Hey,
I just purchased a Honda 94 Ex, 4d with the D16z6. I have a fair amount of money that I've saved, and I need to drive the car daily. I'm fairly good with engines and hope to do most of the labor myself. My question is if I should swap a larger B series engine, perhaps a B18B? or should I spend the money on better turbo? Sorry if this seems over-asked, but its hard to get a straight awnser sometimes. Thanks

 

Turbo d16z can make 200 whp pretty easy. I would stay w/ the d if it's in good condition

 

Dont want to start a flame war between B's vs D's,
but dollar per power ratio is ALWAYS in the SOHC D's favor if you know what you are doing... plus it makes it easy and cheap to fix when you break something(which WILL happen)

also makes it very easy to have back up motors/items without breaking your budget.

 

yea turbo the z6. d series all the way

 

Thanks guys, the engine does have 158 miles on it. What OEM parts should I replace first with respects to engine life, exluding preformance,(intake, headers, exhaust). By the way is a 3" exhaust too much for a 4 cycle turbo? Thanks again

 

thats 158,000 miles.

 

Compression test the motor. If it has weak compression already boost will end the life of that motor very fast. I'm a huge fan of low mileage jdm motors. You should be able to get a sohc vtec jdm motor in the 450-700 range depending on your location

 

is there a site that you can point me to so i can look?

 

boost it. just make sure water pump, oil pump, all belts, and gaskets are up to date. if it breaks just replace it. g'luck

 

Thanks, what brand of turbo should I get? How much boost could I push? Thanks again