Question On D16z6 Valve Cover

[SIRVTECCNTRLD]

whats up evryone although my question isnt about a crx although i used to be a owner of one with zc for awhile... as of now i am the proud owbner of a 92 civic si hatchback equipped with a D16Z6 sohc vtec..now my question is, all 92-95 si's are vtec right but how come on sokme valve covers some doesnt say Vtec on it it just says honda motor co..... i have a friend with a 92 si like mine and his doesnt say vtec but mine does and so does another friend of mine..is that right why is it like that on some peoples sites it doesnt say it either but in magazines some say vtec thats all i wanna know i know its a stupid question but yah it could help if somone helped me to answer that asap thanks ...92-95=vtec or not all??

[90CRXZCSi]

All 92-95 Civic Si/EX's are VTEC.

[Predator]

Yep- stealth mode

[there are only european version which havent got vtec i think]

[Si2000 Vtec]

The reason it doesn't say vtec is because Honda never expected VTEC to be so popular. With VTEC's release in the US with the NSX, followed by the B17a and the D16z6, Honda soon figured out that people were pretty damn impressed with VTEC. So they started branding it everywhere... stickers, valve covers, etc.

This is all speaking with the US market. VTEC has been around in Japan since 1st Gen Integra's I think... Not sure, correct me if I'm wrong.

[civicx_xracer]

Yeah, it kinda sux....my D16Z6 doesn't say VTEC anywhere either

[Predator]

Originally posted by civicx_xracer
Yeah, it kinda sux....my D16Z6 doesn't say VTEC anywhere either

Hehe as I said- its a stealth mode VTEC- if u want it just write it upon the cover :frog:

[Killa_CRX]

Originally posted by 90CRXZCSi
All 92-95 Civic Si/EX's are VTEC.

92 Civics did not come with VTEC... Honda didn't put VTEC in any USDM cars until 93.

I was looking at an SI hatch's engine the other day, and when I didn't see the VTEC on the valve cover, I looked at the engine code on the block... I was very irritated to see D15B7... upon further inspection of the car, I noticed where there had been wiring work done in the engine bay and behind the dash....
Now this was a car at a small used car dealership I was looking at, so the nearest I can figure is that someone took the D16Z out and put a D15B in when they either sold the car or traded it in...
BUT! I went ahead and looked at the engine of the Del Sol "VTEC" parked next to it... there was a D15B8 under the hood... started to wonder what was going on... looked under the hood of a GSR they had on the lot... B18B1.... I then went and reported the dealership to the B.B.

DO NOT BUY CARS FROM SPORTS CITY AUTO IN Grand Prairie, TX.

Try checking the code on the block though, and make sure everything is wired correctly and you do actually have VTEC.

The experience with that dealer made me paranoid as shit! I even checked under my hood when I got home (Certified Used 98 Civic EX.... that's how paranoid I was).