q's..

[KluTch89]

ok..im new to cars and espically to tuning, and i have a few questions..i dont understand why people use numbers and letter to describe engine types such as "e85s1" (made up)...and how does everyone else know what the enigne is..considering that there are so many different types of engines..thx for responses

[drdisque]

most of those codes are the ones used by the manufacturer.

[KluTch89]

is there a list with these codes?

[CassiesMan]

The only real way to find them is to google, I know some codes, but not all....

[clawhammer]

There are lots of them. Here are some of the Honda codes:
ZC - 1600 cc carburated DOHC
D12- 1200 cc stock of EG Hatch
D15- 1500 cc stock of Lx
D15B- 1500 cc Vtec 20 lobes
D16Z- 1600 cc Vtec stock of vti
B16A- 1600 cc Vtec DOHC stock of JDM EF SirII/EG6/EG9
B16B- 1600 cc Vtec DOHC stock of JDM EK9 (Civic Type R)
B18B- 1800 cc DOHC stock of USDM Integra GSR
B18C5 - 1800 cc Vtec DOHC stock of Integra Type R
B20 - 2000 cc DOHC stock of 96-00 CRV

JHMxxxxxxxxxxxx - unit manufactured in japan (Sayama plant)
1HGxxxxxxxxxxxx - manufactured in US (Ohio plant)
PHxxxxxxxxxxxxx - locally stamped/manufactured

there are some locally distributed units that start with JHM, these are the
1200cc EF sold in 1991. all 1000+ units were imported from japan (SKD)

B18B- 1800cc DOHC non-VTEC(USDM Integra LS)
B18C- 1800cc DOHC VTEC(USDM/JDM Integra GSR)
B18C5- 1800cc DOHC VTEC(USDM/JDM Integra R)
ZC-1600cc injected DOHC non-vtec

Additional po:
D16A- 1600cc SOHC non-VTEC(esi)
B17A- 1700cc DOHC VTEC(USDM 1992-93 Integra GSR, RARE!)


K20A3 - 02/03 civic SI, base 02/03 RSX
K20A2 - 02/03 RSX-s
K20A - 02 CTR
K24 - element, TSX, accord


Prelude BA8/BB1 or 4th generation (1991-1996):

F20 - SOHC 2.0

F22B -DOHC 2.2 non-VTEC

H22 - DOHC 2.2 VTEC

H23 - DOHC 2.3 non-VTEC


B20A5 1988 to 1989 preludes this is for the 3rd gen preludes
B20A1 1989 to 1990 preludes so with this
H23 are for the 4th generation preludes
H22 are for the 5th generation preludes

[CassiesMan]

2JZ-GTE- from the JZA80 Supra, stands for 2nd iteration of the JZ motor, Fuel Injected Turbo Charged.

S54B32- From teh E46 BMW M3, Sport devision, 3.2 liter...dont remeber the 54 part.

Just use google, it is your friend!

[Mr. Luos]

You Sunk My Battleship!!!!!!!

[PWRDbyUNCLEbens]

A few Nissan Codes (which do make since)

The first two Letters are just the series of engine
The second letters are for litters of displacement
D= Dual Overhead Cam
E= Multi-Port Fuel Injection
T= Turbo
TT= Twin Turbo
V= Nissans Variable Valve Lift (similiar to Vtec)

SR20DE- Older Nissan Sentra SE-R/Newer SE Models, 200sx se-r, NX
SR20VE- JDM Primera
SR18VE- ?
SR16VE- Very Rare VVL engine out of a JDM Pulsar
SR20DET- Found in Silvia's (many different variations) Bluebird, GTI-R
SR20VET- Nissan X-Trail

CA18ET- USDM 200sx
CA18DET-

KA24E- USDM 240sx, Frontier, Xterra
KA24DE- USDM 240sx

QR25DE- Newer Sentra SE-R 's

GA16DE- Older Sentras, NX, 200sx

RB20DET- R32 Nissan Skyline
RB25DETT- R33 Nissan Skyline
RB26DETT- R34 Nissan Skyline

VG30DE- Non Turbo 300zx, Infiniti J30
VG30DETT- Turbo 300zx

VQ35DE- New MAxima, Altima SE-R, 350z, Infiniti G35

VK45DE- Ifiniti M45, Infiniti Q45
VK56DE- Titan, Armada

I'm sure there are a lot more, but this is a just a few to start (correct me if I messed up any of them. If you want a really good site CLICK HERE

[Underground_Killah]

yay you remembered the vg30de was the infiniti j30... and you even spelled infiniti right! you rock!

