Well i wanted to find out
How do you judge the Generations on civics ? by year? model ?
yeah i know a stupid question to ask, but it was bothering me so i just want to get it over with.

 

By the chassis used.

 

Okay so what would be a 96 Civic Coupe be considered ?

 

96-00 is the 6th gen

 

JDM and USDM Civic Chassis Codes
Chassis Motor Origin Year Vehicle

4G (1988-1991)

ED3 1.5L USDM All 4-door DX/LX
ED4 1.6L USDM All 4-door EX
ED6 1.5L USDM All 3-door Standard
ED7 1.6L USDM All 3-door Si
ED8 1.5L USDM All CRX standard / HF
ED9 1.6L USDM All CRX Si
EE2 1.5L USDM All Wagon
EE4 1.6L USDM All Wagon 4WD
EE8 B16A EDM All Civic VTi
EF1 D13B JDM All Civic 3-door/4-door
EF2 D15B JDM All Civic 3-door/4-door
EF3 ZC JDM All Civic Si 3-door/Civic Si Extra 3-door
EF5 ? JDM All Civic 4-door 4wd
EF6 D15B JDM All Civic ? / CR-X
EF7 ZC JDM All Civic ? / CR-X Si
EF8 B16A JDM All CR-X SiR
EF9 B16A JDM All Civic SiR

5G (1992-1995)

EG1 D15B JDM All 3-door/4-door/CR-X
EG1 D15B7 USDM 1993-1995 del Sol S
EG2 B16A JDM All 3-door/4-door/CR-X
EG2 B16A3 USDM 1994-1995 del Sol VTEC (DOHC)
EG3 D13B JDM All 3-door/4-door
EG4 D15B JDM All 3-door/4-door/CR-X
EG5 D16Z6 EDM All 3-door/4-door
EG6 B16A JDM All 3-door/4-door/CR-X
EG7 D13B JDM All 3-door/4-door
EG8 D15B JDM All 3-door/4-door/CR-X
EG8 D15B7 USDM All 4-door DX/LX
EG9 B16A JDM All 3-door/4-door/del Sol CR-X
EH1 ZC JDM All 4-door/4WD
EH2 D15B8/D15Z1/D15B7 USDM All 3-door CX/VX/DX
EH3 D16Z6 USDM 1993-1995 3-door Si
EH6 D16Z6 USDM 1993-1995 del Sol Si
EH9 D16Z6 USDM All 4-door EX
EJ1 D16Z6 USDM All 2-door EX
EJ2 D15Z1 USDM All 2-door DX

6G (1996-2000)

EG1 D16Y7 USDM 1996-1997 del Sol S (SOHC)
EG2 B16A2 USDM 1996-1997 del Sol VTEC (DOHC)
EH6 D16Y8 USDM 1993-1995 del Sol Si (SOHC)
EJ1 D16A JDM All 2-door
EJ3 ? JDM All 2-door / 4WD
EJ6 D16Y7 CANADA All 2-door DX/Si
EJ6 D17A7 CANADA 2000 2-door DX-G/ 3-door CX-G
EJ6 D16Y7 CANADA 1996-1998 3-door CX
EJ6 D16Y7 CANADA 1999-2000 3-door CX/DX
EJ6 D16Y7 CANADA 2000 3-door SE
EJ6 D16Y7 CANADA All 4-door LX/EX
EJ6 D16Y7 USDM All 3-door CX/DX
EJ6 D16Y7 USDM All 4-door DX/LX
EJ6 D16Y7 USDM 1999 4-door DX-V
EJ7 D16Y5 USDM All 2-door HX (VTEC-E)
EJ8 D16Y8 CANADA All 2-door EX
EJ8 D16Y8 USDM All 2-door/4-door EX
EK2 D13B JDM All 3-door/4-door
EK3 D15B JDM All 3-door/4-door
EK4 B16A JDM All 3-door/4-door
EK5 D16A JDM All 4-door 4WD/LEV
EK8 D16A JDM All 4-door 4WD/LEV
EK9 B16B JDM All 3-door Type-R
EM1 B16A2 CANADA 1999-2000 2-door SiR
EM1 B16A2 USDM 1999-2000 2-door Si

7G (2001+)

? 1.7L USDM All 2-door DX/LX
? 1.7L USDM All 4-door DX/LX
? 1.7L USDM All 2-door HX
EM2 D17A1 USDM All 2-door/4-door EX
EP1 1.4L JDM All 3-door
EP2 1.6L JDM All 3-door
EP3 K20A3 USDM 2002+ 3-door Si
EP3 K20C1 JDM All 3-door Type-R
EU7 1.4L JDM All 5-door
EU8 1.6L JDM All 5-door

those are the chassis codes, meaning the year and the name of their respective chassis...

