can you swap a d15b7 out of a 92 hatch into a 96 hatch with d16y8?

yes. u can swap any motor into any car and vis versa. some just need more works then other. why would you change the y8 for? do you have a knock on the y8 or planning on turbo.

I would use the y8 head on the b7 block but def would not trade a y8 for a b7.

The first thing to remember about the D15B7 is that it sucks for performance purposes. This engine was built to do two things: have high fuel economy and be reliable. At these two pursuits the engine excels. However, throw in the need for it to be fast and you have a lackluster platform to work with.

Now im all for non vtec d builds but it is just a bad platform to start and the engine does not respond well to bolt ons if your ded set on the b7 boost is the best bang 4 your buck around 10psi the stock map wont read much higher and the rods will fail after 200whp but i guess i still cant say dont do it because ive got a non vtec zc with around $6000 in it( i just had to be diff and dam did it hurt the wallet)
and i only put around 200+- to the front wheels off the bottle

i lied i i have d16y7 in the car now that the guy im buying it off says it needs rod or crank bearing. i havent heard it run yet and im wondering if its worth my time to replace the bottom end bearings and keep that motor or swap my pretty well built d15b7 in it out of my 92. what is the potenial of that y7?

if you have a well built d15b7 i would just throw that in. then build the y7 the way you want it. then throw that thing in. thats just me though

what are some ideas on the y7 as far as performance and what kinda power do you think i can make?

all depends on your buget. don't buy cheap stuff though. learned that the hardway.

What kind of power r u lookin for out of that engine? If i had another y7 i would boost it.