D15, D16, D17 and Mini-Me swaps
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By KRYSTED9354
#73949 Ok, well for sme of u this wont make any sense but i have a 96 civic ek shell with blown motor, that has been sitting for a wile, and a D15Z1 motor ,

Hiw hardas i have never installed a 92-95 motor into a 96+

Would the bod match up ? i dont know much about EK and wondering if anybody woul know anything >?

D15Z1 obd-1

into 96 civic ek dx ?
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By Classiccarsrule85
#74089 check your local state and govt. rules now i do recall if you are living where you say your living this swap is impossible dont even do it.....

Since in the U.s. its illegal/or not really illegal more against the law and it wont passinspection to swap in a motor that is older than the car itself if for instance you have a 96+ car since those are obd2 cars it will most likely throw a nice code and wont pass inspection.......

ex: you have a 1996 civ now any motor 96+ will be ok to swap 95 on the other hand no

But on the lines of it being possible sure its simple and d motor will bolt right into that of a civic just gotta do some mount swapping.....

But yea correct me if im wrong on this point but im pretty sure im correct
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By biretsu89
#74153 You are correct about the information you gave... yea the swap should be simple. You just going to need a new ecu and a few other things... your giong to either need a new harness or just know wiring good because the d15z1 uses a 5 wire O2 sensor.... the motor you have that blew probably only has 4.