 

Accord
5G Japan '94-'97 H22 2157 10.6:1 190hp@6800/152ft/lbs@5500
4G Japan '90-'93 F20A 1997 9.5:1 150hp@6100/137ft/lbs@5000

civic
6G Japan '97-'00 B16B 1595 10.8:1 184hp@8200/118ft/lbs@7500
6G Japan '96-'00 B16A 1595 10.4:1 168hp@7800/118ft/lbs@4500
6G Europe '96-'00 B16A 1595 10.4:1 168hp@7800/118ft/lbs@4500
5G Japan '92-'95 B16A 1595 10.4:1 168hp@7800/118ftlbs@7300
4G Europe '89-'92 B16A1 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/111ft/lbs@7000
4G Japan '88-'91 ZC 1595 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700
4G Japan '89-'92 B16A 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/112ft/lbs@7000
4G Japan '90-'91 B16A1 1595 10.4:1 160hp@7600/111ft/lbs@7000
3G Japan '86-'87 ZC 1595 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700

crx/delsol
5G Europe '94-'97 B16A3 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/112ft/lbs@7000
5G Japan '92-'96 B16A 1595 10.4:1 168hp@7800
4G Europe '89-'92 B16A1 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/111ft/lbs@7000
4G Japan '90-'91 B16A1 1595 10.4:1 160hp@7600/111ft/lbs@7000
4G Japan '89-'92 ZC 1595 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700
4G Japan '88-'91 ZC 1595 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700
4G Japan '89-'92 B16A 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/112ft/lbs@7000
4G Japan '89-'92 B16A 1595 10.2:1 158hp@7600/112ft/lbs@7000
3G Japan '85-'87 ZC 1595 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700

Integra
3G Japan '95-'97 B18C 1797 10.6:1 178hp@7600/129ft/lbs@6200
3G Japan '95-'00 B18C 1797 11.0:1 197hp@8000/130ft/lbs@7500
2G Japan '90-'93 ZC 1590 9.0:1 119hp@6300/105ft/lbs@5500
2G Japan '90-'91 B16A 1595 10.4:1 158hp@7600/112ft/lbs@7000
1G Japan '86-'89 ZC 1590 9.6:1 129hp@6800/106ft/lbs@5700

prelude
5G Japan '97+ H22A 2157 10.6:1 200hp@6800/161ft/lbs@5500
4G Japan '92-'96 F22 2156 160hp@5800/156ft/lbs@5000
4G Japan '92-'96 H22 2157 10.6:1 200hp@6800/161ft/lbs@5500


