mini me swap daily driver???

D15, D16, D17 and Mini-Me swaps
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mini me swap daily driver???

By 93hatcheg
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:27 pm #96072 Hey I have a d16z6 I just swapped in my 93 cx and its all stock except headers custom exhaust and intake. I also have a stock complete y8 head and wanna put it on the z6 block, thus the mini me :) but I wanna know if the car will still be raeliable? And does anybody know what kinda hp gains I can expect? Snd one last thing can I use my z6 intake mani? Thanks a lot guys
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By honda power
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:09 pm #96090 y wouldnt you just keep the z6 head on it its vtec anyway?
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By teal_dx
- Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:30 pm #96094 Yeah, I wouldn't put the y8 head on in place of the Z6, that's a ton of work for little satisfaction. both are vtec, but the y8 will yield slightly higher compression ratio.
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By 93hatcheg
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:20 am #96147 well i was going to put the y8 head on because with that and the y8 head gasket i figured i get some added ponies. is it not enough to make a difference?? i just dont know what to do to make my z6 faster....and without spending alot of money.
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By teal_dx
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:52 am #96157 you'll raise your compression a little and require a higher octane gas, but you'll also need a set of new head bolts or studs which will be about $100 and an oem HG is another $40, and IM gasket is $8, and a d15b7 distributor to fit the y8 head. That's a lot of time and money for a few ponies.

Pick up a cold air intake or exhaust, but you won't really feel much of a difference.

Unless you're going to go forced induction or nitrous on a SOHC, it's not worth spending all the money. You'll get much more fun for your money investing in suspension or get a set of wheels.
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By Sentry
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:56 am #96234 Lurk some Honda forums and keep an eye out for someone's old turbo setup.

Then buy it. :D
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By suspendedHatch
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:45 pm #97007 The Z6 and Y8 head gaskets are the same part number.

Keep the better flowing Z6 head and get some high compression pistons. Not too crazy though.
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