So many Q's need answers!

[eatnalivesi]

Okay well I recently bought my first Honda. Its a 00 si and pretty clean. Needs a lot of love which I have fixed/changed a lot of things on it already. And of course here is pic...

My real question is I have a chance to get basically a free (my sister is giving me the car) 99 ex. I've done a little searching around about engine types...b series d series blah blah. From what I understand it should have a d16y something correct? And it is a 1.6 sohc possible vtec IF its a ex? And also unfortunately its a auto. So I dont think it'd be hard to do a manual swap? Pedals(brake and clutch) shift linkage, master and slave cylinder, possible half shafts? Not sure what else I would need. Really need some input cause I would really like to take the car and do a 5spd swap and just sell my si and build the ex the way I want it.

 

[R3dline]

well the ex is a d16 y8. it is indeed a vtec motor. tranny swap is possible people do it all the time. but what is so wrong with the si?

 

[eatnalivesi]

Well I really like the si but i've ran into some trouble with it as soon as I bought. First off didnt have a drop of tranny fluid in it. Drove it all day around town then it started grinding 5th. I immediately starting going through the car and figured that out. Also it smokes a little but not bad. From what i've been tould b16's especially burn a lot of oil and most Vtec's burn during Vtec cause of valve stem seals but mine smokes a little even when not in Vtec. Other than that its a great car. I would just like to start fresh and have something that hasnt been beat up its whole life.

Thats good news I didnt think a 5spd swap would be that difficult...and motor is what I hoped it to be.

 

[Robin...]

Why dont you use the EX as a DD, and park the SI and work on all the problems it has...

 

[eatnalivesi]

Idunno I kinda bought the si to fix up and sell maybe make some money off it but im getting more addicted to em. I figured I could build the ex with the money from the si. I really want to do a turbo setup on the d16 in the future. I could deff put the money away and have it when im ready.

 

[CDubs]

i would rather turbo a b over a d any day i have to go with e_civic_k on this keep the si and fix up and the ex as a DD

 

[eatnalivesi]

Well obliviously my b16 wouldnt like any boost thrown at it with 140k. d16's are super cheap and apparently can handle a little boost on a stock block. Theres too many options with hondas lol Id end up having a s***t ton of money in the si building it right. The ex is basically a clean slate to start on.

Also do the ex's have rear disc brakes? or is that just the si