01 — Engine detail
Enginedetail.
- Engine code
- B16A
- Manufacturer
- Honda
- Configuration
- Inline-4
- Displacement
- 1,595 cc
- Valvetrain
- DOHC 16-valve VTEC
- Aspiration
- Naturally aspirated
- Applications
- Honda Integra XSi (DA6) / Honda CR-X SiR (EF8) / Honda Civic SiR (EF9, EG6, EK4) / Honda CR-X del Sol SiR (EG2)
- 01
English Wikipedia identifies the first-generation B16A as the first VTEC engine.
Source: Honda B engine — Wikipedia (English) - 02
First-generation output was 160 PS at 7,600 rpm with an 8,000 rpm redline; the second generation made 172 PS.
Source: Honda B engine — Wikipedia (English) - 03
First-generation applications from 1989 included the Integra XSi, CR-X SiR and Civic SiR.
Source: Honda B engine — Wikipedia (English)
Technology — Variable valve timing
Two sets of cam lobes per cylinder: mild profiles for low-speed tractability, then a hydraulic pin locks the rockers onto a high-lift profile as revs rise.
Technology page →03 — Sources
- 01Honda B engine – WikipediaWikipedia · reference · accessed 2026-09-26