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- Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:48 am #106799 im come to realize that my engine (d15b8) is quite the odd ball
no one makes parts
no one mods it
no one boosts it

i had problems with hooking my catback to it



i want to swap it this coming weekend and im gonna hit up a bunch of junkyards

ive read that all i need is the engine tranny axles etc..
im kinda hesitant to swap though cuz ive had so many problems with this car so far...

will i run into more problems just because its a cx body/frame?
are all the sub models ( dx, lx, cx) the same? engine bay, frame wise?

what about motor mounts? will everything be as easy as it seems?
this is my only car... so i wanna bang it out as quick as i can so i can drive it to work on monday and not worry about it...

any advise would be great!!!

- Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:04 am #106805 Mechanically, any D series can be straight swapped for any D series. No need for a new tranny or axles.

If you are going to a VTEC engine you'll need an ECU and you'll have to do some wiring.

Shitruiners Inc.

- Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:08 am #106807 You'll need an ECU for whatever engine. If you get a engine with VTEC, you'll have to wire in VTEC. If you get a B series, you'll need B series mounts, which you can get out of an integra. You'll need axles if it's a B. You will also need a B shift linkage if you get one. I think that just about covers it.

- Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:14 am #106809 What he said.

Shitruiners Inc.

[suspendedHatch]

- Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:59 pm #106905 It's an odd-ball because it's an 8 valve engine with 60 hp.

- Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:04 pm #106906

It's an odd-ball because it's an 8 valve engine with 60 hp.

BINGO! i wouldn't even Mini-Me one of them.

Remember when Civics were cool ? Yea me neither

- Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:44 am #107087

It's an odd-ball because it's an 8 valve engine with 60 hp.

its a "fail" of an engine lol

- Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:14 am #107107 It has more torque than Horsepower

- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:22 am #108220 WHY DO YOU NEED NEW AXELS. DOES A INTEGRA HAVE A B SERIES?

I'M GOIN' TO SHA-BOOMS!

[teal_dx]

- Sat Apr 04, 2009 3:33 am #108222

WHY DO YOU NEED NEW AXELS. DOES A INTEGRA HAVE A B SERIES?

you need axles cause D series civic axles do not fit the B series tranny

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[ohDirka]

- Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:09 am #108231

It's an odd-ball because it's an 8 valve engine with 60 hp.

its a "fail" of an engine lol

It was designed to be an economy car...

Race cars are like boats I guess. Time to bust out another thousand.

- Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:59 am #110433

It's an odd-ball because it's an 8 valve engine with 60 hp.

i dont know much about this but couldnt u just take a d15b7 head and put it on the b8 to make it a 16 valve?

- Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:17 pm #110492 dont matter any more
pulled it out swapped with d16

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:08 am #110702 I have the same engine in my car, and I plan on using it until it blows just because it gets me 40-45 MPG, and I drive A LOT for work, sometimes 1-1.5 thousand miles to get to my location.

I am pretty annoyed that I can't find parts for it though. I'd love to do a few smaller mods to it so I can climb hills without having to drop it to 4th gear on the interstate

just add another 12 in place of the spair tire.. then you will have a spair sub in case your other blows.

93 Civic Hatch CX