importtuner1413

hey stupid question that has been bugging me. someone told me my car is an ek4 but i looked and im confused by all the letters and numbers on all this jdm names lol. could you clear this up for me and maybe others... i have a 97 civic dx d16y7 4dr 5spd

BlackoutVTi

Look at your VIN on top of your dashboard, and type it up here. I'll give you the exact answer if you don't already figure it out by reading the VIN.

hondahannah

yeah - you drive an EK4 - which is EK = chassis - 4 = sedan

importtuner1413

ok cool thanks lol i really appreciate the answers even though it was a dumb question... so what would an ek9 be?

hondahannah

a hatchback

n1_egsex

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahannah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah - you drive an EK4 - which is EK = chassis - 4 = sedan

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ek4 come in hatchback form too

and if i go by your logic, then wouldn't a civic type-r be a ek3? get your facts straight before you spew out your junk

n1_egsex

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by importtuner1413 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey stupid question that has been bugging me. someone told me my car is an ek4 but i looked and im confused by all the letters and numbers on all this jdm names lol. could you clear this up for me and maybe others... i have a 97 civic dx d16y7 4dr 5spd </TD></TR></TABLE>

you drive a ej6, not ek4

n1_egsex

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by importtuner1413 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok cool thanks lol i really appreciate the answers even though it was a dumb question... so what would an ek9 be?
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an ek9 is a civic type r

EK9Tune

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahannah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah - you drive an EK4 - which is EK = chassis - 4 = sedan

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Someone might want to double check this? EK4 = 4 Door? what the?

n1_egsex

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Someone might want to double check this? EK4 = 4 Door? what the?</TD></TR></TABLE>

that noob obviously doesn't know what he's talking about

hondahannah

well - im a girl not a dude and im going off of what i hear out when im doing car things from other people. i will inform them that they are ALL wrong - just like what the questionaire heard is what i heard.

note to self - ****..........


Modified by hondahannah at 1:12 PM 8/9/2007

hatchling37

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EK9Tune &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Someone might want to double check this? EK4 = 4 Door? what the?</TD></TR></TABLE>That would make the EK9 a 42 passenger civic with 8 doors and a hatch for your luggage.

But seriously, like has already been said numerous times over the intraweb, the chassis code is the 3rd, 4th, and 5th numbers in your VIN.

hondahannah

so i have a MEG?

mine reads: JHMEG8 ect - Japanese Honda Motor EG8...

importtuner1413

wow lol i didnt mean to stir all of this up...lol ill go check my vin now but im glad i asked this becuase it seems not many know for sure brb

hondahannah

mmmmmmmmmmkay

EK9Tune

mine says eh6.

hatchling37

Correction, 4th, 5th and 6th. I'm an idiot.

hondahannah

so cool - i have an EG8 - 92 Civic Sedan DX, thought so...

CapnKrunch

If its a real ek4, it would be RHD.

importtuner1413

ej6 thanks guys

Egezzy

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahannah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah - you drive an EK4 - which is EK = chassis - 4 = sedan
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by importtuner1413 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok cool thanks lol i really appreciate the answers even though it was a dumb question... so what would an ek9 be?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahannah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">a hatchback</TD></TR></TABLE>

omg i kno this has been already commented on but wow kid go ride a horse or play checkers. . . hahaha. . so let me get the equation rite. . you have a ek9- which is ek=chassis - 9= 15 passenger van????

BlackoutVTi

No prob. See, told you you'd figure it out.

NOFX

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by importtuner1413 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey stupid question that has been bugging me. someone told me my car is an ek4 but i looked and im confused by all the letters and numbers on all this jdm names lol. could you clear this up for me and maybe others... i have a 97 civic dx d16y7 4dr 5spd </TD></TR></TABLE>
I can assume that "mass" as your location refers to Massachusetts, correct?

If so, you do not (or at least it's very unlikely) have a JDM Civic. In the event you did, you would know because it would be RHD unless modified and it would not have a standard VIN (it would have a new one assigned to it) and it would have cost more and probably been a bit more difficult to register, even had you not been the person who imported it into the US.

You say it's a '97 DX sedan. That means it's an EJ6.

All USDM Civics with the D16Y7 are EJ6s. Most USDM '96-'00 (6G) Civics are EJs, save fore the '99-'00 Si and the '98-'00 GX.

EJ6
D16Y7 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC)
'96-'00 Civic CX hatch
'96-'00 Civic DX coupe
'96-'00 Civic DX hatch
'96-'00 Civic DX sedan
'96-'00 Civic DX-V / SE / VP sedan
'96-'00 Civic LX sedan

EJ7
D16Y5 (1.6L SOHC VTEC-E)
'96-'00 Civic HX coupe

EJ8
D16Y8 (1.6L SOHC VTEC)
'96-'00 Civic EX coupe
'96-'00 Civic EX sedan

EM1
B16A2 (1.6L DOHC VTEC)
'99-'00 Civic Si coupe

EN1
D16B5 (1.6L SOHC VTEC CNG)
'98-'00 Civic GX sedan
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EL OH ******* EL

The number at the end of a chassis code does not denote the number of doors, the year (i.e. = 7 equals '97, etc), the cylinders, horsepower, etc.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondahannah &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so i have a MEG?

mine reads: JHMEG8 ect - Japanese Honda Motor EG8...</TD></TR></TABLE>
Okay, your example happens to work out, but I don't want anyone getting confused with thinking that the first digit is the first letter of the country of production.
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Actually, most countries in Europe are LHD, not RHD.

-Gambit-

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not all true, other countries got lhd ek4's.

CapnKrunch

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not all true, other countries got lhd ek4's. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Whoops, thanks for correcting me NOFX and Gambit. Almost forgot about EDM..