Need Help 2nd gen integra questions(da)

[Switchblade]

I noticed the different styles and trims for different years from 1990-1993(da)

I noticed that most cars have the VTEC on the front piece of rubberish molding...

The particular integra i am considering buying has DOHC instead instead..

Does that mean its a GSR.?
THe car is black , but i can tell by part of the car where it is chipped that there is a layer of white under it...

I would upload a pic but dont have camera...

Any tips on IDing tegs?

[TegTech]

There were a few changes in the interior, only minor, between the 2nd gen years. The onyl gsr they made came with a B17, thats the only one that came with vtec. As far as the from molding, it should say DOHC, which they all came with in that gen.The RS is the lower trim package, the LS has a few more horses (i believe), and the GS came with more trim than the LS. If you want the GSR, good luck finding and affording it, but it would be a sick ride.

[female four]

All tegs in the US were DOHC engines. That does not mean they are VTEC engines. Only 92-93 GSR's had VTEC engines which were B17's. Its rare that you would have one considering thy are so hard to come by let alone they weren't made in black.

Want to properly ID the teg, get the VIN and decode it as well as look at the engine code. That will tell you what you have for sure without double guessing yourself.

[Switchblade]

Does the fact that the car was originally white change anything?

I would have checked the engine code already but the guy who owns it is never around.Only talked on the phone,.... he says the car has VTEC so im guessing this may be a GSR..


If this is a GSR , is it worth $2,000

PS. I dont plan on ricing it out if i get it all it needs is to be lowered,nice lip,and new paint. (:and basic engine mods

[Switchblade]

Bought the car.. Pickking it up Friday.

Even though i have no clue to what trim it is...


Thank You for your GREAT help...

This forum is dead.

[te37drift]

if it's clean and it's $2k it's probably not a GSR.

[Switchblade]

the only reason i think its GSR is because the guy says it has VTEC.

And the original paint is White.

Only thing that gives me doubt is the side moldings say DOHC , on gsr's dont they say VTEC???

[TegTech]

Just pop the hood and look for the vtec solenoid. If its there, its a gsr, if not then its not a gsr.

[9400rpms]

92~93 b17a1's GSR's came with a gsr logo on the back right of the car..almost with DOHC VTEC carved into the side molding, i used to own a 91 integra LS special, it had just DOHC in the side molding. your motor will be a b18a1 or b18a

as for this fourm being dead it isn't, actually more alive then most.
if it has vtec more then likely he swapped in a gsr, did a ls/vtec or it actually has a b17a1 in there.

[female four]

Originally Posted by Switchblade

the only reason i think its GSR is because the guy says it has VTEC.

And the original paint is White.

Only thing that gives me doubt is the side moldings say DOHC , on gsr's dont they say VTEC???

NO, it says DOHC and nothing else. You are thinking of newer SI's that had stickers on them or ITR's that had ITR stickers on them. On the molding itself it will just say DOHC.

Originally Posted by TegTech

Just pop the hood and look for the vtec solenoid. If its there, its a gsr, if not then its not a gsr.

No need, just look at the engine and you will be able to tell if its a VTEC engine or not from the lettering on the valve cover. The guy may not even know what the VTEC solenoid is. LOL!





Anyhow, the fact that it has a VTEC engine does not mean it's a GSR. It just means that there is a possibility that a VTEC engine was swapped into it. Again, check the VIN on the door jam vs the engine code to give diffenet answers.

As to why anyone would buy a car without looking at it is beyond me. I wish more people would buy my cars like that. I could rip a whole lot of people that way and make money.

[IcemanGSR]

Let me clear some things up. First the best way to check was stated above. Use the Vin numbers, engine block codes (B17a1 for GSR and b18b1 or b18a1 for LS), and the most obvious a Vtec engine with a single stage intake manifold to give you your indications. (PR3 vs P72 heads) If you notice a dual stage intake manifold like on the b18c1, the car has been swapped with a newer gsr engine and chances are it wasn't a true DB2.

Now to the molding issue. On the 92-93 GSR it DID say "VTEC" on the side molding instead of "DOHC" as it does on the RS, LS, and GS models. In addition the rear wing had an LED brakelight on it instead of inside the hatch glass. Finally the rear badge (if it's still on the car) would look like this . . .



I know b/c I own one.

[Switchblade]

its a Black GS with peeling/oxidised clearcoat on the roof .

clean excpt for dents in driver door.

Its a 5spd so i cant exactly drive it yet...

any tips on the paint / driving .. starting seems the hardest for me i have to slowly release the cluth or else it stalls.. do i neeed to rev it higher ?

[mad-ass]

if the car starts to "jitter/stutter", press in the clutch peddle a little and give it gas and slowly release the clutch again. and your transmission is cable transmission, not hyduralic. you probably won't be able to feel the difference now, but when you get the feel of it, you'll be able to tell the difference in cable and hyduralic transmissions.

i usually rev up to 1500~1800 to start and engage the clutch as i slowly reving until i can "fade" out the clutch to engage all the way, and shift at 3500~4000.
and when going into second gear, you need to "fade" out again, but not as slow as you did in first gear. and from here, shift as you need on road condition.

when you try to reverse, it may not always go into reverse right away after first clutch pressing, so just press/release the clutch twice before you put it in reverse. i got in habit of doing that, and also going from 1st gear to reverse to get the syncros to recognize what I want to do so the gear's don't grind.

oh, and btw, DA GS-R's aren't that special. the B17C motor was like "eh" motor, not so special, and isn't much faster then GS motor anyways. so you are in good hands, but if you are talking DC GS-R's...then yes GS-R > LS.. haha

good luck. do some hw on painting department. but if you really do get stuck, let us know.

[solsykness]

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