Experienced D16Z6 Owners only!!!!!

!4NDY!

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The title says it all. I would like to know what you would all do to a D16z6 engine if you had it. I have an idea about what i'd like to do to my engine. But i'd like to know your opinions on what you would do. So i could look in to it and see if thats a good idea. All i'm trying to do is get the most out of my engine. any input would be nice.
 

OblivionEK

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Intake, header, exhaust, save money until it blows up and get a b series.
 


vjf915

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Nobody can honestly give you good advice unless you provide more information. What is you budget? What do you plan to do with the car...DD, drag, auto-x? How much experience do you have?
 

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You should just tell us what you want to do, instead of asking others what they would do.. too many variables.
 


!4NDY!

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Intake, header, exhaust, save money until it blows up and get a b series.
Yea thats exactly what i was planning to do. lol

Well my budget is tight but not to tight. Soon ima be making around 1200 a month and dont have much bills. Im kinda knew to this all but have always liked cars. Im just trying to get the most out of this engine till it dies on me. But i can do the work myself but all i gotta do is get the parts.
 

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Unless you want to build it up and turbo, I would just save for a b,h or k swap. I wouldn't worry with building an na d series for dd, auto x, drag, or whatever.
 

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eagle rods, vitara pistons, and a 50 trim... most power per dollar you can get.
 

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lol. 50 trim turbo...

i had a z6 in my 92 si and i had aem cai header and exhaust for awhile. loved the s**t out of that d series.

still dont understand y people hate on d series...
 

sohclubkid

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lol. 50 trim turbo...

i had a z6 in my 92 si and i had aem cai header and exhaust for awhile. loved the s**t out of that d series.

still dont understand y people hate on d series...
:?: why lol at the 50 trim
 

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i wasnt loling u my friend. u posted before i saw ur reply. i was loling that he didnt know what a 50 trim was.

apologies for making u think i was a total d**k lol
 

j3wman

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purchase a cummins turbo diesel turbo and a dsm turbo to spool it put on a 50 lb spring on an external wastegate and put it on then blow up the d series and put in a b. =D
 

!4NDY!

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Lmfao. I just put in the d16z6 last week my self. haha But in a couple of years im planning to drop in a B series. I just didnt have the money to do the whole swap
 

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i have a d16z6 in my sedan, i love it -shrug, i just have the basic bolt ons, its all the power i want, but im not much on racing,
 

!4NDY!

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Yea personly I don't think the z6 is a bad engine. Im koo with it at the moment. But the B series obviously has more balls but only if you got the extra cash
 

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well u really have not said how much you wanna put or your end goal. key to this world is to plan it out (money & whp number) but i will help u pick alittle.

alittle bolt ons maybe 500-1300 and 80k miles (dd)

put together a turbo kit (or a kit already together) for about 1000-3000. all new vs all used or a mix of the two. and boost 6psi with a tune and call it a day for 30,000 miles on a good stock z6. when it takes a s**t, buy other for 300-400 and hope for other 30,000 and so on..... (2nd time around i would go y8, same money, easy to get, alittle better, and easy to put it) this well be 175-225 whp

next is to do a low end build. just Pistons, Rods and Bearings. ($1000 if you do it yourself or pay other 600-800 at a shop. so 1600-1800) stock head. and a few alittle things like head gasket and other seals and gasket. (250 maybe) then with the turbo ($1000-3000) and tune ($300-400) you will have 250-350whp. about 40,000 miles.

then alittle more wild, intake manifold, cams, cams gear, springs, retaniners, fuel pump, injectors, and s**t like that. maybe $2000 and with the same boost make other 40-60whp more... (key there is making more whp with the same boost cuz less boost is safer.) so 300-400whp at 40,000 miles

and now the best of them all. FIRST NOTE!!! if you wanna go here think about it now cuz you can save alot of money saving up and just doing this from the start. everything above with sleeving the block (900-1200), full block (1500-3000 if done your self or shop) and head build (900-2000), a D to B tranny plane cuz at 400+ the d tranny is going to fail (600-1100 used or new) (note you will need flywheel, starter, and a few alittle things for b tranny) big injectors, fuel regulaor, throttle body, just all out!. look at i dont know (thorwing numbers out there) 6000-9000 and hope to god for 60-100,000 miles dd driving.

now all this can be WAY more detailed and money can be more or less with who you know and whp can be more or less on tuner and with what you buy. skunk2 vs ebay.

also note, alot of people dont know about d vs b vs h vs k vs there head up there ass. do homework on them all. they all have good and bad. i will start you off with B vs D. (lets say you put 3k of work in) B will make more whp. but the D can jump timing cuz timing belt goes to s**t or something with the head goes wrong and you well have it better off then the guy with the B.

and this is all power. not even moving into breaks, coreovers, springs, and other things be sides power. its a long road when its all said and done.... ask me how i know. started with things about getting a civic to save money and end up putting 18k and still going.....
 


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