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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 05:54 AM
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Default How do you tell what year a head was made?

I bought a B16 head last night and it was in very good condition, but I am just curious how do you tell what year it was manufactured in? I think the heads are stamped with the year but I am not sure!
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 06:39 AM
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Default Re: How do you tell what year a head was made? (hybrid_vtec)

look by the exhaust ports
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 11:07 AM
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Just above the exhaust ports of there are numbers. You can figure out which one is the year.
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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Thanx
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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remembeer honda tend to make the head a year ahead, no always but most head I've seen are like that including my old engine: 94 for 95 D16Z6
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Old Sep 2, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=963863

Who knows what the other three numbers mean?
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Old Sep 3, 2004 | 05:25 AM
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Default Re: How do you tell what year a head was made? (eda6 hb)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eda6 hb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=963863

Who knows what the other three numbers mean?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good question, I would like to know!
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Old Sep 3, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sleeperciv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">remembeer honda tend to make the head a year ahead, no always but most head I've seen are like that including my old engine: 94 for 95 D16Z6 </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, My b18b has 93' casting numbers(it's a 94)

Phil
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