Fit d16 rods in a d15
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Not unless it's a JDM D15B VTEC
yeah the man's right
that all you need is d15b crank..might as well get a d15b bottom end or better yet any of the 1.6's
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there are only a few choices for AEM rods for d15 blocks. tell him to swap to a d16 block, if he really wants to build the internals. otherwise, you need a JDM D15B crank (it has the correct main journal sizes for the d15 block) to run the d16 rods.
try and find an engine with the code d15b only rip the internals out of that and slap in your other d15
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OK, I see you're in Germany so I'm going to give you the European lowdown on this : it is impossible.
The JDM (="japanese domestic market") D15B was a 1.5 litre variant of our ESi (D16z6) engine with a 3-stage Vtec mechanism. It was never imported into Europe.
The rod bearings on a D16 are 48mm, on any D15 you can get your hands on they are 45mm so the rods will not fit. They are also a different length I believe because the D15 block is slightly less high than the D16 block. Cilinder heads are the same, so your friend is best to get a D16 SOHC (NOT from a DOHC D16 like the a8, a9 and z5 ! I know they are plentiful in our regions, but they are useless to him). The engine codes to look out for are : D16a6, a7, z1, z2, z6,y7, y8. You can find them in just about every 1.6 litre sohc Civic or Concerto except the 88-91 Civic 1.6i-16 and the 88-95 Concerto 1.6i-16. The Rover 216 GSi or 416 GSi is also a valid donor.
He can build up that block, and use it with his current cilinder head. Naked D16 blocks are dead cheap, I wouldn't pay more than €150-200 for a good one (maybe €500 for a complete and sane ESi engine including the head !).
The JDM (="japanese domestic market") D15B was a 1.5 litre variant of our ESi (D16z6) engine with a 3-stage Vtec mechanism. It was never imported into Europe.
The rod bearings on a D16 are 48mm, on any D15 you can get your hands on they are 45mm so the rods will not fit. They are also a different length I believe because the D15 block is slightly less high than the D16 block. Cilinder heads are the same, so your friend is best to get a D16 SOHC (NOT from a DOHC D16 like the a8, a9 and z5 ! I know they are plentiful in our regions, but they are useless to him). The engine codes to look out for are : D16a6, a7, z1, z2, z6,y7, y8. You can find them in just about every 1.6 litre sohc Civic or Concerto except the 88-91 Civic 1.6i-16 and the 88-95 Concerto 1.6i-16. The Rover 216 GSi or 416 GSi is also a valid donor.
He can build up that block, and use it with his current cilinder head. Naked D16 blocks are dead cheap, I wouldn't pay more than €150-200 for a good one (maybe €500 for a complete and sane ESi engine including the head !).
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Can u put a d16 crank in a d15 block
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