WTB B16y8 engine 1.6L SOHC or Swap - HondaClub.com

mfgrace · 06-03-2008, 01:00 PM

I need a D16y8 engine 1.6L SOHC engine for my 2000 civic. I have a good head, so I can use just a block also.

I would be willing to buy a complete swap if the price was right. I would need an engine + automatic + ECU to even consider.
I could get my own CV's and mounts.

Please if you try to sell me an engine over a $1000 it better have very low miles.

91teggy · 06-03-2008, 08:41 PM

first its a D16Y8 and is i were u i would get the z6 instead

**8695Beaters** · 06-04-2008, 08:04 AM

If I were you I would find a B16 from a Civic Si of the same vintage. It will bolt right in if you get all the mounts and accesories.

mfgrace · 06-04-2008, 10:17 AM

A guy in my hood has a K20a3 for a $1000 complete swap. But I didn't want to have to deal with switching mine to a manual and can't find a K series auto trans cheap.

**dre5491** · 06-04-2008, 10:23 AM

Well, If its a complete swap then it should have the tranny. $1000 for a K20 I'd go ahead and swap it because that is very very cheap for a complete swap. If its just another motor say forget it and look around at some junkyards around you for another D16

**8695Beaters** · 06-04-2008, 05:11 PM

Cheap for the engine, yes, but there's a reason: that's not the good engine. It has the economy VTEC system, not the hi-po version. It's short about 50 hp to the K20A2, which is in the RSX Type-S. The B16 is a direct fit, absolutely no fabrication required. And if you have to swap the trans, you might as well go for the manual. It will save you more money in the end.

And if you think you will be getting any decent Honda engine for under one grand, you are seriously kidding yourself. Anything that cheap will have over 150K miles. Or be a total turd with no power and no potential.

marcos · 06-04-2008, 09:56 PM

well that is true Beaters
but sometimes someone just wants to free up some space in there garage
it happens sometimes people just don't know what they got

he did say (a guy in my hood) so that could be a reason too haha just kiddin

**dre5491** · 06-05-2008, 02:59 PM

You can find D series engines with under 100k miles on them easy for under $1,000 if you know where to look. So I disagree with you there. You just need to be patient and know where to look. Just find out what junkyards around get wrecked Hondas in and out all the time and check there daily. I kno someone that found a tranny (i kno not the engine) for an F22 Accord for under $250. The tranny worked perfect and was rebuilt. Only had 20k miles on it since it was rebuilt.

91teggy · 06-05-2008, 08:57 PM

or look on some jdm web sites u will fund y8s all over the place but the z6 is the way to go the blocks in them are strong as ever and they are fast motors for single cams

06-03-2008, 01:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
mfgrace Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan United States Posts: 7	WTB D16y8 engine 1.6L SOHC or Swap I need a D16y8 engine 1.6L SOHC engine for my 2000 civic. I have a good head, so I can use just a block also. I would be willing to buy a complete swap if the price was right. I would need an engine + automatic + ECU to even consider. I could get my own CV's and mounts. Please if you try to sell me an engine over a $1000 it better have very low miles. Last edited by mfgrace; 06-04-2008 at 07:17 AM. Reason: typo

06-04-2008, 08:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
8695Beaters Headbanger Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 1,582	If I were you I would find a B16 from a Civic Si of the same vintage. It will bolt right in if you get all the mounts and accesories. __________________ "I really like going fast. Just go off and meditate in the wind, you know? As corny as it sounds it works and feels good. It's a good way to just let the weight of the world off every once in a while...is this a big pose? I mean, yes this is a pose! I mean am I driving down the street to not get noticed in this thing? I mean rebellious is what this thing is I would say!!!" -James Hetfield

06-04-2008, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
dre5491 Boosted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mason, Ohio United States Posts: 1,872	Well, If its a complete swap then it should have the tranny. $1000 for a K20 I'd go ahead and swap it because that is very very cheap for a complete swap. If its just another motor say forget it and look around at some junkyards around you for another D16 __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!! 94' Honda Accord- Sold 98' Dodge Dakota- Sold 98' Eagle Talon Tsi- Boosted Daily Project- TBA

06-04-2008, 05:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
8695Beaters Headbanger Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wilmington, Delaware United States Posts: 1,582	Cheap for the engine, yes, but there's a reason: that's not the good engine. It has the economy VTEC system, not the hi-po version. It's short about 50 hp to the K20A2, which is in the RSX Type-S. The B16 is a direct fit, absolutely no fabrication required. And if you have to swap the trans, you might as well go for the manual. It will save you more money in the end. And if you think you will be getting any decent Honda engine for under one grand, you are seriously kidding yourself. Anything that cheap will have over 150K miles. Or be a total turd with no power and no potential. __________________ "I really like going fast. Just go off and meditate in the wind, you know? As corny as it sounds it works and feels good. It's a good way to just let the weight of the world off every once in a while...is this a big pose? I mean, yes this is a pose! I mean am I driving down the street to not get noticed in this thing? I mean rebellious is what this thing is I would say!!!" -James Hetfield

06-05-2008, 02:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
dre5491 Boosted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mason, Ohio United States Posts: 1,872	You can find D series engines with under 100k miles on them easy for under $1,000 if you know where to look. So I disagree with you there. You just need to be patient and know where to look. Just find out what junkyards around get wrecked Hondas in and out all the time and check there daily. I kno someone that found a tranny (i kno not the engine) for an F22 Accord for under $250. The tranny worked perfect and was rebuilt. Only had 20k miles on it since it was rebuilt. __________________ The Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/dre5491 Xboxlive Gamertag: dre5491 <-ADD IT!!!!!!! 94' Honda Accord- Sold 98' Dodge Dakota- Sold 98' Eagle Talon Tsi- Boosted Daily Project- TBA

06-04-2008, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
mfgrace Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan United States Posts: 7	A guy in my hood has a K20a3 for a $1000 complete swap. But I didn't want to have to deal with switching mine to a manual and can't find a K series auto trans cheap.

06-04-2008, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
marcos Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: lincoln, Nebraska United States Posts: 452	well that is true Beaters but sometimes someone just wants to free up some space in there garage it happens sometimes people just don't know what they got he did say (a guy in my hood) so that could be a reason too haha just kiddin

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