EW4 1.4L & 1.5L SOHC PGM-Fi '84-'87 Civic 60-92hp
D15B(JDM) SOHC VTEC 92-00 Civic 130hp(Can be noted by black valve cover like the USDM 92-95 D16Z6 ex/si engines)
D15B(JDM) SOHC 3-Stage VTEC 92-00 Civic 130hp(Can be noted by 96-00 style usdm D series style grey valve cover and has 2 vtec selinoids)
D15B/1/2/7 1.5L SOHC non-VTEC '88-'95 Civic's 62-102hp
D16A1 1.6 L DOHC 86-89 Integra 86/87 113hp 88/89 118hp
D16A6 1.6L SOHC 88-91 Civic Si/ CRX Si 108hp
ZC JDM equivalent of D16A1 130ps
D16Z6 1.6L SOHC VTEC 92-95 Civic EX/Si 125hp
D16Y5 1.6L SOHC VTEC-E 96-00 Civic HX 115hp
D16Y7 1.6L SOHC non-VTEC 96+ Civic CX/DX/LX 106hp
D16Y8 1.6L SOHC VTEC 96+ Civic EX 127hp
B16A 1.6L JDM DOHC VTEC 89-91 Civic Si-R I/CRX Si-R, Integra RSi/XSi 160ps
B16A2/3 1.6L USDM DOHC VTEC 93-97 DelSol VTEC/99-00 Civic Si 160hp
B16A 1.6L JDM DOHC VTEC 92-95 Civic Si-R II/ 92-97 CRX DelSol SiR 170ps
B16B 1.6L JDM DOHC VTEC 98+ Civic Type R 185ps
D17A2 1.7L SOHC VTEC-E 01 Civic EX 127hp
D17A1 1.7L SOHC non-VTEC '01+ Civic DX/LX 115hp
B17A1 1.7L USDM DOHC VTEC 92-93 Integra GS-R 160hp
B18A1 1.8L USDM DOHC non-VTEC 90-93 Integra RS/LS/GS 90-91: 130hp / 92-93: 140hp
B18B1 1.8L USDM DOHC non-VTEC 94-01 Integra RS/LS/GS 140hp
B18C 1.8L JDM DOHC VTEC 94+ Integra SiR-G 180ps
B18C1 1.8L USDM DOHC VTEC 94+ Integra GS-R 170hp
B18C5 1.8L USDM DOHC VTEC 97+ Integra Type R 195hp
B18C6/7 1.8L JDM DOHC VTEC 96+ Integra Type R 200ps
B20A5 2.0L DOHC non-VTEC 87-91 Prelude 2.0Si 135hp
B20B 2.0L DOHC non-VTEC 96-98 CR-V 126hp
B20Z 2.0L DOHC non-VTEC 99-01 CR-V 143hp
B21A1 2.1L DOHC non-VTEC 90-91 Prelude Si 145hp
K20A3 2.0L DOHC i-TEC '02+ RSX
/'02+ Civic Si 160hp
K20A2 2.0L DOHC i-VTC 02+ RSX Type S
02+ Civic TypeR 200hp
K20A 2.0L JDM DOHC i-VTEC '02+ Integra Type R 220ps
F20A1 2.0L JDM DOHC non-VTEC 90-93 Accord Si 155hp
F20B 2.0L JDM DOHC VTEC 90-93 Accord Si-R 190ps
F20C1 2.0L DOHC VTEC '00+ S2000 250ps/240hp
F22A1 2.2L USDM non-VTEC 92-96 Prelude S 90-93 Accord LX/EX 130hp-135hp
F22B 2.2L USDM SOHC VTEC 94-97 Accord EX/97 2.2CL 145hp
F23A5 2.3L USDM SOHC 98+ Accord DX 135hp
F23A1 2.3L USDM SOHC VTEC 98+ Accord EX & LX/98-99 2.3CL 150hp
F23A4 2.3L USDM SOHC ULEV VTEC 98+ Accord EX & LX 148hp
H22A1 2.2L USDM DOHC VTEC 92-96 Prelude VTEC 190hp
H22A4 2.2L DOHC VTEC 97-01 Prelude VTEC/SH 97-98: 195hp 99-01: 200hp
H22A 2.2L JDM DOHC VTEC 92+ Prelude Type-S, 97+ Prelude SiR S Spec 220ps
H23A1 2.3L USDM DOHC non-VTEC Prelude Si 160hp
G25A1 2.5L USDM SOHC non-VTEC 96-98 2.5TL 176hp
J25A 2.5L JDM SOHC VTEC V6 JDM Honda Aspire/Sabre 200ps
C27?? 2.7L USDM SOHC non-VTEC V6 86-89 Legend 150-160hp
C27?? 2.7L USDM SOHC non-VTEC V6 95-97 Accord V6 170HP
C30A(?) 3.0L DOHC VTEC V6 91-96 NSX/NSX-T 270hp
J30A1 3.0L USDM SOHC VTEC V6 98-02 Accord V6/97-99 3.2CL 200hp
C32A6 3.2L USDM SOHC non-VTEC V6 91-95 Legend Sdn, 91-92 Legend Cpe 96-98 3.2TL 200hp
C32A5 3.2L USDM SOHC non-VTEC V6 94-95 Legend GS Sdn, 93-95 Legend Cpe 230hp
C32A? 3.2L DOHC VTEC- V6 97+ NSX/NSX-T 290hp
J32A1 3.2L USDM SOHC VTEC V6 98+ 3.2TL/3.2CL 225hp
J32A2 3.2L USDM SOHC VTEC V6 00+ 3.2CL Type-S, 01 3.2TL Type-S 260hp
C35A2 3.5L USDM SOHC non-VTEC V6 3.5RL 215-225hp
J35A1 3.5L USDM SOHC VTEC V6 98+ Odyessy 210hp
J35A3 3.5L USDM SOHC VTEC V6 Acura MDX 240hp


*JDM: Japanese domestic market (available in Japan)

*USDM: US domestic market (available in US)

*ULEV: Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle

these are the engine codes.

 

Wow thanks for the full explanation especially to "ummmmmm......" & everyone else = ]