ek souljah

U CAN ALL SUCK

cmeot

pile of garbage. atleast they spend some money on paint.

racebum

only early obd1 gsrs had the oil cooler fitting. by 96 it was gone. all itr and gsr block from jdm world are b18c. if the head is stamped 96 it's a 96-97 spec engine. hard to tell which. the manifold and where it's stamped p73 is somewhat hard to fake. if you were really paranoid you could check the head bolts to see if they have been taken off. all that that would prove is if the motor was ever disassembled though. i have no idea who painted that god awful valve cover. a can of vht wrinkle plus is only 10 bucks and it will give you an oem finish with solid prep work. p72 should be on the block as it's a b18c block, your rods likely have p72 stamped in them as well

if you bought this thing from a jdm importer all they do is buy front clips and part them out. chances are it came right out of a cut up itr and was shipped to you

ek souljah

So I'm guessing is gsr? How did it come off a itr clip but has p72 rods As u say. Idk.

crx(gator)

PR3 head is b16/itr, so it's most likely a ITR engine.

ek souljah

But why does it say p72 in back of engine? Like I tried a gsr ecu and it runs like ****, idk maybe becuz I have always ran a p28 chipped with p73 specs and I got used to it?? Anybody??

This person seems like went thru same problem....

https://honda-tech.com/forums/acura-integra-type-r-8/b18c-gsr-b18cr-itr-2606565/

Bseriescivic5

The ITR and GSR blocks are the SAME....thats why it says P72, that doesnt mean its not an ITR. In my opinion I think you have an ITR. THe next step is to take valve cover off and look at springs.... ITR has dual valve springs on both intake and exhaust. Also pull a cap off and Identify the cams... that will give you the best answer.

pennies_hatchie

iTrader: (1)

Its an ITR motor. BTW, use the search button as every week there's a thread just like this that pops up.

ek souljah

What will the cams say?? Thx man... So for springs I should be looking at a spring inside another? Also it looks like I have a vtec pressure switch, did jdm engines have it? Or I don't have one? Look at the pic I posted...

Todd00

Why would you buy an "ITR motor" without doing your homework first. Do you not trust your source?

And all of your questions are easily answered by doing a search, either on here or google.

ek souljah

I trust my source but that p72 stamp thrown me off.... So can anyone help? What the cams look like ?

Todd00

Seriously?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ITR+cams

Bseriescivic5

as todd said, the cams on the dizzy side will have unique grooves in them that ID them as to their profile and ultimately what motor they are originally from. search is your friend man.

speedooo

All of the b18c bare blocks are cast identically and stamped p72. Alot of the gsr p72 pieces are reused on itr's, check your cam gears, they are stamped pr3 for because they were originally designed for a b16

ek souljah

So in this case every jdm itr is stamped p72. How bout my head? Seems like I have a vtec oil pressure switch and I heard jdm engines don't have it? Yes I have searched and no answer.

Also on another forum I heard that jdm gsr serial numbers under b18c start with 10xxx... Itr early models start with 19xxx.. And 20xxx for 98 spec and up.

wego5typer#431

Type r & Gsr oil pans are the same, both are stamped p72.

Bseriescivic5

Dude, your running circles talking about nothing of any relevence..... ALL ITR's USE B16 heads....same casting.... pressure switch is irrelevent also, you may have USDM Vtec sol. bottom line for a definative answer is to look at the cams..... if they are ITR cams, it is safe to say that 99.999999999999999% you have an ITR engine.

ek souljah

Dude... I'll look onto that dude....

TerribleToo

Like others have stated, pull the valve cover and check the valve springs. Then possibly check the cams.

Another thing I noticed is that you have full studs for the exhaust manifold. All ITR heads Ive seen just have the 2 outside studs, rest are bolts. Could have been changed though.


Could always drop the pan and look at the crank. Easy to identify.

ek souljah

Also the headgasket inda middle of head n block, from factory it reads p30?? I'm pretty sure mine does so if from fac. Is p73 then ma engine was opened before

crx(gator)

jesus christ...

92TypeR

That looks like a late model Chevy LS3. You got lucky son!

Todd00

Crap. I thought he meant the Accord Type R and I was thinking about the H-series motor. So with that, disregard everything I have said.

crx(gator)

singlecamslamed

Looks like an SR20 to me.