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Originally posted by SFKing
92-95 are one of the best....
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^^What he said...
If you want to 'build' a SOHC Honda engine, the D16Z6 is THE one to use. It's the best SOHC engine Honda ever made. They can be built to over 250-HP...
A Z6 block with a Y8 head is best combination. Why? A Y8 head has a slightly smaller combustion chamber volume - and I mean slight. It will give you .5:1 [dot-5] more compression. Y8 blocks, on the other hand, are prone to main/rod bearing failure. Why? I don't know, but it's common knowledge. So, the hot setup is a Z6 block with a Y8 head, or just forget the Y8 head and the .5 higher compression ratio.
Then there's the OBD1 vs OBD2 situation. The advantage should be obvious to anyone except a newbie; so, no explanation necessary. Also, with a Z6 engine you don't have to deal with a crank fluctuation sensor, knock sensor, dual heated filament broadband oxygen sensors and all that happy horsesh!t.
I would guess that there are more bolt-ons and internal parts available for Z6's than any other SOHC Honda engine, but I don't feel like playing Perry Mason, so don't bother asking.
To round out the package, go with a chipped P28 ECU using the stock harness...