b16a2 . what year it came out of?

[in70yu]

hey guys need some help with this.
I just bought a b16a2 motor today but i'm not 100% sure of what year civic this motor came out of.
wouldn't want to put it into my car if i cant if i cant get it registered. I've got a 98 ek civic ...
engine number is b16a21502541.. i appreciate any help guys.

[meatball]

ek4? 96-98 model ? something along those lines

[mugen_ctr]

1996-1998 EK4
1999-2000 EM1 the last of B16a2 motors

[in70yu]

yeah i was wandering if anyone would be able to tell what year , i didnt wanna go thur the trouble of putting it in then find out i cant get blueslip for my car

[mugen_ctr]

Im pretty sure u can give ur engine number to ur local RTA or vic roads and they can find out what car an model it came from, if im not mistaken

[na-118]

1996 - 1998 but i think he wants a correct month of manufacture as he wants to get adjustment of records to his ek, if motor is older then vehicle he won't be able to register his car

[ninzee]

Regardless of the year of the engine if the b16a2 was sold in a 98 ek then you will be able to register is because the engine is 93-98 not a specific year I know this because my engine is a 93 and my car is a 94 model but on the books the engine was offered between 93-98 so your sweet
Hope it helps

[na-118]

so are you trying to say a gen 1 b16 89 model is registerable in ek 98 , because they offer the b16 from 89 to 2000 or whatever it is

[ninzee]

umm not sure about the gen 1s but i know that gen 2s are covered 100%
ill do some research and get bak 2 u

[na-118]

thanks champ. cause b16s date back to ls's and crx's

[vampzzz]

gen 1 b16's are only b16a, so i don't think you will be able to register it to a 98 ek, but regardless of the year of the b16a2 it was offered till 2000 so you can register it with no problems.

[ninzee]

yeah i was wandering if anyone would be able to tell what year , i didnt wanna go thur the trouble of putting it in then find out i cant get blueslip for my car

just to help you out
you dont need a blue slip becuase ur displacement isnt increasing by 20% or something like that, but you will need to go to the rta and notify them about the engine change it will cost u something like $50 or so to change the paper work, when i did myn it was $30 but im pretty sure prices have gone up cause they alway seem to do so at the rta lol

[na-118]

he will need adjustment of records at a mechanic, doesn't matter he will need to get engine number registered in the car,

[ninzee]

yea but it wont cost him hundreds of $$$

[na-118]

going to cost around 32 bucks for adjustment of records

[vampzzz]

if your in melbourne, it won't cost you anything i don't think.

[na-118]

yeah his in syd

[in70yu]

so i can register it with no dramas ? thanks alot guys

[pablos8]

Do we know if the gen1's are able to be registered or?

[vampzzz]

They would be if you have an eg. Ek I don't think so. The gen 1's were offered in the eg6 if I'm not mistaken. So it would've ended in 1995.

[pablos8]

The gen1's started in 89 and ended in 95?
I thought its just engine age besides the displacement that decides whether its able to be registered or not, ie even though gen1's went to 96 u can't register an 89 in a 92 model EG for example?

Might be wrong but that's what i thought

[sangyz]

Cant you just look on top of the headers? on the engine... where it should stamp what yr it is .. if its 98 you will see a stamp like 9|8 in a circle or somthing??

look on the engine for something like this. as you can see this one has 9|4 meaning its a 1994 engine.. so just have a look at yours and you will know what yr it is

http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv254/sangdabang/img04384jw.jpg

[vampzzz]

The gen1's started in 89 and ended in 95?
I thought its just engine age besides the displacement that decides whether its able to be registered or not, ie even though gen1's went to 96 u can't register an 89 in a 92 model EG for example?

Might be wrong but that's what i thought

you are wrong. it is about the engine age but because they produced the same engine from 89-95 you are still able to register it to the car. so say the car is a 95 eg, you are able to register a 90 model b16a in it because the engine was produced till 95, but you can't register it to a 96 ek as the engine was discontinued in 95.

kind of complicated but hope you understand.

[Limo]

the first b16a's were b16a1 not b16a2.. so b16a2 were from EG's, gen3 crx's onwards.

doesnt say anything about years of production, only if it was a factory option
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Registration/PermitsModificationsAndDefects/Modifications/NotifyingVicRoadsOfChangesAndModifications.htm

[pablos8]

Yeah so gen 1 is unable to be registered to eg's?

Legally only the b16a2s are able to be registered to eg's?

[VT3C]

As far as my old-man memory goes...

GEN1 B16A (JDM) 160PS
(Integra XSi 88-90 I think)
(Civic SiR/EF9 89-91)
(CRX SiR/EF8 89-91)
"B16A"

I dont think there are any non-JDM GEN1 B16's.. so no such thing as a "B16A1" stamping.. unless EDM EF8/9 has them.

GEN2 B16A (JDM) 170PS
(Civic SiR-II/EG6/EG9 91-95)
(Del Sol SiR/EG2 92-97)
(Civic SiR/EK4 95-99)
(Ferio Si/EK4 95-99)
"B16A"

GEN2 B16A (AUS) 160PS
(Del Sol/EG2 93 - 97)
(Civic VTiR/EK4 95-97)
(Civic VTiR Coupe/EM1 97-99)
"B16A2"

GEN2 B16A (ASIA) 160PS (possibly 170Ps)
(Civic SiR EK4 95-99)
"B16A3"

and I've seen a "B16A4" also but that was a Canadian/US or Asian Market motor..

[ninzee]

yea VT3C pretty much hit the nail on the head
gen 1 b16a finished at 91 in the sir crx, its got a cable gear box

another way to tell wat engine u got is by checking ur numbers under the "b16a#" on ur block



Well here are the numbers after the 5-
50 1990 160hp }
52 1991 160hp }4g Civic/CRX SiR
and
54 1992- 170hp 5th and 6th gen SiR, SiRII and CRX delsol SiR."


thats from the b16a FAQ thread