Car Engine Names

I'm quite new at this, but i noticed that people call a civic a "EK-9" Or a 94 RX-7 a "FD."

i think it has something to do with the engine. but i don't understand how it all works and how it is determined. Like B16a is a vtec dohc? Can some please explain, Or perhaps provide a list of car names with the common terminology. :confused:

B16A is an engine
EK9 and FD are chassis

the engine is jus a code that the manufacturer gives it.. u will jus learn to pick up on tehm as u go.. b16's are mainly hondas n acuras.. ls1 is camaro..2jz is supra n so on.. there isnt any rhyme or reason to the letters thta i kno of

SR20DET, very good Nissan Motor; 2.0l i-4. RB26METT skyline I-6; 2.6l twin turbo (tt). H22a, Prelude motor; 2.2l V-tec heads. Lt1, lesser HP comaro engine (came in all V8 comaros except the Z28 which is the LS1); 302ci i beleive. 13BTT, RX-7 TT rotary motor; 1.3l sequincual (a type of dual turbo set up) turbo wankle motor. as you can see common nomiclature that involves TT often means twin turbo OEM and the numbers are usually displacement in litres. B16a, B16b, and B16d are all OEM motors. the B(insert 16, 18, or 20 here) C is a JDM (blah) B-series motor, B refers to the Block style. other common honda engines are the H-series (h22 and h24), A, C, D (very common in civics), and F (in the larger engined civics).

SR20DET, very good Nissan Motor; 2.0l i-4. RB26METT skyline I-6; 2.6l twin turbo (tt). H22a, Prelude motor; 2.2l V-tec heads. Lt1, lesser HP comaro engine (came in all V8 comaros except the Z28 which is the LS1); 302ci i beleive. 13BTT, RX-7 TT rotary motor; 1.3l sequincual (a type of dual turbo set up) turbo wankle motor. as you can see common nomiclature that involves TT often means twin turbo OEM and the numbers are usually displacement in litres. B16a, B16b, and B16d are all OEM motors. the B(insert 16, 18, or 20 here) C is a JDM (blah) B-series motor, B refers to the Block style. other common honda engines are the H-series (h22 and h24), A, C, D (very common in civics), and F (in the larger engined civics).

Its RB26DETT, which is the skyline GT-R engine for R32-R34..

For honda,
B series means DOHC engines..
D series are SOHC..
What civics come with an F series motor is my question..
The new SI+ civics use K series..

For full list of honda engines,
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?postid=155162&t=9357

no civics ever came with F motor. B16D doesnt exist. B*C only applies to B18, i dont think there was any B16C or B20C(even though there was a company that did B20/Vtec and sold it as B20C, Honda never made one). B16B is JDM, B20Z is JDM. btw there also wasnt a h24, but there is a h23*

the Honda F-series motors are the SOHC 4 cylinders in accords and '92-'96 Prelude S.

so what are Toyota engines like?

7MGTE - Mk 3 supra turbo
7MGE - MK3 Supra NA
3SGTE - Turbo 2.0 that was in a ton of cars such as the MR2 turbo
2JZGTE - Mk 4 Supra Twin Turbo
5EFTE - JDM Toyota starlet turbo engine
4AGE - AE86 engine

for starters

where can i find this type of information on my own?

google

the Honda F-series motors are the SOHC 4 cylinders in accords and '92-'96 Prelude S.

S2k's also came with F-series

yea; also the s2k's have c at the end; f20c, f22c

For honda,
B series means DOHC engines..
D series are SOHC..


WRONG!


The "B" refers to a certian block design, there are a varety of differnt engines built on that block design useing everything from a Single Cam twin Carb head (B20a in an 89 Prelude) to the DOHC VTEC engine in the Type R integra. The same block is also made in a varity of strokes and bore, from 1600cc B16, 1800cc B18 to 2000cc B20.

From about 1988 to 2000 it was Hondas primary performance engine block and was used in the Prelude and performance versions of the Civic and Integra. It was also used in the CRV because of its excellent low end torque in 2000cc form.


Like wise the "D" refers to a spefic engine block design, in this case Honda's most proflic engine block. It started life in the mid 80s in DOHC form in the 84 Civic Si (not sold in the US). It was also used in the Integra from the same generation. In the next generation Civic and Integra, from 88 onwards, it was used in 1300cc, 1500cc and 1600cc SOHC and DOHC forms with carbs or single and multipoint injection. It remained in use in the Civic and Japanese spec Integra untill 2000.
Its a highly underated engine, but one of the most reliable mass produced engines in History. Its success is only over shadowed by the performance of its B series brother.




