darcycreed

Does anyone know hou you can tell from the vin number what engine it has ?????

bar'dh22

yes

darcycreed

So the vin on my car is JHMBB1172PC000724 So where does it tell you this?

NirVTEC

BB1 would mean its an H22A1

And its VIN[the N stands for number already]

darcycreed

Here are some more:

Jhmbb2157pco13523

JHMBB2159PC012082

JHMBB2151PC001299

NirVTEC

BB2=H23A1
BB4=F22Ax

5SpdH22

BA8=F22

edit: I thought BB4's had an H22 as well?

NirVTEC

You're right.......BB4 is a JDM Si-VTEC
NirVTEC is teh failz with "S" models

Kronn 98SH

JHMBB1172PC000724

JHM = Honda of Japan
BB1 = Prelude, H22A1
1 = 2-door Coupe, 5spd Manual Transmission
7 = VTEC model (USDM)
2 = Check Digit
P = Model Year (1993)
C = Built in Sayama Japan
000724 = Serial Number

JHMBB2157PC013523
JHMBB2159PC012082
JHMBB2151PC001299

JHM = Honda of Japan
BB2 = Prelude, H23A1
1 = 2-door Coupe, 5spd Manual Transmission
5 = Si model (USDM)
P = Model Year (1993)
C = Built in Sayama Japan
rest = Serial Number


As for the chassis codes....

BA1 = B20A
BA2 = A20A4, B20A1
BA3 = A20A3, A20A4, B20A1, B20A3, B20A4
BA4 = B20A, B20A3, B20A4, B20A5, B20A6, B20A7, B20A9, B21A1
BA5 = B20A
BA6 = A18A1
BA7 = B21A
BA8 = F22A1, F22A2, F22B
BA9 = F22B

BB1 = H22A, H22A1, H22A2, H22A3
BB2 = H23A1, H23A2
BB3 = F20A4
BB4 = H22A
BB5 = F22B
BB6 = H22A, H22A4, H22A5, H22A8, H22Z1
BB7 = F22B
BB8 = H22A, H22A5, H22A8
BB9 = F20A4

5SpdH22

^ What an uninformative, useless post. =P

Honda-Prelude.com has a "VIN Identify" feature for 4th gens that tells you a lot about your car:

http://honda-prelude.com/knowledgebase/vin

Kronn 98SH

:-)