i was looking into a few performance parts to put into my 94 civic lx, and went out to check the engine block number. it says d15b7 right there on the block. it's a 1.5 liter, 16 valve engine. heres what i think is strange:

i have the honda&acura perormance handbook, and in there, it says that the engine that i SHOULD have is only an 8 valve. is there some typo in the book, or was there a 16 valve d15b7 as well? its an american model, bought and lived in Oklahoma its whole life, and is automatic(soon to be swapped for manual).

whats going on here?

-thor

 

An error in the book or. Someone swapped a 16v valve cover on your engine

 

hmmm, i think its unlikely. i bought it from a 60 year old woman who bought it at the dealer which was literally right down the street from me.... should i take it somewhere or is there a way i can check to see?
-thor

 

Take off the valve cover....if you count 16 valves then you have a 16 valve engine.

 

D15b7's (dx) and D15b2's (dx) have 16valves. B2's have DPFI

its the D15b6 (hf model) and D15b8 (cx model) that have 8 valves.

Jeff

 

yeah mine's an LX sedan, like i said, and it definately has 16 valves, guess the book was wrong, funny, it seems unlikely they would misprint that one.

any idea on the HP on these? for the lx?
-thor

 

If its the D15b7
102 hp 98lb ft tq.

Books can be very misleading..

Jeff

 

hey jeff you sure its 8 and not 12?

 

i think you got the right engine cause i just checked my 95LX and it has a 16valve D15b7, so the book might be typo


[Modified by Luserkid, 11:08 PM 12/17/2002]

 

I am pretty sure dude, I have taken both motors apart... actually.. I still think I got those heads laying around somewhere...?

12 valves are used on alot of the older hondas.

Jeff