by just popping the hood

tia

 

Serial number.......if it starts with a 1 it is JDM, if it starts with a 5 it is USDM.

 

thanks spade

 

uhh that's actually false with more info to follow....
There's US & JDM so called '5 series' and '1 series' b16's.

if you pop a hood one way to tell right ABOVE the serial number is the actual 'B16A' stamp.

If the stamp is a stand alone 'B16A' its JDM
If the stamp is followed by a number 'B16A1/B16A2' then it's US.

distinguishing the year of the engine is another story....
but a real easy way is to look at the head near the Vtec solenoid...
look for the raised '30'. If there's a '30' there, the head is 92+.
'30' = 92+ B16A head
No '30' = 89-91 B16A head



anyone can be sneaky and mix around intake manifolds, so that's why I'm pointing out the raised '30' thing...

 

your the man jason

 

danke

 

To tell if it's a 1st generation B16, it wil have DOHC written bigger than VTEC on the valve cover, the 2nd generation B16, will have VTEC larger than DOHC

 

If its 1g b16a, it will say '3' for PR3 vs the '30' for P30.

 

-runs and checks if mine is 2nd gen.
or else jay(@one) is assed!

 

is there a website for jay(@0nE)?

 

not yet...but I'll probably be the one who does a site for him.

 

the easiest way is to pop off the valve cover, if the walls off the head are a fucked copper/brown colour you know its crap, if its clean its from here cause we change our oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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I would ask that you refrain from using that term here.
I am usually not one for nitpicking but that is something that really gets on my
nerves.