ah search for my name in the pass few days.
xile6

I post some stuff to help another guy swap his motor.


but on to what you have.
You will need a z6 dizzy. Its the only one that fits the z6 head.
You can use a b7 dizzy but the timing will be off and it will only mount by 1 bolt without modding.
The coils should be the same for the b7 and z dizzy.
Next the ecu.
YOu will really need a p28 ecu and your have to wire in vtec from the ecu to the motor.
You can use the p06 to get by but you wont have vtec and it wont run like its suppose to.
You can also chip and convert your ecu to vtec. But if you cant solder then that means sending it out and being without the ecu for a week.

 

Will I still have to run wore from ECU to motor even with the z6 harness?

 

yes. the dx bodies dont have the wiring for vtec.
you can do some searches for minime swap and your get more information about it.
but its really just 2 wires that need to be added.

 

awesome bro! really appreciate the explanation, Im gonna search for that right now and see what I can come up with. Ill keep the thread alive until the vtec engages....+REP

 

Im starting to pull the old motor out and I had a bit of a brainfart, the d16z6 did not come with a starter or an alternator.

Can I use the starter/ alternator off of my d15b7? I havent been able to find anything saying that it works or doesnt work.

 

starter yes, alternator probably

 

Yes on both

 

Thanks guys, I finally found SOMETHING about them. The starter for the d15 actually has 1.5kw more output than the one that comes with the d16.
The alternator is the same except the plug is in a diff location by about 2 inches
I LOVE this site.

 

what are your plans for obtaining a p28?

keep us updated. Interested on hearing what you think of the difference

 

Im still on the hunt for the P28, I have been searching all the junk yards and asking everyone locally I know and their friends, but they are a hot item and no one wants to give em up. If anyone has one for sale PM me. like I said Im not looking for "performance" yet so a virgin would be ideal, but Ill take waht I can get for a decent price

 

hit up ebay.
They wont be a pretty penny tho.

And you can ask to buy items on here until you get 65 post and can view the classified selection on here.

 

Im trying to get to 65 lol. ebay makes me iffy about the quality most times but Ive been checking them out. What is the most widely used basemap when someone chips a p28?

 

65 meaningful posts

p28 basemap

 

In the same boat, only I have a D16a6 in a crx

 

OK.......

SO I got the motor swapped into the car in about 6 hours. Ran into a few headaches but all fixable. HAd to use the driver side motor mount from the B7 and put in on to the Z6 motor to make it work. also I dont have the $$ to buy billet mounts, so I did to the next best thing and got the energy suspension silicone bushings from Autozone that go on the 2 lower mounts and the main mount.

the bad:

Idle is ROUGH I have a strong feeling that its one of the 3 sensors on the top of the intake manifold. I will be checking that out soon via autozone unless anyone has a suggestion?

THe guy who had the car before me Welded the exhaust to the CAT so I took out my grinder and cut the bitch off. (we had to pull the motor from underneath the car since I dont have a hoist. also how we put the new one in)
SO RIght now it is straight headers coming off the motor lol. I have a newer Exhaust manifold but since it was welded/cut Im gonna have to cut the flange off my new one and use a piece of pipe and some clamps to secure it. also need to get the O2 off...

I think thats everything.....pics will be up soon.

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Also I have NOT wired in the VTEC yet, and I have no CEL. Still trying to fond the best way of doing it. Ive seen dofferent wroteups saying 2wires, 3 wires, or just one wire. and I am not sure what to do.

I have the p28 and a complete d16z6 in a 94 dx coupe wire harness and all.

 

yea make sure all the plugs are in there right spot.
Some people have mix up the tps and map sensor and end up with rough idle and not being able to drive it.

sucks about the welded exhaust.

and for vtec its normally 2 wires.
vtec oil pressure and then vtec 12volts out.

I dont remember the pin numbers but look it up and see if those wires are in your loop at the ecu.
If not your have to add them.

Then run those to wires into the engine bay and hook them up.

 

Xile6, you just helped me fix my problem. I had my tps and map mixed up

 

VTEC Just kicked in Yo! I got everything wired up and done....and then the ignition system took a shit and it wouldnt crank. After MANY hours of self diagnosis and 2 NEW distributers I have it running good. Still think my TPS needs replacing but it runs fine. I just get a high then low idle when its in nuetral, but if i rev it the idle evens out. Anyways here are few pics from my swap

Thanks again Xile6! really appreciate all the help!

This is what It came with



This is what I bought for $300+ an 1/8 of chronic


You can see where I had to cut the CAT b/c it was welded on. My buddy has a shot of test pipe and Im gonna cut the cat off and stick the shot of pipe on there.

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and THIS is my final product!



Once again thank you everyone for sharing your knowledge with me!

 

glad you got it up and running.
Also check fro vacuum leaks. they normal are the cause of high idle.

 

Someday, it will be me replacing his B7 for a Z6...good work guys