I just bought a project car eg with a b16a swap in it which was aparently from a "99 SIR" however i looked at the block and it says b16a which means its a jdm engine...

My question is how do i identify if the motor is from a 1991-1995 JDM Honda Civic SiR/SiRII with 168 hp or from a Del Sol or EDM civic with 160hp...

 

look at the head to see wut year the motor is...there should be 3 circles on the exhaust side of the head and i think its the first circle which is the year of the motor..it should be something like 9/3

 

i just checked the head and its aparently a 92..so does that mean i have a 160hp b16a or a 168hp b16a?

how do i tell?


Modified by DTS at 8:35 PM 9/17/2006

 

i guess its a obd1 b16a 2nd gen...rated 170hp

 

its ps, not hp there is a difference after conversion

the second gen b16a's have no "pgm-fi" written on the intake manifold.

The VTEC is written bigger than the DOHC on the valvecover, and the serial number should begin with 5

if you only get one of these (especially the 5, million series) it is still a 1st gen.

 

do that really matter.
still slow as hell.
you still have a b16-----torque less

 

i care when i go to sell it next week...

anyways thanks for the help!