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janas19 · 11-06-2016, 02:44 PM

Hello everyone!

I am new to the Ecomodder forums. My current daily drive is a Volvo 940 Turbo. It's a great car but with really poor fuel economy (20 MPG EPA). I'm an amateur mechanic and I want to buy a broken down Civic and restore it for my next daily driver (33-38 MPG EPA).

I have questions about the technical side of the Civic D15 engines, specifically the D15B7 and D15B8. I'd love to read more but the only good source I found was the "D15B article" on vtec.net. Is the fuel economy of the 8 valve engine worth the trade-off of 22HP? How difficult would it be to find a D15Z1 lean burn engine cheap ($300)?

Thanks for the info!

11-06-2016, 02:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
janas19 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Colorado Posts: 6 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New member here. Question for the Civic guys Hello everyone! I am new to the Ecomodder forums. My current daily drive is a Volvo 940 Turbo. It's a great car but with really poor fuel economy (20 MPG EPA). I'm an amateur mechanic and I want to buy a broken down Civic and restore it for my next daily driver (33-38 MPG EPA). I have questions about the technical side of the Civic D15 engines, specifically the D15B7 and D15B8. I'd love to read more but the only good source I found was the "D15B article" on vtec.net. Is the fuel economy of the 8 valve engine worth the trade-off of 22HP? How difficult would it be to find a D15Z1 lean burn engine cheap ($300)? Thanks for the info!