is it a true si

[truckerman28]

hey there i just recently purchased a 97 civic si from what i can tell the engine is not a vtec i did do a vin search and it is in fact an si that was built in the us i was under the impression that all si's had a vtec or maybe i do and just dont know it. it is a 1.6 sohc but it just has a plain silver valve cover that doesnt say vtec on it

 

[R3dline]

ex in canada is si, which has a d16y8, check your block and see what it says. someone may have pulled the motor and put a s***ty y7 in it or somthing.

 

[pmac193]

a USDM SI would be the Canadian SiR equivalent.

 

[Ej8Kid]

Your location says Canada so it probably is a Si. D16y8s have vtec but it does not say it on the valve cover.
If you can not identify the block, here is a pic with a vtec solenoid:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/124/pics002vtecql9.jpg/

 

[truckerman28]

Your location says Canada so it probably is a Si. D16y8s have vtec but it does not say it on the valve cover.
If you can not identify the block, here is a pic with a vtec solenoid:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/124/pics002vtecql9.jpg/

that definatly does look like my motor thanks alot it does seem like a peppy little car i just wasnt sure like it has no vtec markings anywhere but it does say si by the trunk and in the vin code

 

[R3dline]

ya a y8 just says honda on the valve cover, just check for the vtec solenoid one the left side of the valve cover,

 

[emerican]

^ this
if you actually want to see if its vtec just look for that. With hondas its always easier to just check since people do so much swapping with them.

 

[mymmeryloss]

But the question is is did they make a si in canada in 97 when we didnt get them til 99?

 

[Ej8Kid]

But the question is is did they make a si in canada in 97 when we didnt get them til 99?

Canadian Si's are equivalent to USDM EX and we do have 96-00 EX so I think they have 96-00 Si. I could be wrong, that was a good question though.

 

[mymmeryloss]

^ sounds right to me!