d16a6 build! input??

how much money you wanna spend? thats where it all begins.

i just want a decent motor build ont he interneals, i guess around 500 bucks on parts

If your forcing it, definatly upgrade the bottom end. The rods are very thin, and can only withstans so much force. After rebuilding my d16, i now realize it. I would get new rods, and low comp. pistons. after that you sould be set to turbo it. another thing, if you turbo it, get a good MLS head gasket, the honda cardboard one just wbont do. i believe they go for aout 80$, and the rods are about 250$, a little less for pistons.

thanks i will deffenitly look into it

well it looks like 2 valves are burnt so what would be some good head upgrades on a budget? any other motors cams swap in for more ponys?

Tiersin said:

If your forcing it, definatly upgrade the bottom end. The rods are very thin, and can only withstans so much force. After rebuilding my d16, i now realize it. I would get new rods, and low comp. pistons. after that you sould be set to turbo it. another thing, if you turbo it, get a good MLS head gasket, the honda cardboard one just won't do. i believe they go for aout 80$, and the rods are about 250$, a little less for pistons.

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Saw these gaskets on E-Bay for $50 shipped out of Fontana, CA - Matt Junker was the guys actual name, "guit-guit" is his E-Bay name there.
Also, Delta Cam in Tacoma, WA re-ground my ZC cam to turbo (Crane Cam 0014) cam specs for under $100 phone is (253)383-4152. Crane Cams no longer make the 251-0010, 0012, 0014 series for the SOHC 1.6L - was told they do have, or still make the 0016 (full race cam).
Looking myself for piston/rod combo to go into my setup . . . . . . . head is getting second stage p/p work @ local machine shop, see Endyn's site for stuff on that too - awesome work they do, but big buks.
Also, lookie here - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/D16A6-HO ... dZViewItem

shadowcrx said:

thanks i will deffenitly look into it

well it looks like 2 valves are burnt so what would be some good head upgrades on a budget? any other motors cams swap in for more ponys?

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A couple years back I decided to rebuild the head on a spare D16A6 I had sitting around. I ended up replacing the valves with Stainless Steel swirl polished valves (about $200.00), new OEM valve springs (about $100.00) and took the head to a local mechanic...there he did a mild port and polish and also a 3-angle valve job and re-assembled the head (about $350.00). Did some flow bench tests and the head flowed like a Z6 head, and I did notice a positive difference on acceleration.

Seeing how you want to go FI, you could look into a cam. Everyone will have differing opinions on which one to get...do your research and try to find people who will let you test drive their setup. I have no input on a cam...for what I was doing, it wasn't worth it.

good luck