VTec or no Vtec, that is the question

[hollywood3]

I have a '96 civic si, I know it it a sohc but I don't know if it has vtec or not. Where do you look to find your engine code????

[CivicSpoon]

Should be vtec, there is a flat plate on the engine block a little below the head and at the seam where the motor meets the tranny.

[hh65acivic]

if you have an SI engine it should definitely be a VTEC. my 97 ex has a 1.6l 127hp vtec.

[mahakala]

I have a '00 civic LX (Canadian version), the block doesn't say VTEC but it is a SOHC 1.6L. I would like to know what type it is so I can begin its "transformation". I don't know if it is an H, B, D etc... I am not even sure if I need to know to start the mods. Any suggestions??

[CivicSpoon]

I believe it should be a D16y7 non-vtec, but for sure it's a D-series. There should be a flat plate on the engine block right where the motor meets the transmission, that will tell you what your engine code is for sure.

[mahakala]

THANKS!! Found it. It is D16Y7. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

[SiGNAL748]

Where do you live? In the US there was no 96 Si.

y7 = non vtec

afaik, the only sohc d series motors that were vtec are the z6 and the y8

[civickiller]

dont forget the vx's and hx's

[CivicSpoon]

He's fron canada so I'm assuming his Si is their version of our EX.

[mellowboy]

Originally Posted by mahakala

It is D16Y7. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Its a bad thing. Swap in a better motor

[mahakala]

Originally Posted by mellowboy

Its a bad thing. Swap in a better motor

Any suggestions as to what I should swap in?

[goofycustomz]

ok look, you can push a honda motor to the edge and still get more, i built a d15b engine all motor and produced 240 horsepower to the wheels, iguess its because i am a master tech and hold a degree in horse power but any ways people dont give up,

[mellowboy]

Originally Posted by goofycustomz

ok look, you can push a honda motor to the edge and still get more, i built a d15b engine all motor and produced 240 horsepower to the wheels, iguess its because i am a master tech and hold a degree in horse power but any ways people dont give up,

You better find a way to prove that or otherwise i'm gonna call Bullshit.

[mellowboy]

Originally Posted by mahakala

Any suggestions as to what I should swap in?

Depends on your funds and what set up you want to do. For turbo i'd love to get a b20. For all motor...i'd get a gsr motor or type r.

[mahakala]

Originally Posted by mellowboy

Depends on your funds and what set up you want to do. For turbo i'd love to get a b20. For all motor...i'd get a gsr motor or type r.

Funds arent high and experience with this shit even lower