its a 1.6l sohc vtec but i dont know the year of the engine or the number b16,d16 or what. can any one help me out. i imported the motor from japan so it does not match my car.

 

if its a 1.6l sohc its a d16 for sure!!

 

can i boost it stock or should i change pistons and crank

 

you imported the motor and dont even know what you got?

hmmmmm.......

 

well depending on power goals u can boost stock, do to the fi forums they have a thread of nothing but boosted sohcs

 

if he imported it then its most likely a zc vtec which is the replacement 1.6 for the usdm d16z6...although a lot of people put in a d15b which is now a days more common and is also vtec but a 1.5 liter...and for the boosting part try not to boost more than 8 pounds and tune the **** out of it and it shud make pretty good power and be semi reliable...but since u dont even kno what motor u have or how to tell what motor u have by urself i would recommend taken it to some one that knows what they are doing or a friend that can help u out..so u could also learn a lil...good luck...oo and to tell what year it is look by where the header bolts up to it will be engraved in a circle

 

it says it right on the front of the motor!
its stamped on there. if its dirty clean it off.
its on the block.
i cant belive none of you said this!

 

Check the front of the engine, the lower part where the tranny meets the engine and you can see that it is stamped like in this pic I got off the net:

 

year is also stamped on the front of the motor.

 

if its sohc its prob the d16...u can boost it but u should stay low psi...unless u beef up the internals then u could crank boost up.....ditch the d series for a b or h series

 

thank you. this is all i needed.

 

thanx thats all i needed. not everyone elses **** talk. i know what im doing im a ase certified tech with 5 years under my belt. i work on chrystlers and this is a new project. i knew i was getting a 1.6l vtec i didnt know anything about all the damn numbers. so anyway thanx.