noob here im no mechanic but ever since i could drive a car i did my own repairs most of the time but now ive been thinking of tuning my civic for ****s and giggles and well i cant find of what the exact engine i have i know its a b16 but which and does it matter if its a b16a or a1 a2 ect. i have 98 civic si coupe 2 door and i cant find it listed anywhere basicly i just want to know if its vtec and if not if i can convert it and if its worth it it has about 220k but it runs like its brand new i just put a magnaflow exhaust from the front pipe and back and it sounds great. i found the engrave on the block it just says B16 y8
any help or suggestions ?

 

There is no B16y8. That's actually a D16y8. D16 is single cam, B16 is dual cam.

 

derp derp lol looked like a b allright thank you very much that cleared it up for me

 

D16Y8

1.6L 16-Valve SOHC VTEC Also available in New Zealand under the code D16Y6

* Found in
o 1996-2000 Honda Civic EX (US)
o 1996-2000 Honda Civic EX (UK)
+ Displacement - 1590CC
+ Redline - 6800rpm
+ Rev Limit - 7200rpm
+ ECU Code - P2P
+ Vtec Switch over - 5600rpm
+ Hp -127@6600rpm
+ Tq -112@5500rpm
+ Compression - 9.6:1
+ Curb Weight:
# 96-00 coupe - 2460MT/2496AT
# 99-00 coupe - 2513MT/2560AT
# 96-98 sedan - 2518MT/2568AT
# 99-00 sedan - 2513MT/2562AT
alltho this does not sound like my car , red line is at 7900 rpm and i do not feel the vtec kick in (i heard that you dont really feel it when its set at the right rpm) is this normal ? , and it is a SI not ex idk if that matters , everything is stock , think its worth tuning this for fun ? or should i just start looking for a better engine