so a friend came by yesterday and we were looking at my car.... we both noticed that my block head dosen't say vtec...... wtf?

all the pictures of a si honda have a big 'vtec' logo on it... mine just says honda

just checked the carfax,m it says its an si model

 

not all sohc vtecs say "vtec" on the valve cover.
you would need to look at your block id tag and see what your block says.
their is a small square of metal located to the left of your exhaust manifold. its usually pretty dirty, clean it up and it will say something like d16z6 and will have a serial number.
let us know

 

only some models come with the valve covers come with it saying "vtec" i dont believe any of the del sol models do only the sir .....and prolly the newer models of the si say it but check if you have a vtec solenoid on the right side of the head

 

here is a link to what the metal casting looks like, yours will most likely have differant numbers but you will get the point. adam jeffery

http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...tyle/D16y8.jpg

 

D16Z6
2320216

its a sad day when you find out you dont have a b16

 

Its not a sad day. The B16 is a twin cam. If you want to find out if your engine is vtec, look for a vtec solenoid.

Delsol VTEC's are kinda rare and if you had one, you would definitely know.

Your D16 is a VTEC but it is a SOHC vtec.

 

yeah im looking for it do you mean right of the head from the front or the back?

 

look for this on your motor

http://ef-honda.com/ben/OPSnVTECsol.jpg

 

yea i got that thanks man

 

you have a vtec, its just a sohc vtec. its still better that a d15b. and youre already wired in for vtec so if you decide to do a swap all youll need is a knock sensor wire added to the ecu. i wouldnt be complaining at all.
adam jeffery

 

del sol Si = d16z6 SOHC vtec
del sol VTEC= b16a3 DOHC vtec
2 different trims, 2 different motors, both have vtec

 

z6 del sols aren't bad. Like farfrumugen said, at least its not a d15b. My GF has a Sol Si and its not bad at all. Good potential

 

If you swap it and tune it with the ecu you currently have, you do not need to wire knock.

The p28 doesnt call for a knock sensor.

If you swap it, get it tuned.

 

this thread gave me my LOLs for teh day.

 

Maybe your looking for something that says "VTECH" on the cover according to your title.

 

Tell me about it. The sad day b16 comment almost made me pee!

 

lol thats what I'm thinkin! Im pretty sure almost all my kid's toys have vtech!

 

1.6L SOHC VTEC engines in Civics and del Sols in the US only say VTEC on the valve cover for some certain years.

See this thread for more information and photos.

US del Sols have the following engines stock:

1993-1995 del Sol S - D15B7 (1.5L SOHC non-VTEC - 102 hp / 98 lb-ft)
1993-1995 del Sol Si - D16Z6 (1.6L SOHC VTEC - 125 hp / 106 lb-ft)
1994-1995 del Sol VTEC - B16A3 (1.6L DOHC VTEC - 160 hp / 118 lb-ft)

1996-1997 del Sol S - D16Y7 (1.6L SOHC non-VTEC - 106 hp / 103 lb-ft)
1996-1997 del Sol Si - D16Y8 (1.6L SOHC VTEC - 127 hp / 107 lb-ft)
1996-1997 del Sol VTEC - B16A2 (1.6L DOHC VTEC - 160 hp / 111 lb-ft)

Don't feel too bad about not having a B16A. While del Sol VTECs (the one that come with a DOHC engine stock) are less common and kind of neat because of that, the B16A engines are rather anemic engines. Just look at the specs.

 

I think you mixed that up lol. Your thread said 92-93 DO NOT say vtec, and 94-95 DO say vtec. That being said my 95 ex vc says vtak.

 

You really didnt know if you had a b16 or not? And no its not, id rather have the SOHC, or something better than a b16 unless it was stock in the car, b16 is really not that big of a upgrade from your engine.

 

this tread is getting so ridiculous! i wasnt really serious when i said that about b16, just thought it was funny that i thought i had one, thats all.