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Ive got a 96 HB civic with a d16y7(SOHC non-vtec) in it with a thrown piston rod.

Looking to throw in a D16y8 into it. Im just curious (besides wiring vtec) can i pull the y7 and drop in a y8 and everything fit (radiator, tranny, exhaust manifold etc etc)
Trying to make this swap as painless as possible.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

 
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It will bolt in no problem, but you will have to get a y8 ECU as well for the VTEC. If you don't want to get a new ecu, then you'll have to get an aftermarket vtec controller and wire it in, which will end up costing you more and require more work.

 
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okie dokie! thanks for the heads up.

Im just looking for a car again. :P so this has helped guide my decision, thanks for the advice

 
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i have a 1999 Honda civic Dx with a D16y7(Non-Vtec) engine, i recently bought a D16y8(vtec) motor & I have a throttle body on the d16y7 but the d16y8 has a efi. how can i make this work??

 
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Hey guys, i recently did a motor swap in my '99 honda civic dx, from a y7 non-vtec to a '99 y8 vtec. The good thing is that my car starts , but the bad is, im having an idle issue. While the Tps is plug up my car idles up & down all the time, but when
Ever its unpluged my car idles fine maybe a little lean ,but im replacing my stock P2E with a P2P ecu tomorow. Would that help ? And by the way i can't accelarate over 60mph
Using my stock wiring harness.