I would like to know if there is any place on the B16 that tells you the date or anything that I would be able to see that would tell me it's a first gen or a second gen thanks ?

 

Do you have Cable(1st) or Hydro trans(2nd), DOHC vtec (1st)or dohc VTEC(2nd) on valve cover.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TuRdCrX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have Cable(1st) or Hydro trans(2nd), DOHC vtec (1st)or dohc VTEC(2nd) on valve cover.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said

 

what color are the connectors......white or grey?

 

i have hydro tranny. I was told that the date is stamped on the block just under the valve cover on the top left hand corner when you look at the engine in the car. Is that true ?

 

mine says dohc VTEC

 

2nd gen

 

what about the stamping on the block is that the date when the engine was built ?

 

i dont think theres a stamp on the block... its on the head.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doublejz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont think theres a stamp on the block... its on the head.

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^^This and the tranny: cable(1st gen) or hydro(2nd gen) is the easiest way to verify 1st gen from 2nd gen b16s. the valve cover is very easy to swap around to fool people so don't rely on that. BTW tranny swapping is the other way to fool people too.

 

Theres a serial number on ther block just under the block code. If it starts with a '1' , its a 1ST gen, if it starts with a 5 its a second gen

 

Hey i got a b16a6 motor in my civic vte but now one of my sleeves are cracked so i went and bought a new block but on that block it says b16a ? No number on tag looks like this





B16a
5410340
Hm

So what block do i have now and is it beter then my b16a6?