kydoster

one of my buddies jsut bought a 97 del sol at the auction and he needs help figuring out which engine is in it....the guy before him repainted it and left no marks of si or s or nething...how do i tell?

pythoner

engine, seats, or vin
s-d16y? nonvtec, gray zigzags,?
SI-d16y? SOHC vtec, ?red zigzags?,?
Vtec-b16b?, green/blue zigzags, ?

kydoster

where at on the engine? and seats and "vin" be specific man

pythoner

and its near the tranny

kydoster

does it give the code? and where on the seats?

pythoner

the whole seat...and the chasis code is either
EG1-s
EH6-si
EG2-VTEC

and the code is on the block in the front....and the chasis code is like jhmeh6160ss08754

kydoster

and it should say that around the tranny bro?
thanks alot man

pythoner

check out http://www.solsociety.com also

skip.two

<U>93-95 Del Sol's</U>:
93-95 Del Sol S - D15B7 SOHC non-VTEC - 102hp 98lbs/ft tq
93-95 Del Sol Si - D16Z6 SOHC VTEC - 125hp 106lbs/ft tq
94-95 Del Sol VTEC - B16A3 DOHC VTEC - 160hp 111lbs/ft tq

<u>96-97 Del Sol's</u>:
Del Sol S - D16Y7 SOHC non-VTEC - 106hp 103lbs/ft tq
Del Sol Si - D16Y8 SOHC VTEC - 127hp 107lbs/ft tq
Del Sol VTEC - B16A2 DOHC VTEC - 160hp 111lbs/ft tq

and before you ask, yes, the B16 codes are right.
the 94-95 Del Sol VTEC's are the only B16A3's.

and yes, the B16A2 also came in the 99-00 Civic Si's.
the difference between the two A2's, OBD2<FONT COLOR="red">a</FONT>/<FONT COLOR="blue">b</FONT>.

pythoner is referring to the VIN#'s (on your dashboard or firewall).

MonkeyBoy668

As others have stated the engine code is going to be the best bet, that or posting the VIN.

The engine code is stamped on the engine. If you're in front of the car, with the hood open, the engine will be on the right, and the trans on the left. Look at the line where the trans & engine meet, then follow it down a bit, should see a flat spot with a bunch of letters & numbers stamped on it.

One of the VIN tags is found on the dashboard, driver's side, all the way up near the firewall (where the engine & passenger compartments meet). Look at it from the outside of the car, through the windshield, there'll be a little indentation at the lower right.

To be honest, you probably want to check out both the VIN & engine code. The VIN will tell you what the car was mfg'd as. The engine code will tell you which engine is inside the car now. If anyone swapped in a different engine over the past 9 years, the code won't match what the VIN says should be in the car.