SmokeShank

d16z6

SOHCHonda.com

Kill the Honda bean counters whom took over the company in 1996. Write them a letter! I know of one person on his 3rd y8 block(all under 110k) which suffered rod bearing failure. He wrote a letter. It made him feel better to rant. Or maybe you can ask ScottSi for a hug.

OHHH what I COULD DO with that money!

the old theory about "you are a product of your enviroment" is defintly true when it comes to people and hot rodding.

For instance while Scott debates his left nut in his hand and H22's in the other, im DEBATING with myself weather to buy a 20$ velocity stack from summit right now. Been on that one for about 2 weeks, yet Still undecided.

<---cheap, only because im poor LOL. Dont make fun.
we call it "resourceful"

bambooseven

word. euphamisms are fantastic.

Kurt91CRX

Damn, I just bought an automatic Y8 with around 70,000 miles. It was a friends car and ran perfect. So there's NOTHING I can do to keep the bearings good. Will synthetic help? Has anyone tried shimming the pump? Does this happen to more than half the Y7/Y8s?

bambooseven

dude, all these people are saying this, but most have never experienced it. it isn't AS common as they make it out to be. I have in my car currently a y8 w/ 110k on it 30k of which are boosted and beaten on. and it is running fine. I am however swapping in a built Z6 bottom end w/ a Y8 top end (because of oiling/bearing reasons)

projekteg

my favorite single cam engines are the one that have two cams, b/c sohc sux bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kurt91CRX

That's what I figured, I just need this engine to last about another 30-50,000 because I plan on building an A6 block and Z6 head(both that I have laying around) when I get out of college. Also this is my second vehicle so I just need it to last long enough to have fun with it. I'd just hate to have spent all this time and money to have a bearing go, 10,000 miles down the road. Oh well, it's a little too late to change now.

So did the Y8 block mess up on you or are you just using the Z6 block to be safe. Thanks in advance for the help.

SkunT

know whats so funny, the guy who posted about the subject, has posted nothing about the D series motor, not even showing any interest in one. just wanted to know everyones opinion. well, i guess he got more than an opinion.

bambooseven

I am using the z6 for two resons, safety is the #1 reason, and 2nd, I already had one

when you build your mini-me, consider using your Y8 head in your build, esp if it is for forced induction. mild port job on that head and you have the best of both worlds.

SOHCHonda.com

That was intelligent.

As far as the d16y's go, no they are not just lying on the sides of roads(yet)

its an issue that seems to be related to an amount of user error as well. Honda engines are generally very forgiving, and thus the D16y's may have a lower tolerence for lack of maintence. IE keeping ur oil level up. A fellow administrator on the site(whom suffered the 2 y8 failures on stock motors as I mentioned) orginaly enoucnted the problem after blasting a canyon road with a decreased oil level.

Basically it just means that in the world of things, they d16y's are likely more suseptable to failure, than there older brethren.

On a side note, even the oldest EW (D series) motors in the 1g crx and 3g civics are considered by many to be the stoutest in stock form, Honda overflowed them with as much as 3 times as needed Oil.

I disagree here (personelly.) The z6 head will out flow on top and provide smoother high rpm power while keeping the compression a little lower for boosted apps(favorable to some people), but mostly I only disagree (personelly) because as you said "you already have one," if ya had a y8 head then...

"Run what ya brung"

>>>>and on the topic of "mild port jobs" heres a link!
http://www.sohchonda.com/ipw-web/bul...er=asc&start=0
Pay attention to the members replies of "Moose" and "tim the stick" Take everyting with a grain of salt.

good info for those whom like to read.