Car Manufactors have so many differnt models, engines and basic chassis that to make it easier to manufactor, ship, and source parts for they give them all unique codes.
This is very important when the same base vehcile is sold in differnt markets under differnt names with differnt trim levels.
Its a standard manufactoring procedure, and any large manufactoring company will have some form of number and letter combination branding for everything it produces.
Most computer printers for example are indetified by a thier model number, this is just the same as a chassis code on a car.

These letters and numbers usualy mean something.
And make it easy to indetifiy what is being refered to.
For example in 1973 Honda produced the very first Civic and used a Chassis and enigne code that began with an E.
Since then every single Honda Civic model has a chassis code that starts with an E, and in 1988 the EF series of Civics started useing a number and letter after the E to help further identifiy where the vechile was made, sold, and what spefic model it was.
For example an EF9 refers to the Japanese Domestic Market Civic SiR, while and EE9 is basicly the same car, but assembled in the UK for the European Market.
The first E tells you its a Civic, the second E or F tells you if its a Japanese or European assembled car, and the number tells you what model it is.


The same standard is used in a similar way by most manufactors.
And the same style is often applied to engines.
For example Nissan and Honda both use a letter at the start of an engine code to indentify the block used, then a number to indetifiy its capactiy, then another letter or number to indetify what sort of cylinder head is used spefic tuning levels.
Honda keep it simple, often to simple and you sometimes have to refer to an engines serial number to tell exactly what it is, Nissan however are very specific.
They use letter codes after the number to tell if the engine is DOHC or SOHC, and its its Naturaly asperaited or Turbo charged.
Toyota use a similar system.

where can i find this type of information on my own?

ask people with expericence with your car. you really do learn them by expericance. the style of label is different for every manufactior.

for example: Saturn

1.9L SOHC TBI 91-94 - vin 9 - LKO - or just SOHC
1.9L SOHC MPFI 95-02 - vin 8 - L24 - or just SOHC
1.9L DOHC MPFI 91-02 - vin 7 - LLO - or just DOHC

transmissions
economy manual - MP2
performance manual - MP3
economy auto - MP6
performance auto - MP7

and i think i am the only person in the world who refurres to the S-series Saturn as the Z-body, but it really is.

the Honda F-series motors are the SOHC 4 cylinders in accords and '92-'96 Prelude S.

A, B, C, D, F, H all have nothing to do with heads. they are blocks. Most came from the factory with both SOHC and DOHC set ups. and if not DOHC heads that fir the block could most likely be found. however, you are right they did only come in accords. i was thinking a friend of mines car was a civic, after riding with him i saw it was, alas, an accord. F-series blocks have slightly larger bores and strokes than B and D series blocks. F23 is what came in many accords, 2.3l. most common Bseries is the B18 and most common D is the D16. Im not even a honda fenatic and i know this kind of suff.

ya, I did forget about the F20, which did have DOHC versions.

just go into Goole and type in something like.. Engine Codes...you should be able to find it. But yea, B16a is a Japan JDM engine, and B16a2 or A1 is the USDM's engines. And yes, like what everyone is saying, Ek-9 and FD are only the chasis, people use these words just to differ from using, "yea i have a civic", cause, and EG is a i belive 92-95 Civic, so thats a EG, and Ek9 is a 96-00 hatch or Coupe. All very easy to learn...You will learn as you go...

*just the B16B is JDM(CTR); theres a JDM B16A2(EF8/EF9 SiR engine)

theres a JDM B16A2(EF8/EF9 SiR engine)


Honda Japan never put a number after any of its B16a series engines.
Even when the changed and revised the enigne with each Civic and generation.
However Honda's sold outside of Japan generaly have a number after the B16a.
So there is no JDM B16a2. But there is an Australian and US one, its the engine used in the Si and VTiR Civic.

However when the B16a was given a major overhaul for the 5th generation Civic (EG) it recieved enough changes that people needed someway of telling it apart from the earlier pre 92 engine.
As a result it started to be called the B16a2, when in reality it still had only B16a stamped on the engine block and even the Honda parts database still listed it as the B16a.


Toyota did the same thing with the 4agze. After the 1st generation MR2 went out of production the super charged 4agze engine was used in the Levin in Japan. It went through two incarnations, with major revisions to the cylinder head, ignition and fuel system and the amount of boost.
However it retained the same engine code.

Forunatly the engine serial numbers can be easily used to tell the differnt generations engines apart.

Moppie knows his hondas

what other types of Chasiss are there?

ohh..ehh...uhhh...i dont know any honda uni codes...i was never that bad of a honda freak...

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BNR 32, 33, 34. Skyline.
FD, FC. RX7
AE86, 92, 101, 111. Corolla
S13, 14, 15. Silvia (240 sx)

what other types of Chasiss are there?


Thats a pretty general question, ever manufactor has thier own coding system, and most have changed as model lines have expanded and company structures have chagned over time.