[Igovert500]

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

You Sunk My Battleship!!!!!!!

Yeah, basically it comes from just talking about ALOT of cars. The longer you hang around such a varied group of auto enthusiasts, the more numbers and terminology and specs you pick up.

[Sleepr awd]

Mitsubishi selected ones

6g72 sohc < 3000GT, > revamped version in <3g eclipse, galant, also stratus R/T 3.0, mitsu montero
6g72 dohc< 3000GT sl
6g72tt dohc < 3000GT vr-4
4g63 < 1g eclipse N/T
4g63t < 1g eclipse Turbo, 2g eclipse turbo, Lancer Evolutions 1-9, eagle talon tsi, plymoth laser RS
4g64 < 96-99 eclipse spyder, 2000-2006 eclipse GS/RS (2006 has a mivec head)
6g74 mivec < 2006 eclipse GT in US
420a < eclipse GS/RS 95-99
there are also various mirage engines that were fairly small and had 4g in front

mitsu generalities
starts with
4 - 4 cylinder engine
6 - 6 cylinder engine

i'm a little rusty w/ code names, so if additions or corrections lemme kno

[nissanfanatic]

KA24E-T
KA24DE-T

The T just signifies that an aftermarket turbo was installed on the KA24DE or KA24E. KA24's never came turboed from the factory.

[street_racer_00]

Originally Posted by PWRDbyUNCLEbens

A few Nissan Codes (which do make since)

The first two Letters are just the series of engine
The second letters are for litters of displacement
D= Dual Overhead Cam
E= Multi-Port Fuel Injection
T= Turbo
TT= Twin Turbo
V= Nissans Variable Valve Lift (similiar to Vtec)

SR20DE- Older Nissan Sentra SE-R/Newer SE Models, 200sx se-r, NX
SR20VE- JDM Primera
SR18VE- ?
SR16VE- Very Rare VVL engine out of a JDM Pulsar
SR20DET- Found in Silvia's (many different variations) Bluebird, GTI-R
SR20VET- Nissan X-Trail

CA18ET- USDM 200sx
CA18DET-

KA24E- USDM 240sx, Frontier, Xterra
KA24DE- USDM 240sx

QR25DE- Newer Sentra SE-R 's

GA16DE- Older Sentras, NX, 200sx

RB20DET- R32 Nissan Skyline
RB25DETT- R33 Nissan Skyline
RB26DETT- R34 Nissan Skyline

VG30DE- Non Turbo 300zx, Infiniti J30
VG30DETT- Turbo 300zx

VQ35DE- New MAxima, Altima SE-R, 350z, Infiniti G35

VK45DE- Ifiniti M45, Infiniti Q45
VK56DE- Titan, Armada

I'm sure there are a lot more, but this is a just a few to start (correct me if I messed up any of them. If you want a really good site CLICK HERE

And the VQ30DE-K is what, chopped liver?

[BP2K2Max]

^yup


3.5 Ownz.


j/p

[Still_Good]

As far as mitsu codes go, there aren't actually any official Mits codes with t's in them, really.

The turbo 4g63 is still just a 4g63, the same as the non-turbo.

I believe this is also true of the 6g72. People add the t for clarification because the motors are internally different (CR, oil squirters, etc) but it is not actually part of the motor's official engine code.


On a note about the nissan codes, I was under the impression that the later Silvias (S15s, I think, but maybe it was S14s too) had variable valve timing, does the SR20VET come in those, or did nissan stick with the SR20det code for some reason?


Zak