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[sleepycivic]

ok from my understanding a hydra swap is when you put a teg in a civic but what about swaping just the head? cant find much info at least nothin about doing this with the d15a2(ew1 as some say. my block is stamped d15a2 so imma call it that) so i was looking into putting a d16a1 head onto a d15a2 block. opinions? will this work? what do you have to do to get the head to fit and function on the block? i need answers FAST while pull-a-part still has the 1g teg on the lot and before its completely parted and no i cant just get the whole motor i can only afford a head(if i bought the motor i would have to rebuild it its a must before id swap any motor into any car). my car is dead, valves are shot including those DUMBASS cvcc aux valves and i need this car running quick. i cant find aux valve holders or the seats for the other valves. my only other option is blocking off the cvcc ports, rounding off the aux rockers(or find adiquite spacers to go in their place), and switch to a 2 barrel carb, but even at that i still have to find the seats for the intakes and exhausts. 

 

oh and random q for when i can afford an entire motor swap; all the 1g tegs have the same stuf right? honda didnt make any minor bull shit changes to the d16a1 to give swapers head aches?

 

 

 

 

 

SHOULDA BOUGHT THE F&&KIN' 88

Edited by sleepycivic, 18 July 2013 - 11:38 AM.

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[sleepycivic]

ok from my understanding a hydra swap is when you put a teg in a civic but what about swaping just the head? cant find much info at least nothin about doing this with the d15a2(ew1 as some say. my block is stamped d15a2 so imma call it that) so i was looking into putting a d16a1 head onto a d15a2 block. opinions? will this work? what do you have to do to get the head to fit and function on the block? i need answers FAST while pull-a-part still has the 1g teg on the lot and before its completely parted and no i cant just get the whole motor i can only afford a head(if i bought the motor i would have to rebuild it its a must before id swap any motor into any car). my car is dead, valves are shot including those DUMBASS cvcc aux valves and i need this car running quick. i cant find aux valve holders or the seats for the other valves. my only other option is blocking off the cvcc ports, rounding off the aux rockers(or find adiquite spacers to go in their place), and switch to a 2 barrel carb, but even at that i still have to find the seats for the intakes and exhausts. 

 

oh and random q for when i can afford an entire motor swap; all the 1g tegs have the same stuf right? honda didnt make any minor bull shit changes to the d16a1 to give swapers head aches?

 

 

 

 

 

SHOULDA BOUGHT THE F&&KIN' 88

sounds like a lot of work and money(i would have to pick up a few extra tools like the tap for rethreading the block for the head) if i cant find the parts i need and my car still doesnt run after the cvcc block off then i guess im junkin the p.o.s.

[PuddleSkipper]

These are great cars, yeah they are a little work, but they are very small and light weight, I can always find parts at the salvage yard unlike the 88-ups, and you can swap any motor into them now without fabrication with maybe the exception of a K swap. If you don't wanna learn anything buy an 88-up just like the 99.9% of other honda fans. If you wanna learn this is the platform to do it on and if you master it you will be able to build ANY OTHER HONDA out there. If it's not your cup of tea and you feel like driving it or towing it to OR, I'll throw a JDM DOHC ZC with Chedda's mounts and have fun with it. Or if you want someone else to do it for you I might part with my JDM DOHC ZC, and install if for you for $550. I offered it to another member in need for the same price but they passed on it for a Browntop. If your a DOHC ZC fan my area seems to be the place to get the deals, everyone's passing them up for B's