Hey guys, how can i tell what head my car has?? I believe it is a b16 head(b17 block).....but i am not exactly sure if it is b16a or b16b, or even if it is infact a b16. There is some embossed writing on the front of the head but it doesnt say any kind of model and on the side of the head there isa sticker but it is ripped and ilegable.....Here a picture by the way.

 

THere are markings on the side of the head(from the pic, on the front and back)
They will say the year like this 9|1 or 9|5 ,etc for the year it was made.
Also markings such as PR3, P72, PR4, etc will tell you what kind of head it is.

Another thing also on the type of manifold is on it. Of course if its some generic, blox, etc manifold, they all look simlar so cant tell. But obviously a GSR OEM manifold will only fit GSRs.

There are other clues, but those are the easiest to check.

 

I am almost 100 percent sure it says pr4, but it might be pr3......I can't find anything online that lists which is which...would anyone happen to know?? Thanks for the info exo...i actually need a block build and i am considering you.

 

I got it, thanks!

 

that picture looks to be a pr3 head. same as b16 and type R castings. pr4 is b series non-vtec.


correct me if i'm wrong anyone.

 

Its an LS non-vtec head, duhhh?

 

ya i figured it out, some site had the ecu codes that coresponded to each car...this is a pr3...thanks for the help guys

 

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i can tell you exactly what head it is if you get the date off the head,,its right above the exhaust manifold,,because just pr3 doesnt tell the whole story,,can be a auto 1g b16 head or a 01 type-r head..and what does it say after the pr3 should be pr3-xxx

 

The date on the head is 9|2, so i guess its out of a 1992 Integra JDM B16A EF 8/9??

 

YA DAT MEENS IT EETHER 92 OR 93 HED IF JDM IT OF EETHER 92-93 INTEGRA XSI OR 92-95 CIVIC SIR OR IF USDM IT CAN BEE OF ONLY 1 CAR,9293 INTEGRA GS-R B17 BUT GOIN BY DA VALVE COVER IT PROBALY NOT FRUM USDM CAR CUZ USDM GSR B17 HAVE "HONDA MOTOR CO" STAMP ON VAVLE COVR AN DOHC LETTER BIGGER DEN DA VTEC LETTER..

 

He's right. You have a JDM valve cover. What you have is a complete B17 man. It's the EXACT same as a B16A, but it's .1 bigger. Just swapped valve cover.

 

Valve covers doesnt prove anything. Those can be changed out from so many different types of engines.

 

Same as b16 except different crank, right??

 

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very true..the same how people have 1g blocks with 2g heads,with usdm valvecovers,with obd0 dizzy..these motors all have storys

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b17a has different crankshaft and longer rods to give it the 1.7Litre,,besides that its basically the same engine..

 

You can also tell its a B16/PR3 head becuase of where the upper radiator hose connects. (on the back side or intake side). On GSR heads its on the front of the head.