i am looking at buying a 93 civic si. It has a bent radiator support bar but only where the hood latch is, also the valve cove does not say vtec on it. is it still a d16 z6?

 

check out the code on the transmission to tell if its a d16z6

 

i cant see the numbers in the pictures

 

would i have to buy a new radiator support bar for the fix.

 

yea and i would find someone with car fax just to make sure there wasnt severe damage done and just replacment body panels

 

i would imagine it is still a d series regardless of if it says v tec or not.
My d16y8 just says HONDA. Idk about other d series valve covers, but i would guess they are similar.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hix1681 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check out the code right next to the transmission to tell if its a d16z6</TD></TR></TABLE>

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To be able to determine whether the engine is a D16Z6 or otherwise, just look for the engine code as stated by hix1681.

Here's a picture for reference.



If you can't see the numbers in the pictures then I would ask the seller to take a clear picture of the engine code stamped on the block.

 

The engine code for D-series engines is usually located on the right side when look at the vehicle from the front bumper. D16Z6 and Y8 did not have to say Vtec on the Valve covers a lot of V-tec motors do not have V-tec written on the valve cover.....any questions feel free to ask.......

 

thanks for all the inf. where would you say the best place is to buy a radiator support bar and a oem front bumper.

 

d16z6 motors didn't have vtec on the valve covers till 94