Any way to tell if my GA is original?

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RotaryRyan

Discussion Starter · Jan 13, 2005

I have a 1.6 in my 200sx. The odometer reads 191,XXX miles and I have a little bit of doubt that its the original engine.

It has the metal valve cover(last owner did absolutely nothing to mod the car so i dont think he would have switched the valva cover.) It runs sooooooooo good. i know these cars can run past what mine has, but it just purrs so nice

Also, It's too dang clean! Take a look at my cardomain in my sig. Its at clean as a whistle

Anyway. do you guys know of a way to tell if its the original engine? Just curious.

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Nismo1997

· #2 · Jan 13, 2005

If im correct there is a tag on the engine near the header which should match you vin #. Correct me if im wrong

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Tavel

· #3 · Jan 13, 2005

if the engine was taken care of it wont show its age at all. a good owner keeps up with all maintnence to keep it purring, AND washes it frequently to keep it glowing.

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RotaryRyan

Discussion Starter · #4 · Jan 13, 2005

Nismo1997 said:
If im correct there is a tag on the engine near the header which should match you vin #. Correct me if im wrong

I check up on this. thanks

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sfhellwig

· #5 · Jan 13, 2005

If you KNOW the vc was not switched then it is not the original engine. The aluminum valve cover came on the B13s GA16 and alot of B14 GA owners swap them in.

By the way, love the diamond plate heat shieled. Nice touch.

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RotaryRyan

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jan 13, 2005

sfhellwig said:
If you KNOW the vc was not switched then it is not the original engine. The aluminum valve cover came on the B13s GA16 and alot of B14 GA owners swap them in.

By the way, love the diamond plate heat shieled. Nice touch.

Yeah, i dont absolutely know that tha last onwer didnt switch the valve cover. i just dont think think they would have.

Thanks about the heat shield. My alty went bad shortly after installing my headers. i didnt know if it was from heat, so i made a heatshield

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sfhellwig

· #7 · Jan 13, 2005

Just remembered, I believe the 91-94 GA had an intake manifold that said ESSC or something like that cast right into the top of it. If it doesn't have that, and I doubt many people swap for that mani, then it would not be a B13 GA swap. But as said before there should be a way to check against a stamp in the block. I have no idea where it is.

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200sxman

· #8 · Jan 13, 2005 (Edited)

sfhellwig said:
Just remembered, I believe the 91-94 GA had an intake manifold that said ESSC or something like that cast right into the top of it. If it doesn't have that, and I doubt many people swap for that mani, then it would not be a B13 GA swap. But as said before there should be a way to check against a stamp in the block. I have no idea where it is.

I don't know is the GA would have it in the same place, but my SR20 has an ID number stamped right by the header on the driver's side of the block. I think somebody further up already mentioned it, I'm just collaborating it

I remember it clearly because i just installed a new header 5 days ago and I saw the number. It said SR20DE number

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RotaryRyan

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 14, 2005

200sxman said:
I don't know is the GA would have it in the same place, but my SR20 has an ID number stamped right by the header on the driver's side of the block. I think somebody further up already mentioned it, I'm just collaborating it I remember it clearly because i just installed a new header 5 days ago and I saw the number. It said SR20DE number

Well, ill take a light outside and look in a little bit. Thanks

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RotaryRyan

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jan 14, 2005

well, i found the little tag with the number on it near the header. Its really hard to read. and my EGR pipe is right in the way. I have to try to read it tomorrow

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Nismo1997

· #11 · Jan 14, 2005

RotaryRyan said:
well, i found the little tag with the number on it near the header. Its really hard to read. and my EGR pipe is right in the way. I have to try to read it tomorrow

Yea I took a look at mine today when this guy was looking at my car but couldnt really make it out

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B14_Stealth

· #12 · Jan 14, 2005

my engine has almost 200k and it looks like shit, but the car looks beatuful lol

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Nismo1997

· #13 · Jan 14, 2005

B14_Stealth said:
my engine has almost 200k and it looks like shit, but the car looks beatuful lol

lol yea, who told you that?! lol jus kidding much love for it keep it up

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B14_Stealth

· #14 · Jan 15, 2005

hehe, maybe i went little bit overboard with "beatiful" lol

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