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Current Car Specs:
92' Civic EX (pretty much stock)
D16z6 engine

Hi all,

Let me preface my question by explaining what happened. It came time to take my civic to DEQ for its Smog check. My car had been idling a bit roughly and I hadn't had time to check it. I guess something was really wrong because it failed miserably (HC was 10 times above what it should be). Anyway, long story short I took it to a shop and they said it was a burnt valve (cylinder pressure 180-180-50-160).

Rather than attempt to rebuild the engine I decided I want to take this opportunity to do my first engine swap. So I began researching and it turns out that my engine (D16z6) is kind of difficult to find. Then I came upon the following threads which seemed to answer some of the questions that I had:

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2591488
http://www.d-series.org/forums/gener...-vtec-faq.html

So anyway the question I had was if I get the following motor, will the swap be pretty straight forward? Or are there any gotcha's that I should be aware of? Additionally, are their any reputable online businesses that sell engines that you can recommend. I have heard that h-motors online is pretty good.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-D...item3a60392f5e

Any help or advice is much appreciated.

Thanks!

 
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dude all u have to do is have a vlave job done... its not a rebuild... its just head work and thats going to cheaper and if i was u i would stay with ur z6.... and if u still want to do the swap ago ahead... but if u do let me know ill buy ur z6 just so i can have a extra one.. : )