My First Rebuild Y7/Z6

D15, D16, D17 and Mini-Me swaps
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My First Rebuild Y7/Z6

By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:32 am #237632 Sup Guys and Gals,
I'm pretty pumped up about this build and wanted to document it to the best of my abilities. If it wasn't for the net and all the info left behind by others I wouldn't have been able to do anything like this. So Thankz !

When I got this car (1995 VX) 3 years ago the only toolz I owned were made up of the bare home basics; a Hammer, couple screw drivers, vice grips, pliers, and 4 of those $5-$10 socket sets that everyone gets you for Christmas. I'm not a complete stranger to having to work on a car (poor folk do what that gotta do) but I never thought I'd attempt to rebuild an engine.

The reason for the build is mostly to get the engine(D15Z1) thats in my car now out. I want to rebuild the Z1 later. So why didn't I just do a quick swap with a used motor do ya ask, cause I can't stand the idea of putting someone else's POS motor in my car and just cross my fingers. Another thing is I was fed up and got sick of mechanics saying "Naw, I don't know nuttin bout dem dere Jap motors". So fine, SCREW THAT I say, I'll learn to do it myself!

The Goal is simple:
Build a reliable All Motor D-series with a lil bump in hp. This engine will be for a fun DD only and if it ever sees auto-x then cool. I just want to know I built it and it worked.

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EDIT 7/26/2011: ^^^It's a nice story so I'll leave it unchanged (but things do change). A week ago today I bought a 1997 Del Sol S, D16Y7 w/ 138k miles, everything stock with A/C. Needing the extra cash I decided to sell the hatch, it was almost a hard decision. But the engine build goes on and will become apart of the new DD. The build continues....


:::WARNING!!!::: User name Zen Chameleon is building his first ever engine, this said engine is not running yet. Asking user name Zen Chameleon for help could cause any or all, but not limited to:
headaches, frustration, blurred vision, dizziness, confusion, loss of sleep, constipation, diarrhea, projectile vomiting, bloody knuckels, unnecessary work and research, catastrophic engine failure, crying in front of your girlfriend, cronic masterbation, spontaneous combustion, suicidal thoughts, in some but rare cases could even lead you to achieving your goal or solving your issue.
If you have asked Zen Chameleon for technical advice and experienced any or all of these symptoms please seek professional help from somebody that has real world engine building knowledge and wisdom :::WARNING!!!:::



[SIZE="4"] The "Accomplishment" List: [/SIZE]


Head D16Z6:

Work done from Performance Porting:
Mild Port and Polish
3 angle valve job
SuperTech springs, new oem retainers
New oem cam and valve seals
Milled .003 for flatness
Hondata intake gasket
New extended intake studs
Freshly cleaned Z6 injectors

AEM cam gear
AEM fuel rail
B&M fuel pressure regulator
Marshal fuel pressure gauge
AEM CAI
NGK plug wires


D16Y7 block:

D16Z6 Crankshaft
Y/Z6, ARP head studs
ARP rod bolts
PG6 Pistons


P28 ECU socketed w/ Neptune RTP

98' EX Tranny





What's left:

Cam
Bearings
Gaskets&Seals
Oil pump
Water pump
Timing Belt
Machine work on Block= in progress
Wideband O2
Header

and most important Tuning



I think that's everything....if I missed something let me know please

Thankz for all the support


A sneak peek of the '97 Del Sol, New DD/Project:
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:33 am #237633 I snagged this D16Y7 from some random dude I ran into. He had yanked this motor out of a junkyard but it just sat around in his garage. I got the head still on the block and he tossed in some used axles, shift linkage, and some other junk. For the price of a pull it yourself short block I think I did alright.
This is the bottom end after pulling the head, crank pully and timing belt.
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Sorry for the cell phone pix. I wish I would have waited to pull this apart so I could have done a full breakdown writeup but oh well.
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:33 am #237634 After getting the engine mostly apart I knew I'd need a better work area so I built this bench:


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I then added the peg board/shelf and you can see my lil power supply on the side there. Most of the materials I had laying around, I had to pick up a few things.
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:34 am #237635 My favorite new tool takes some pretty decent pix I think.
I got the block stripped down and everything "looks" to be in ok shape.
For some reason this camera makes things look cleaner than they really are, with that said I still have to clean up most everything seen here:
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:35 am #237636 I picked this D16Z6 head up from the local Pick'N'Pull (3hours away) during their summer blow out 1/2 price sale. I couldn't pass it up knowing I plan to rebuild it anyway.
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The valve cover had at least 3 coats of rattle can paint over top of it, Blue, Orange, and Black.
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After hours of work it's almost clean. You can see the paint left on the "inside" of the plug holes.

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It was obvious the PO had literally lifted the hood and covered everything in black spray paint.

Here is the Z6 intake manifold after lots of airplane stripper, degreaser, and brake cleaner.
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:38 am #237638 I picked up a Z6 dizzy and a Z6 crank. The dizzy I'll be able to test on my
D15Z1 which is a good thing. I'm saving up to get this block sent off next month...hitting that slow time in the build for awhile.

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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:44 am #237639 That gets things caught up on my build so far. I just thought I'd get it posted and up to date over here aswell :wink:

I got in on a group buy to get the head work done so it will be sent out at the end of this month and I'll be able to move forward from there. Let me know what you guys think so far.

I still have a couple plans up in the air and don't like to list my "plans" till I know for sure they will happen.

Thankz for viewing :woot:
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By teal_dx
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:02 am #237647 Nice build and documentation of it all :thumb:
Glad to see someone new diving in to these motors, they're cheap and easy to learn on. Let us know if we can help :woot:
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:27 am #237656 Thankz Teal,
This is mostly the fruits of last years labors. Now that I have most of the toolz I need and all of the important parts stacked up, things should move along pretty well now.

Thankz to great sites like this one, I really don't have that many questions yet as most info is there to be found. I know I'll get to that point when reassembly starts though lol.

I appreciate the greating, I've read alot of threads and post of yours from here and other sites. Keep up the good work man :thumb:
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By Ajax1989
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:04 am #237664 :welcome:

i see your from OCO.com
i go by the same SN over there

I cant wait to see this thing get underway :thumb:
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By eg84dr
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:32 pm #237721 :thumb:
im pumped to see another engine rebuild person
most ppl just swap motors and cross thier fingers like you said but i say no i say rebuild it!
good job man evrything looks uber uber clean wich means that you pay attention to detail wich means you will build a great motor :thumb:

most important part of rebuilding an engine is taking your time and triple checking things
next most important thing is breaking it in once its in
id read up on that alot if you havnt already
keep up the good work man
:thumb:
heres my rebuild if you havnt already seen it
http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=16699
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:11 pm #237763
94_jdm_ferio wrote::welcome:

i see your from OCO.com
i go by the same SN over there

I cant wait to see this thing get underway :thumb:


I'm the same user name on all of the forums aswell. I decided to post my build on all of the forums I've lurked on for so long lol.

I can't wait either man, if I get it finished before the D15Z1 gives out then I'll be happy. It's starting to blow puffs of smoke from time to time, and honestly I don't care what the problem is as long as it will get me by for a little longer 8)
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By Zen Chameleon
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:17 pm #237765
eg84dr wrote::thumb:
im pumped to see another engine rebuild person
most ppl just swap motors and cross thier fingers like you said but i say no i say rebuild it!
good job man evrything looks uber uber clean wich means that you pay attention to detail wich means you will build a great motor :thumb:

most important part of rebuilding an engine is taking your time and triple checking things
next most important thing is breaking it in once its in
id read up on that alot if you havnt already
keep up the good work man
:thumb:
heres my rebuild if you havnt already seen it
http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=16699


Thankz for the wrm welcome EG84dr. I think my sig should say something like "I'm not an engine builder, just a guy building an engine". I think I'll do alright as I have plenty of time and so far I'm not in a rush. I also plan to break it in like a hooker personally lol. I've learned alot from reading plenty of builds so I hope it all pays off in the end. :thumb:
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