Re: My Si has a DX motor!
Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <MPG.2021dcb2372f941698a156@207.14.116.130>,
> Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I was poking around under the hood while attempting to change
>> a burned-out low beam, when I happened to shine a light on the front of
>> the block, and there it was, plain as day: D15B2, otherwise known as the
>> motor used in DX models. Sis of this vintage are supposed to have a
>> D16A6. The difference is a longer stroke, slightly higher compression
>> ratio, and, depending on who's counting, between 15-20 horsepower.
>>
>> I bought the car from an Acura dealer in 1992 with roughly 20K miles on
>> it.
>
> And a bogus Si sticker from the previous ricer owner.
>
check the vehicle reg docs? i doubt it's just a sticker job - the
conversion from 2pfi to 4pfi is non-trivial.
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