what they're cracked up to be

nothing against you,but for us single guys its a lot.you gain 25-30 hp and the great v-tec.be sure to pull the oil jet,and re-pin ecu or run a v-tec controller.the easier would be the z6 head better flow and the wiring is a lot easier.be sure to get all new gaskets...if you need help lmk

[JDMferio88]

nothing against you,but for us single guys its a lot.you gain 25-30 hp and the great v-tec.be sure to pull the oil jet,and re-pin ecu or run a v-tec controller.the easier would be the z6 head better flow and the wiring is a lot easier.be sure to get all new gaskets...if you need help lmk

thanks man! and if I run into any problems I'll PM you.

p.s.
I heard that the y8 head has better flow, and the z6 has less flow but more torque...which is true?

[jcs]

to be honest the z6... ive sported both,z6/b7 mini me and the y7/y8 mini me the z6 pulled hell of alot harder.ive never done the y8/b7 block because the wiring is so much harder.cause from what i hear that you have to run a jumper harness...go with the z6 i have a complete head ill let go for cheap and ill help you

ps timing might be a b****

[mod94civ]

get the up dated metal head gasket also w/ new head bolts. lot better design than original

[jcs]

get the up dated metal head gasket also w/ new head bolts. lot better design than original

that would also be a no go,go with the y8 head gasket and remove the middle layer and it will bump the comp up.then reuse your headbolts and put a extra 5 pounds of torque on them.i did it never had a problem

[Barefoot]

that would also be a no go,go with the y8 head gasket and remove the middle layer and it will bump the comp up.then reuse your headbolts and put a extra 5 pounds of torque on them.i did it never had a problem

u was going good until u said to destroy a head gasket for a cheap bump in comp. then to reuse old head bolts. u just set this man up for a blown head gasket.

[AnthonyF]

Surface your valves? You mean surface your head? Get your valves adjusted? Get an intake manifold and exhaust manifold and get it ported to match for a nice flow. Get a valve job for a little extra flow too.

-Ant.

[jcs]

u was going good until u said to destroy a head gasket for a cheap bump in comp. then to reuse old head bolts. u just set this man up for a blown head gasket.

to be honest not really...you say cheap but i never had any problems with mine and i had it for a year and beat the hell out of it and couldnt blow it..if you want to get that head gasket go ahead and the head studs to.but you gotta know i did mine on a cheap budget.

[Barefoot]

to be honest not really...you say cheap but i never had any problems with mine and i had it for a year and beat the hell out of it and couldnt blow it..if you want to get that head gasket go ahead and the head studs to.but you gotta know i did mine on a cheap budget.

1 luck job doesnt change my opinion on doing the the job correct.

[jcs]

1 luck job doesnt change my opinion on doing the the job correct.

well i can understand where your coming from and like i said its not my choice our yours..hes gonna do what he wants.so i mean your giving good info so its all good..+1 for you my friend

[slostang]

good luck.

I was gonna do a mini me turbo set-up until I couldn't find b7 internals. LOL

[profwdcrx]

you might as well get a new timing belt, cause i had a jdm 91 d15b and i put a y8 head on it and i found that the belt lenght are way different, it wouldnt hurt to get a new belt anyway, but you have to do some serious **** to blow a d-series! good luck

[1SOL2NV]

nothing against you,but for us single guys its a lot.you gain 25-30 hp and the great v-tec.be sure to pull the oil jet,and re-pin ecu or run a v-tec controller.the easier would be the z6 head better flow and the wiring is a lot easier.be sure to get all new gaskets...if you need help lmk

neither the z6 head or y8 head flow any better ,.... its the intake manifold ... the y8 flows better ... the head flows the same .so get a z6 head with a y8 manifold .. but i agree with these guys ... coming from past experience your better off leaving the d15 alone and enjoy the mpg or go b series .... i spent close to 700 $ on my mini me .and it was a WASTE OF MONEY then and it would be a waste now unless its gfoing into a CRX ... if not .. your wasting time ..

[jcs]

neither the z6 head or y8 head flow any better ,.... its the intake manifold ... the y8 flows better ... the head flows the same .so get a z6 head with a y8 manifold .. but i agree with these guys ... coming from past experience your better off leaving the d15 alone and enjoy the mpg or go b series .... i spent close to 700 $ on my mini me .and it was a WASTE OF MONEY then and it would be a waste now unless its gfoing into a CRX ... if not .. your wasting time ..

i know me and my buddy were gonna do it in a rex..the z6 head on a a6 block and the p29 pistons is rumored to have close to 12.1.1 compression

[1SOL2NV]

Surface your valves? You mean surface your head? Get your valves adjusted? Get an intake manifold and exhaust manifold and get it ported to match for a nice flow. Get a valve job for a little extra flow too.

-Ant.

wasted money .. i did all that on my mini me .... wasnt worth it ... the b series i have now bone stock would kill the mini me i had done and i had all that crap done to the head of mine including a JG tB with port matched intake and 5 angle valve job with a port and polish .. still my car never broke 16's ... WASTE .get a b series or like i said in my post above this one .. ENJOY THE MPG's leave it alone .

[1SOL2NV]

i know me and my buddy were gonna do it in a rex..the z6 head on a a6 block and the p29 pistons is rumored to have close to 12.1.1 compression

u are correct !. the mini me is only succesful in a gutted CRX HF ... it will produce 15's . but not in a reg civic or del sol .

[jcs]

u are correct !. the mini me is only succesful in a gutted CRX HF ... it will produce 15's . but not in a reg civic or del sol .

finally someone to side with..lol..+1 for you.

[1SOL2NV]

jus trying to save someone from putting money into a Grocery getter motor and if he wants some HP and Tq .. then get a b series or turbo the D .... ive been down that road b4 ... i enjoy'd it untill i got my first b swap ... then it was a thing of the past !

[turbob20]

dont overlook the rods,as there the weakest point in your build. you can ask around to more d series enthuziasts but i believe integra ls and zc rods will work with some slight modifacations. check up on it though cause its better to have this thickness ] [ THAN THIS ][