Hey do any of you guys know what the number after the engine code mean? For example i have a B16A, what is the difference between the B16A, B16A2, and the B16A3? Just was wondering why the numbers are there and what they mean. Thank you

 

IIRC they are just to distinguish between the different engines, for example there are a number of B16 engine, all of them being 1.6L but the varisation differ in power and torque, for example, the B16A2 has 160hp and 111ft-lbs/tq, but the B16B has 185hp and 118ft-lbs/tq, but then there is also differing generations of the engines too for example, a B16A out of a JDM 89-91 Civic SiR has 160hp and 111 ft-lbs/tq, but the B16A out of a European 92-95 Civic has 170hp and 116ft-lbs/tq, so sometimes it can be confusing, but most of the time, there is only one engine, for a certain power band,

 

Hey thanks for the reply, you helped alot, but i have a B16A, and i want to know if it is japanese or european and what car it came out of. Is there and way you can tell me how to find that out? It would be So helpful. Thank you

 

ahh... ummmm... well that is the tough part, unles you can get the serial number on the engine and run that through some sort of system then i honestly don't know of a way to tell ya what is was from, but it was out of one of the two i mentioned above,