Bought a 93 vx hatch.. assumed it had the stock d15 but to my surprise it has been swapped with the d16z6. Chassis shows 160k miles so I assume the motor has +- 10k? A deal if I say so.. anyway..

How do I tell which tranny it has? I want to know if they kept the stock vx tranny or mated the d16 with the ex or si tranny.

 

There is a casting code right by the differential

A0000= dx/vx tranny

B0000= ex/si tranny

 

 

i wouldn't be thrilled with that surprise at all. stock vx= big $$ these days.

 

I was pretty happy to find the VX for my 26 mile commute each way.. this should will just make it a tiny bit more spirited.

 

no doubt, the z6 has nearly twice the hp as the z1. stock, unmolested vx hatches are rare birds, and people are starting to pony up for clean ones.

 

What surprised me is that they left off the PS and AC like the VX.. even in Vegas. I don't mind though.

 

That transmission number won't indicate whether it's the DX/VX/CX/EX/SI tranny from the 92-95 era. they all say P20 or is it S20 with a serial number if I recall correctly. The 96-00 D's are S40 I believe.

The casing embossed stamp by the differential that has the P20/A000 or P20/B000 will be the clue if it might be the original tranny. If it's the P20/A000, then there is some trick about spinning the crank pulley with the gearbox in reverse and watching the wheel spin to get your final gear ratio.

 

This^ is accurate information. The casting code is stamped near the MTF fill plug.