Visual differencess between AUS & JDM b16a2

**ts0nda** · 16-05-2004 04:12 PM

ok im not after the performance differencess cause i think thats has been done to death on this forum hehe. but looking at the engine bay of a car are there any any visual differences to the two engines??

**SPEEDCORE** · 16-05-2004 05:17 PM

NON what so ever.

Though if you go to Honda-Tech they might have a different opinion which will include something along the lines of.........

"Dem JDM B16z is Blingin' yO!"

**VTEC16** · 16-05-2004 05:26 PM

one of them has a larger "DOHC" and one has a larger "VTEC" on the crocker cover.....but i cant remember which is which.

**CAT_SPEW** · 16-05-2004 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by VTEC16

one of them has a larger "DOHC" and one has a larger "VTEC" on the crocker cover.....but i cant remember which is which.

Haha crocker cover

I got a JDM B16A and it has VTEC in bigger writing.

**weezer** · 16-05-2004 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by VTEC16

one of them has a larger "DOHC" and one has a larger "VTEC" on the crocker cover.....but i cant remember which is which.

thats only to differentiate between the B16A1s from the B16A2s

The B16A2 has "VTEC" in bigger writting

**MRJDM** · 16-05-2004 08:29 PM

JDM B16A has DOHC written in Capitals vtec i small writting
wer the usdm has VTEC in large and dohc in small
but some of the covers ive seen while unloading containers with b16a's comming out are the other way around

**stocky** · 16-05-2004 09:07 PM

the different sizes in symbol are to distinguish the early b16's from the later one's
anyway, the jap spec will say b16a only whilst the aust spec will have b16a2

**SIKCVC** · 16-05-2004 09:14 PM

JDM B16A has DOHC written in Capitals vtec i small writting
wer the usdm has VTEC in large and dohc in small

in my expirences I've seen them the other way round :P

I'm looking at pictures of the two right now (EK4 and EG9 and EG6)

**Setanta** · 16-05-2004 11:29 PM

Dunno about your experiences, but my genuine JDM EF9 SiR has the DOHC written bigger than the VTEC, as does the spare cover off a JDM DA6 XSi 'teg.

That's my experience.

stocky: the EE8's and EE9s in Europe have B16A1 on them - but they are the 150bhp '89-'91 rexes and civics, almost identical to the EF8 and EF9 other than power and quite a few internal differences.