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If you buy a used engine with a damaged or malfunctioning Throttle Positioning Sensor(TPS), then you'll need to replace this before starting your engine to make sure it will run properly. The throttle positioning sensor sends real time throttle position to the ECU which in turn adjusts the flow of fuel through the injectors to make sure you getting your proper fuel mixture to run your engine properly. Click Here for a link to a Do It Yourself that was posted on D-Series.org on how to swap out your TPS on your throttle body. ... Read More

I finished masking all the parts that need sandblasting tomorrow so this should help keep the key areas from getting damaged,  although I know that some of the tape might get ripped off which is OK. I also cleaned the old gasket of the intake header surface that mates with the cylinder head. I used a razor blade scraper and brake cleaner and it worked like a charm. It took about 30 minutes to prep the entire surface and after that I took 400 grit sandpaper and a block of wood and gently sanded the surface to make sure it's completely flat. As you can see the intake header surface is really clean and should mate well with a new gasket. ... Read More

While doing my engine swap from D15B7 to D16A(D16Z6) I had to swap my throttle bodies around to figure out why my car was running funny and while doing so I noticed that both looked the same size inside. After doing some research on the net today I found that they are both 56mm in diameter so it does not matter which one i use. Below is a picture of my throttle body and also a chart of Honda's throttle bodies from D15B7 to B18C5. Honda Throttle Body Diameters d15B7 – 56mm d16a6 – 55mm d16y7 – 56mm d16y8 – 56mm d16z6 – 56mm ZC – 55mm d16a1 – 55mm d16a8 – 55mm b16a SiR – 58mm b16a SiR2 – 60mm b16a2 – 60mm b16a3 - 60mm b18c1 – 60mm b18c5 – 62mm b18a – 58mm b18b – 60mm ... Read More

The car has been running good since this morning so I decided to wireup the VTEC tonight. I soldered all the wires to make sure I was getting good connections and used some zapstraps to keep the wires tidy. Overall it was an easy thing to do and now I don't have the engine light any more. I took it for a couple rips down the street and man when that VTEC  engages it pulls hard. The D16A with my intake, header and exhaust should be putting out about 145HP so getting up to 200-220HP with a turbo should be a realistic goal with some additional addons. ... Read More

Well 2 weeks have passed and I managed to get some more mods on the car. I got Mufflertech to install a 2.5" exhaust from the Catalytic Converter all the way back to a Magnaflow muffler with a chrome tip. This should be sufficient to spool up a turbo pretty quick on the up coming 1.6 Liter VTEC. I also purchased a Vibrant short ram intake that sounds really good when you slam the gas pedal to the floor. It sounds stock while driving normally around town but when you slam the pedal it has a really deep throaty sound to it. A few weeks back I picked up a carbon fiber hood and some used projector headlights so I put the headlights on and now it looks like it has attitude. The hood will have to wait for a paint job because I think I will paint it too.   Stock Intake vs. Vibrant Intake   Stock Headlights vs. Projector Headlights   Magnaflow Muffler + Chrome Tip  and Another front angle picture ... Read More