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Old 06-28-2003, 11:28 PM
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How can you tell the year of your motor? It is a jdm B16a
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blykins &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
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ok the above picture says 96. so i've heard the 96 means that the motor is in a 97 car? the motor year is always one year before the year of the chassis?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Drunk-N-Munky &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

ok the above picture says 96. so i've heard the 96 means that the motor is in a 97 car? the motor year is always one year before the year of the chassis?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The motor is made before the car is unless its a late year model then its made the same year.
(My JDM ITR head says '95 but it was in a 96 JDM ITR for the spring '96 when it first came out).
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (blykins)

90% of the motors are 1 year previous.

meaning 95 came out of a 96.
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Cool, is it the same for H series motors?
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nice pic
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Very cool stuff!! Never knew about this until now!
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What about the block because I am running a 99 head on a first gen block. So how can I tell?
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good info
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kamin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">90% of the motors are 1 year previous.

meaning 95 came out of a 96.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What he said.
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (eeekay)

yea, how can you tell the year of the block??
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16Hatchcx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea, how can you tell the year of the block??</TD></TR></TABLE>
Good question, cause all I know about is how to identify the year of the head.
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (blacksheep)

Does the referee look up the year of the block?
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Yup, why do you think a lot of shady people restamp the block! I think they look up the engine block VIN to determine what year it is. If they only check the head, then we just found a way to pass a ref inspection for registration, but I doubt it.
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (DjGuamstyle)

Is the block vin on the back of the block? B16a
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ophdeheezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cool, is it the same for H series motors?</TD></TR></TABLE>
im pretty sure yes
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (allmtr)

Does anyone know how to read the block vin?
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anyone?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16Hatchcx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does anyone know how to read the block vin?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Uh you look up the VIN on CARFAX and it'll tell you which car it came from.
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (richierich)

Where is the Vin # at on the block?
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Its right above the Stamp... long green strip of metal
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Sorry for sounding stupid but, Which stamp?
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (B16Hatchcx)

that pic posted above with the P72 and stuff circled in red...my b16a2 doesnt have that...
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Default Re: How can you tell the year of your motor? (ophdeheezy)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ophdeheezy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Cool, is it the same for H series motors?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope, the H has "dials" that point to some numbers...like little clocks sorta.
the first "dial" should point to 9, and the second will corespond with the year of your motor.

Mine points to 9, and then 1== 91 motor, came in a 92 car. Kinda cool because my accord is a 91. Kinda not cool though b/c its so old.


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