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Old 05-06-2010, 12:52 PM
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Arrow help DOHC SOHC

What is dohc/sohc what dose its stand for and how do i tell what i have. D15b vtec. Or is the d15b vtec sohc
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 02:32 PM
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SOHC = single overhead cam, DOHC = dual overhead cam. D series engines are single cam
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 02:51 PM
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not all d- series motors are sohc... theres a d16zc i believe thats dohc...
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 02:52 PM
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Eh, true, but that bastard was only made for the JDM so its twisted *** doesn't count.
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:06 PM
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thanks very much guys
 
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Old 05-06-2010, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ...NEED4SPEED...
not all d- series motors are sohc... theres a d16zc i believe thats dohc...
D16A1... referred to as simply "ZC" or more properly a "DOHC ZC". D16A8 and D16A9 is the SOHC ZC.
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 11:30 AM
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so my d15b vtec is sohc
 
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Old 05-07-2010, 11:39 AM
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Yessir...
 
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Old 05-09-2010, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by eg6white305
The only dohc single cam i know of is the nissan rb26 motor. Thats the motor in my 200 0 integra type r
You do realize that you just said an engine was both dual and single cam. So which is it? Or is it triple cam? And you have a Nissan engine in a Honda? Pics or it didn't happen.

Please do some reading before you post again. kthxbai.
 
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