well i'm soon gettin a b16 swapped into my car. the block clearly says b16a2 and i'm aware that comes from the em1's. but the guy at the shop said he had replaced the valvesprings and retainers for the head, and it has a jdm valve cover (does not necessarily mean its jdm).

is there anyway i can tell whether its a jdm head vs the b16a2 head just from lookin on the outside?

i thought there would be some japanese writing on the camgear cover, but mine is just black with no writing.

 

there should be writing on the front of it...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albu...8.jpg

^ this is the IM side

they're where those circles are, but on the header side.

 

just wondering, how much does a shop in maryland charge for an engine swap?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by instrument &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just wondering, how much does a shop in maryland charge for an engine swap?</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol i know a couple guys who does it on the side. theyll charge roughly 500-600 + fees for fluids and such. shops will charge closer to 800 i beleive of course unless you got hook ups.

 

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albu...8.jpg

^ this is the IM side

they're where those circles are, but on the header side.</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow thanks so much, u hit it on the spot. will be going to the shop soon to check for these

 

all b16 heads are stamped pr3. no way to tell jdm or usdm apart, not like there's any difference anyway.

 

oh really? i thought the jdm b16 we're a bit quicker. i guess not

 

since we're on the topic of identifying b16 heads...How can you distinguish the difference between a Gen1 b16a and Gen2 b16a?

 

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pistons and a different ecu make for the power difference in jdm b16's. there may be a slight difference in cams from the first and second gen heads though.

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what year the head was made

 

yeah yeah. i know 89-91 b16a is Gen1 and 92-95 b16a is Gen2. but what i was asking was when you get the actual engine, how can you tell if its REALLY a Gen1 or Gen2?