Civic Engine Question

[sleek_benzo 10+ year member]

Too many wannabes, ricers, and posers, the import game is a joke these days. I build my car back in 2000 and was one of the first to be boosted in the area.
I'm glad I grew out of the import scene and sold my car last year. Now it is all about audio and a nice plain luxury car. The Aruca Legend is my weapon of choice.

definatley agreed with you there... the import scene was good while it last then you grow up and get a luxury car with a nice audio system and thats that weapon of choice: mercedes c230 kompressor

 

[bassmaster2002]

you could also take your car out for a drive and stomp on the gas until you are 500 rpms away from idle, im not sure when vtec kicks in, but i think its around 4500 -5000 rpms, if you feel a difference in power then you must have vtec.

Very hard to feel/hear a difference in power in a stock SOHC. DOHC's are alittle different.

D16Y8 I believe...or Z6? I don't remember.

y8, you got it.

i have a honda civic hatchback(1998) its a 1.4 engine with 89bhp. is it possible it replace it with a Vtech from a sismilar model or do i need extra ajustments life exhast and gearbox. i just need extra torque.

Smallest engine in a 6th gen Civic (96-00) is a 1.6l 107 hp engine. Did someone swap in a smaller engine? There are MANY possible engines you could swap with.

didn't know honda made 1.4l engines.

The only 1.4l engine made since 1984 is an EW4 which came in '84-'87 Civics. All engines thereafter have been 1.5l and up.

you can feel when the VTEC kicks in

Like I said before, its very hard to feel when it engages in a stock SOHC.

i heard its not a good thing to turbocharge a vtec. i dont know if its true, but thats what i heard.

Generally, this is not true. There are some vtec engines that like to be boosted, and some that do not. Just depends on the setup. With the d16y8, you can run stock 8-10 psi with correct fuel management and be perfectly fine, giving you around 200 whp, which is a considerable boost from the 127 bhp stock engine.