D15, D16, D17 and Mini-Me swaps
By Ahmanosa
#253258 alright so i got my hatch and im putting in a D16Z6

just wanted to know what exactly i need. Can i just use what i have as in the old wiring harness and dizzy??
By Ahmanosa
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teal_dx wrote:what trim level is your hatch? you'll need p28 ecu (to match your trans type) and some wiring, depending on which model you have.


yea im extra new to all of this

trim level?

and the p28, i have a p06 can i just get that chipped?
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By 94EJ2
#253273 well for sure you will have to run vtec wires but thats all i know of for wiring you will have to have the z6 ecu p28 or else it wont run right and vtec wont work.
By Ahmanosa
#253293
94EJ2 wrote:well for sure you will have to run vtec wires but thats all i know of for wiring you will have to have the z6 ecu p28 or else it wont run right and vtec wont work.


so it will have to be specifically the z6 ecu?
By Ahmanosa
#253295 Hellllllllppppppppp ha ahh
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By OleFolk
#253297 Image
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By OleFolk
#253298 Image

92 dx's come prewired for vtec
from the ecu to the passenger shock tower

You only need to splice the wires up to that
By Ahmanosa
#253299 Nicee well the civic ex engine harness, could I use that one?
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By teal_dx
#253301
Ahmanosa wrote:Nicee well the civic ex engine harness, could I use that one?

Yeah you could do that.

you could chip the p06 but when you can buy a virgin P28 for 100 and sell the P06 for ~$50, I wouldn't bother.
By Ahmanosa
#253302
teal_dx wrote:
Ahmanosa wrote:Nicee well the civic ex engine harness, could I use that one?

Yeah you could do that.

you could chip the p06 but when you can buy a virgin P28 for 100 and sell the P06 for ~$50, I wouldn't bother.


:o where can I get a P28 for a 100 where I'm at there trying to sell me a used one for 150-200
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By OleFolk
#253304 Since my car is still auto I just got an auto p28 off ebay for $100

Check ebay out, its still an ecu
Buying ecu's from random people can be unreliable

I actually have a question of my own that might help someone
I have a D15B with a stock P28
Will a non chipped P28 damage my motor in any way?
Or is it bad for my motor?
By Ahmanosa
#253326 Hmm ok so I need a p28 and the pictures up top tell me I should get a harness from a ex what about the KS? Do I need to wire it up?
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By teal_dx
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Ahmanosa wrote:Hmm ok so I need a p28 and the pictures up top tell me I should get a harness from a ex what about the KS? Do I need to wire it up?

or just re-use your dx engine harness and buy 8 to 10 ft of 14 ga wire. you only need to run 2 wires from the passenger shock tower to the sensors on the head, and then one ground wire. OBD1 ecu's don't use a knock sensor, so no need to. The d16z6 doesn't have one.