General Civic Talk - can sum1 help me please .. quick question

Hi i just baught a used 2000 Honda Civic Si and i had a couple questions.
1- I did some research and found that the 2000 honda civic si comes standard with a 1.6L V-tech engine @ 160 hp, i looked under tha hood of my car and the engine just says "HONDA" on it no "V-Tech" and my friend said its not a V-Tech engine, its only a "V-Tech" engine if it says "V-Tech" on it , is this true?
2-I was wondering what i have to do to turbo charge my civic? exhaust manifolds,air intake and change the ECU is that all i need to do to add a turbo charger ??

thank you all for your help

1- post a pic of your engine please. Do you know if its a B16?
2- you'll need a lot more than that to turbo your civic. Here is everything you need. http://hondacivicforum.com/m_196090/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#196090

3- its V-tec not V-tech ;)

please sum1 any1 help? does any1 kno?

is that the only way u can tell is with a pic of my engine? i dont have a camera lol or pics right now... is there anything i should look for?? p.s this is my first car :S

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is that the only way u can tell is with a pic of my engine? i dont have a camera lol or pics right now... is there anything i should look for?? p.s this is my first car :S


Just go look at the engine code. Post up what the code is.

k i'll do it tomarrow after work .... hopefully sum1 will be online who can help ..... thank you for all your help :D

im almost 100% certain that 99 and 2000 si's have b16 vtec's in them....

well, you are correct, i just looked at the engine specs online, and it says the 2000 Honda civic SI, comes with 1.6 liter v-tec motor, with 160 HP, so yea...easy find, just yahoo'd the engine specs for that year si!!!

I think the concern here is whether or not it's the original engine. The stock Si engine for that year would read "DOHC (below) VTEC" on the valve cover, so why doesn't his? Perhaps an aftermarket valvecover thrown on. The engine code I guess is the only for sure way to find out. Hey man, you know the history if this car? Salvage title, number of owners, etc? Good luck.

is your car canadian? if so, your engine may vary :eek:

the canadian Si is the same as the US EX (1.6 SOHC VTEC that does not say VTEC on the valve cover)

yea i am canadian...... does that change anytthing ? the cars canadian aswell i think cause its speedometer is in km/hour and miles

yeah it makes a difference! see my previous post

yeah its not dohc vtec but it is vtec. just single overhead cam. has 127hp i believe. same as my car. mine is just labeled EX, because its the US car. if it was the 160hp dohc, it would say SIR for you i believe.

so i only got a 120hp under tha hood!??!?! THAT SUCKS!!!!! lol can i still add descent mods to make it fast?

is there a way i can make it a DOHC and will it cost alot?

you can get a b16 and tranny from a 99-00 civic SIR. which cost a lot and takes a lot of work for about 40hp. or you could get a nice turbo kit from greddy or edelbrock and get about 200whp.