Car question
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JJR512
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It's a 1.5 liter engine, there's one of the questions.
D15B2 is the engine code, that's what should be looked for online. The engine code itself probably won't tell you the year, unless that engine was only used in one year, which isn't likely. The remaining numbers may be a sort of serial, that may help you determine the year, but possibly only Honda or a Honda expert can help. A visit or call to a service manager at a Honda dealership may be fruitful.
D15B2 is the engine code, that's what should be looked for online. The engine code itself probably won't tell you the year, unless that engine was only used in one year, which isn't likely. The remaining numbers may be a sort of serial, that may help you determine the year, but possibly only Honda or a Honda expert can help. A visit or call to a service manager at a Honda dealership may be fruitful.
JJR512
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It was used in 1988-1991 Civic CRX.
Edit: Oh, I see you've found that already.
The "15" in the code is the size, yes, but I don't believe the other parts are interpreted the way you've supposed. Other of their 4-cylinder engines have started with other letters, not all of them are D.
Edit: Oh, I see you've found that already.
The "15" in the code is the size, yes, but I don't believe the other parts are interpreted the way you've supposed. Other of their 4-cylinder engines have started with other letters, not all of them are D.
JJR512
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Everything I'm seeing indicates this information as correct, although I've seen a few sites say it's only 89-91, not 88-91. Having worked in an auto parts store with several people who were into hot rodding Hondas, including two who owned CRXs, this sounds right to me.HomeLAN said:
Your brother is correct that there should be a continued good supply of this engine. Most people who own a CRX now are into hot rodding it, and this 1.5 liter engine goes out quickly, to be replaced by the later 1.6 engine (B16A2 in particular, if I recall), or the 1.8 variants from Acura, as your brother mentioned.
unclehobart
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If he knows where the donor car shell is, he can get the vin number... which tells you just about everything you want to know... year, factory, subspecs, original color...
unclehobart
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D15B2
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Displacement (cc): 1493
Power (bhp@rpm): 92@6000
Torque (ft/lbs@rpm): 89@4500
Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
Bore (mm): 0
Stroke (mm): 0
Cam Design: sohc
VTEC?: no
OBD: 0
Year(s) Produced: 1988-1991
In the following car(s): Honda Civic DX/LX, CRX DX
...
Displacement (cc): 1493
Power (bhp@rpm): 92@6000
Torque (ft/lbs@rpm): 89@4500
Compression Ratio: 9.2:1
Bore (mm): 0
Stroke (mm): 0
Cam Design: sohc
VTEC?: no
OBD: 0
Year(s) Produced: 1988-1991
In the following car(s): Honda Civic DX/LX, CRX DX
unclehobart
New Member
Pushing it off a cliff would make it even faster... briefly.
Professur
Well-Known Member
Is that the engine where the combustion actually starts in a side chamber off the main cylinder? I've heard that you can up the HP by spraying water into those (ups the compression, cools the chamber). In fact, if someone with some free time was to search about, those were a topic of hot discussion somewhere. Either here, Xi, or JJRs. Haven't the time to go looking myself.
HomeLAN
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Duuno, and I don't think he cares. He just wants to power a simple 2 seat rail buggy with it, and it has PLENTY of juice to do that stock.
He and I have talked about building one of those as a six seater and powering it with a GM 3800 V-6 turbo, but neither of us has the time or money to make it happen.
He and I have talked about building one of those as a six seater and powering it with a GM 3800 V-6 turbo, but neither of us has the time or money to make it happen.