Is there any way to tell a type r head from a B16 head? A guy out my way is selling a Type r head but he says it has b16 springs and retainer also a b16 intake manifold. I know one thing is the water neck but what if the head does not have this? Is there any stamping I should look out for? Also he says it has CTR cams in it. I gonna see it soon so let me know anything I should look out for on the head or even the cams.

THANKS

 

Type R-
Dual valvesprings Intake and Exhaust.
Green mark by the distributor on the cylinder head. Also look for the casting date on the head.

But why on earth would you put b16 valvesprings in a type r head. sounds like a b16 head my self.

 

check the area behind the valve for bowl work.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1206971

 

the guys sellin ya a b16 head...he prolly thinks that he can get away with it since they are stamped pr3 like some b16 heads

 

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Umm all b16's are stamped pr-3

 

The head says PR3-2. Is this a type r code.... cuz my b16 says PR3-3
EDIT: Just found in a search that PR3- ???? will not tell anything.

I have the head in my garage right now siting, but still don't know.

 

I had the same problem. But found out that it was an ITR head because of the really smooth sides in the hole on the back of the head.

 

my itr head says pr3-4... u cant go off the pr3-x stamp

 

My 97 spec ITR head says PR3-1.
It looks "semi-port-ed" compared to a stock B16 head and bigger valves than the B16s (at least that's how I see it).

 

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