I have seen some blocks that have the stamping area painted red. My question is when it is painted red does it mean that this was not a production motor and it was bought from the dealer?

 

Hmm I've never seen that, I would like to know also

 

Yes, it means that it was a factory block bought from a dealer. They only came a complete bottom ends, ie. crank, rods and pistons. Hope this helps.

 

that indicates that the block is a replacement block brand new from an Acura dealer.

 

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Modified by MAD ITR 55 at 10:38 PM 5/31/2004

 

WOW.. I never knew that .. My friend has a red on his block and it a ITR.. That 's crazy..

 

damn you guys are good!...-Roger

 

Thanks guys....first time I saw that was on a "stock" si at a honda dealer. It was in the used car lot and I saw it had that red on it but that the old owner painted it for some reason. Then I saw it again in that pic and I thought it actually meant something. Thanks for the info...

 

so wait....I bought a JDM B18C-R motor and it had that red paint over the block code, does that mean it was a replacement also???

 

YES

 

i believe they painted blocks that were bought from the dealer

edit: damn i need to read replies more

 

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It doesnt mean that its bad...it just means that it didnt come in the car originally from factory and it was bought from the dealer. Its just good to know these things when you go buy a car. You will know exactly what to look for.

 

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yes, or someone painted it

 

damn those engine block painting gnomes

 

Yes i read that fact as well.

It means its a replacement complete block.

 

A close friend of mine had his block replaced from an Acura dealer and I don't remember him having that on his motor..

&lt;--Calling him now to find out

 

they come off with brakeclean real easy,

 

I looked at mine and the actual numbers have red paint. It is a little faint but it is indeed red. What about that? I am pretty sure that my block is original though.

 

I bought a new shortblock from Len at Baranco Acura and mine had a red stamp on it

 

here is a pic of the block sitting in my garage

 

Other than the red paint, you can also see "R *honda symbol* DOT" stamped on the block too for USDM market blocks.

 

Holy **** my JDM ITR (96spec) also has red paint on the engine number, so i went out just now to take a closer look and guess what, the casting numbers on the head say '96' '12' which is means it was cast in december1996 and my car was first registered in japan in may 1996!!! I have done almost 5k miles in the car since i bought it and i couldnt figure out why it never burned a drop of oil no matter how hard i drove it, and i have had 9 other VTEC hondas and they all used oil to some extent, some more than others. I had also remarked when i first picked up the car that the block was immaculate and the rest of the engine bay was filthy but never gave it another moments thought after that...well now i know...Thanks H-T...i suppose its no bad thing, as i know my engine is a lot fresher than if it were in the car from the factory!! I seen above where it said that it only came as bottom end/crank/pistons etc so that possibly means my complete engine was replaced at some time!!!

 

Damm I didnt think so many would respond...lol Atleast we all know what it stand for now

 

now some guy is gonna paint their stamping red. then claim he just put a new motor in before he sells the car.

 

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if you dont mind me asking, how much did you pay for the shorty?