ive been looking for a dohc vtec head to finish my ls vtec..some guy around where i live told me that he will sell me his complete b16b head with type r cams and valvetrain for 300..he says its been laying around for a while and he doesnt mind getting rid of it.. so my question is how can i tell the difference between type r cams, valve train,and a b16b head from all the other heads and componets.. are there any marks , letters , or numbers on the head and parts.. i searched and it said that type r cams have to grooves on the distributor side of them.. and i know that type r valve trains have dual valve springs and all the other heads dont.. so if any one can tell me what i should look for when i look at the head ( prob tomm or the day after).. pictures would be great .. thanks in advance for your help.

 

You are too lazy to search, but have the time to post the same thread in several forums?

https://honda-tech.com/zerosearch

 

**** even if it was only a regular b16 head, complete in good shape..it would be a good deal

 

you can't really tell a type r head from other b16 heads...but you can look at the castings...i think all or the majority of 1st gen b16 heads are marked with pr3-1...pr3-2, pr3-3, etc. are second gen b16 heads...i've seen posts on here on how to tell real type r cams from other cams, i'm too lazy to search for it...and just look for dual valvesprings on both intake and exhaust sides...that's the only way.