Z6 or Y8?
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Z6 or Y8?
I realise what year the Z6 came out of but I am just wondering because there has been a lot of talk about how the Z6 is better then the Y8. I was going to swap out my Y7 for a Y8 but would it be possible to swap a Z6 into my Civ? Its a 99 SE.
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Re:Z6 or Y8?
Originally Posted by D16Y7-T
My quetion is can I put a Z6 in my car though, like with a Y8 its almost a direct drop very simple but with a Z6 would it be the same or would have to make some changes?
the z6 is considered "better" for a few reasons, the head tends to flow better stock.
The major difference is the y7/y8s have a nitorious record for spinning rod bearings bc of some oiling issues. some have had good success but the majority hasnt, a fellow staff member on my site is now on his 4th y8 motor in his civic and they all have been N/A motors with only minor bolt ons
i would go z6 for reliability, a good base to start with, and essentially the same motor as the y8, same bore/stroke, just minus the oil problems and a head that tends to flow better
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Re:Z6 or Y8?
Ya i have to vtec solenoids but would i still have oil problems? I assume since it's a jdm 1.5 it might not have that problem. I read somewhere on this site that i could change the oil pump and pan for the z6 one. That's true right?
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Re:Z6 or Y8?
Originally Posted by fsufan814
Originally Posted by D16Y7-T
My quetion is can I put a Z6 in my car though, like with a Y8 its almost a direct drop very simple but with a Z6 would it be the same or would have to make some changes?
the z6 is considered "better" for a few reasons, the head tends to flow better stock.
The major difference is the y7/y8s have a nitorious record for spinning rod bearings bc of some oiling issues. some have had good success but the majority hasnt, a fellow staff member on my site is now on his 4th y8 motor in his civic and they all have been N/A motors with only minor bolt ons
i would go z6 for reliability, a good base to start with, and essentially the same motor as the y8, same bore/stroke, just minus the oil problems and a head that tends to flow better
