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Old 04-12-2009, 11:59 AM
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Default Identifying B16a2 head? how?

quick question...
this guy is selling a JDM b16a2 head for $200 with intake mani and tb.
how can i tell if it really is a b16a2 head?
i know there are marking on the head but i do not know what they are for.
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im guessing this means b16a2
since the b16 is a PR3 and the 2 means a2
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have you tried searching this i know i read a really long thread about this a while back but i can't remember exactly what they said, i ll look for it
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of course i searched. but the gay *** vb search engine really sucks now.
i remember a while back ago, some 1 tried searching "accord" and it did not go through
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yeah i tried searching for it and found some thread by some guy whose head was balding ha
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Default Re: Identifying B16a2 head? how?

pr3-2 should be a jdm b16a head. there is no such thing as a "jdm b16a2" as JDM honda motors are stamped with things like b16a b18c b16b so on.
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Originally Posted by 01d17
pr3-2 should be a jdm b16a head. there is no such thing as a "jdm b16a2" as JDM honda motors are stamped with things like b16a b18c b16b so on.
i know. but what i meant about the "a2" part was if its OBD2.
since the b16a2 head is OBD2
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my b16a2 head is stamped pr3-3
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Default Re: Identifying B16a2 head? how?

Originally Posted by Unseen Racer
i know. but what i meant about the "a2" part was if its OBD2.
since the b16a2 head is OBD2
Check the date stamp
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Originally Posted by nub
Check the date stamp

thats what it says.
where is the year?
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