ZC FACT OR FICTION

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ZC FACT OR FICTION

By jaysuper
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:54 pm #97010 I have a ZC motor and a D16z6 and D16y8 my ZC came out of 96 ex and matches the y8 down to the last bolt. Well I was told that my 96 ZC does not exist. So its in your hands help me honda gods :? WAS There a zc made in 96?
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By Classiccarsrule85
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:30 pm #97014 yes there was came jdm and its just like the y8/z6 motor but this is a obd2 zc

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Tru ... 240%3A1318

link to a 96-00 zc motor its pretty much exactly the Y8 just different name
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By Greasedmonkey
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:49 pm #97018 doesnt look to have vtec...
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By MI_excoupe
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:14 am #97118 As far as I know, the ZC wasn't a vtec motor. They offered two different versions (SOHC and DOHC) but neither of the two were vtec. I could be mistaken though..
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By Greasedmonkey
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:46 am #97125 The reason I brought it up, was because it was said that it was just like th y8 with a different name.
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By honda power
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:39 pm #98967 zc's arent vtec, but they work. if its a dohc it should pull away from a z6 or y8 in stock form...
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By platnuim86
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:12 pm #98986 there is a zc sohc vtec my boy has one in his 94 coupe
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By suspendedHatch
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:24 pm #99132 Oh man this crap...

There are MANY ZC's, VTEC and non VTEC. I swapped a D16Z6 equivalent ZC into my previous hatch. Yes, VTEC. AFAIK they are all 1.6 liter.

-- There's the DOHC non VTEC ZC. This is the most widely known.

-- There's the D16A6 equivalent ZC, EXCELLENT MOTOR. Had this in a 90 Civic Si that I sold.

-- There's the D16Z6 equivalent ZC. I had this in a 93 hatchback that I sold.


What I don't get is why you are asking us? Do you have a problem with reality? Do you not trust your own eyes? If the block says ZC, but it has the buff-bicep style intake of the Y8, then there is indeed an OBD2 Y8 equivalent ZC. I've never seen it personally but I would be inclined to believe it.

Post pics!!
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By suspendedHatch
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:29 pm #99135 greasedmonkey good call man, no VTEC. What the weird?! I would expect it to have the Y7 intake on it. I wonder how many other variations there are. At least as many as "D15B"s I would think. My current OBD2 "D15B" is a 3 Stage VTEC... That's the same company I bought it from too. Good company.

My OBD1 SOHC ZC definately had a VTEC solenoid on it. The OP needs to post some pics or at least check if there's a VTEC solenoid.
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By jaysuper
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:42 am #99209 The reason I ask is because of the many combos out there that you can do to a motor for example a mini me swap on a zc block using a y8 head and intake. So please don't be a smart ass unless you know what your talking about. pics coming soon.
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By jaysuper
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:27 am #99285 New to this forum not new to cars. :welcome:
Last edited by jaysuper on Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
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By jaysuper
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:09 am #99421 Here is the picture. Don't mind the mess..work in progress. Image
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By suspendedHatch
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:43 pm #99481 I am ALWAYS a smart ass. SOMETIMES I even know what I'm talking about.

Well, that's a D16Y8 intake manifold and a D16Z6 valve cover. OBD2 injectors, OBD2 distributor plug, OBD2 oil dipstick. No EGR so it's not a Y5. What troubles me is that it has a VTEC pressure switch on the VTEC solenoid. That's not JDM. Looks like a normal USDM D16Y8.

What you need to do now since you know so much about cars is look at the engine stamp. Maybe pop the valve cover off and take a close up of the valve train for confirmation.

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