What Honda engine is this?

[Daved]

I've just picked up 2 Honda engines and, frankly I'm not sure what I've got.
I think the first is an early NSX but I'm hoping someone might confirm from the casting number which is C30, its a V6 of course with 4Valve heads and everything is Aluminium.

The 2nd is a 4 Cyl with an 85mm Bore, Its got HM PTO-12 on the block and stamped on the top side of the block where I'd expect an engine number (smooth machine surface) it has AAAA (ie 4 x A's) stamped, wouldn't find if this is an A1 Mugen Motor but, I doubt it. Its an all Alloy Block. I've attaced a pic of the 4 cyl upside down showing the massive web bracing below the main bearing caps.

I've done research on google so I reckon I'm right on the NSX, but the 4 cyl, geez ! Welcome feedback and hopefully a link that'll identify what I've got. thanks heaps

[bennjamin]

is it me , or is there only 3 ports showing ?

[Mr_will]

seems that way to me

[beeza]

3 cylinder?

[blk_shadow]

first thing first, C30 is an early NSX engine C30A or C30B. U're scoring if it is a C30B engine.

Secondly, is the photo attached is one complete engine? or 2 engines (head and block belongs to 2 different engines) been stacked up together? Cos the block is clearly belong to a V6 engine.

and if it is one engine (V6), then the head is correct (3 cylinders per head) and there are 2 heads in total.
Just my guessing....

[MrKaji]

could be a nissan cappuccino motor cause that was a 3 cylinder turbo, or one of the daihatsu motors... correct me if im wrong...

[beeza]

My ol' suzuki swift had 3 cylinders.Confused the hell outta me when I was 18,stopped at a servo to check the engine and I couldn't find the 4th cylinder anywhere!!!

AHahahahaaaa

[Nismo3oi]

whats a nissan cappuccino? you mean suzuki

[tseesinngwailo]

And what are you planning???

I would love to do a 1995 Legend Coupe with an NSX engine!

[Spicey]

+1 to it looking like a V6 block and 1x V6 head???

May need a few more pics bro...

[Slaz]

No 4 cylinder pics?

[Chr1s]

The 4 cylinder may be the Mugen F3 motor. Moar pics.

[slimx]

motors are weirdd man lol i had a 1.8L V6 as my 1st car :D

[dougie_504]

1.8 V6? wow lol

The smallest V6 I'd heard of before that was the 2L in the Mitsubishi FTO which makes 150kw stock!

What car was this 1.8 in?

[MrKaji]

whats a nissan cappuccino? you mean suzuki

sorry my bad mixed up again -__-

[Nismo3oi]

1.8 V6? wow lol

The smallest V6 I'd heard of before that was the 2L in the Mitsubishi FTO which makes 150kw stock!

What car was this 1.8 in?

Must be a Mazda Eunos 1.8 V6

[dougie_504]

yeah true that

[Daved]

Thanks for the interest, yea its a 3 Port head sitting on one bank of a 2 x 3 bank block which appears it is an NSX - cool, now, what do I do with it ?

The 4 Cyl engine, likewise new, is just an Alloy 4 cyl 85mm bore, common to many Hondas, is there something identifying that I could take a pic of, like, its a block, there are the numbers but, what do they mean - I love the "AAAA", but what does it mean? I expected a clear cast number like the NSX C30, but nothing, just the big fat lovely "H" Dave

[tseesinngwailo]

Hmm, you can give the NSX engine to me :) I always wanted to put one in a Legend Coupe :)

maybe just take a number of pics of the 4 cyl, surely someone here will confirm what it is

[SLOCVC]

I think this is what the AAAA thing is...
http://www.preludeonline.com/f93/what-pistons-b-both-134615/