EK vs EJ?

[WhtCivicEK]

what are the differnece and what do all the letters mean ...EK EJ EM ??


specifically EK to EJ

 

[vietnameeh]

EJs are all coupes

 

[WhtCivicEK]

EJs are all coupes

and EKs?

 

[xdr3amx]

I have a feel nofx is going to be in here soon telling people not to call their 96-98 hatch ek4 or their 99-00 hatch ek9. they are just vin people on forum say the letters so that you know what year the car is or the generation of the car. example people will say i drive a ek and you will know ohh it's a 6gen hatch instead of typing 1996 civic hatch etc.

 

[WhtCivicEK]

o got it thx

 

[cgpEJ6]

I dont think that they necessarily stand for anything, they do sort of have an order to them though.

 

[wannabe]

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/chassis-codes.php

booyah

 

[JohnS.]

generally: ek's are referred to as hatchbacks/coupes, ej's are coupes, and eg's are early 90 hatch's

as far as i know, its not AS common to see other chassis codes

 

[Shiznit]

your 98 coupe is an ej8. a regular 96-00 coupe (non si) is also an ej8. an si (99-00) is an em1. the only ek's are JDM despite what people claim. the correct chassis for a USDM 96-00 is an ej6. there was never a USDM ek manufactured. some people live in denial i guess...

 

[iloveS-ilver-EX]

your 98 coupe is an ej8. a regular 96-00 coupe (non si) is also an ej8. an si (99-00) is an em1. the only ek's are JDM despite what people claim. the correct chassis for a USDM 96-00 is an ej6. there was never a USDM ek manufactured. some people live in denial i guess...

or ignorance, lol, i thought i had a ek since my 99 was a vtec engine, i thought ej8 were none vtec, hmmm, damn i was happier b4 i read this this thread, lol, ignorance is blis.s learn something new every month i guess, i cant wait to see what march has in store for me.

 

[05]

ej's are not all coupes

 

[NOFX]

EJs are all coupes

No they aren't. All USDM '96-'00 Civics are EJs EXCEPT for the '99-'00 Si, which is an EM.

It's all about chassis.

your 98 coupe is an ej8. a regular 96-00 coupe (non si) is also an ej8. an si (99-00) is an em1. the only ek's are JDM despite what people claim. the correct chassis for a USDM 96-00 is an ej6. there was never a USDM ek manufactured. some people live in denial i guess...

EKs are strictly overseas model 6th gen Civics. NOT just JDM cars though! EKs include some cars in South America, Africa and Europe just off the top of my head.

All USDM 6G coupes are not EJ8s either. Only the EXs are EJ8s (both the EX coupes and sedans). The correct chassis for a USDM '96-'00 is EJ. The nummber behind that general chassis code will vary depending on the trim.

As far as the US Civics..... (I'll just put them here for people not willing to click the link plus to seperate the US cars.)

[b]4th gen ('88-'91) Civic[/b]
ED3	DX/LX sedan 1.5L
ED4	EX sedan 1.6L
ED6	STD hatch 1.5L
ED7	Si hatch 1.6L
ED8	CRX HF/STD D15B6 (60hp)/D15B2 (90hp)
ED9	CRX D16A9 (130hp w/o cat)
ED9	CRX Si D16Z5 (124hp w/cat)
EE2	Wagon 1.5L (FWD)
EE4	Wagon 1.6L (AWD)

[b]5th gen ('92-'95) Civic[/b]
EG1	93-95 del Sol D15B8 (8-valve)
EG1	93-95 del Sol S D15B7
EG1	93-95 del Sol VTEC-E D15Z1
EG2	94-95 del Sol VTEC B16A3
EG2	96-97 del Sol VTEC/SiR B16A2
EG6	96-97 del Sol S D16Y7
EG6	96-97 del Sol Si D16Y8
EG8	DX/LX sedan D15B7
EH2	CX/VX/DX hatch 1.5L
EH3	93-95 Si hatch D16Z6
EH6	93-95 del Sol Si D16Z6
EH9	EX/ESi sedan D16Z6
EJ1	EX coupe D16Z6
EJ2	DX coupe 1.5L

[b]6th gen ('96-'00) Civic[/b]
EJ6	CX/DX/DX-V/LX coupe/hatch/sedan D16Y7
EJ7	HX coupe (VTEC-E) D16Y5
EJ8	EX coupe/sedan D16Y8
EM1	99-00 Si coupe B16A2

[b]7th gen ('01-'05) Civic[/b]
EM2	DX/LX coupe D17A1
EN1	GX sedan D16B5
EP3	Si hatch K20A3
ES1	DX/LX sedan 1.7L
ES2	EX sedan D17A1
ES9	Hybrid sedan

[b]8th gen ('06-) Civic[/b]
FA1	Sedan
FA3	Hybrid
FG1	Coupe
FG2	Si Coupe

 

[itsmycookie]

 

[Jezek]

ugh... Q + A = C