is there a noticable difference in size of the valve cover of the two? met this guy the other night in an integra who said he had a built ls. i then told him mine was a gsr, so we both popped our hoods to take a look. pretty sure he didnt have a clue as to what he knew because he was trying to tell me that my gsr engine was a d series single cam v tec when you could see the stamp. it gets a little better than that though, he kept asking me if i built it cause it seemed so fast. but his valve cover seemed a lot longer than mine, i thought they were close in size so i was just wondering if he even had a ls engine in it. also his definition of having a built engine is exhaust, cai, and a header.

 

This guy sounds like a complete tard.

While it certainly possible to built the B18B1 motor for NA performance, if he thinks your car is powered by a D16, stop wasting your time with this douchebag.

The simple way to spot a VTEC B-series head is to look for the VTEC solenoid assembly on the left side of head, near the exhaust cam.

 

next tme you see him just agree with everything he says. you cant argue with ricers.

 

he wasnt a ricer.........................



he had a big muffler!

 

This is really going nowhere... I appreciate your plight, but still... :hsugh:

 

ok then back to my question, is the ls valve cover noticably longer than the gsr?

 

No, it is the same size, just a different shape.

Non-vtec valve cover:

 

ok thanks, that what i thought, i didnt get a chance to look at his engine code because it was dark, so apparently he didnt even know what he had cause it seemed a bit longer than mine. i did notice that his intake manifold was like the type r one, or skunk 2, the way it curved up. maybe a b16? either way im sure il see him around town again then i can find out.

 

All B series intake manifolds curve upward except the dual stage B18C intake manifold.

 

The guy you talked to sounds like a guy who once told me his s2000 was pretty gutless until after 7000 rpm's at which point the VTEC kicks in and an extra 100hp is felt.