JDM Honda Civic OBD0 1.6-L DOHC B16A VTEC Engine Manual LSD Trans Wire Ecu

• Site: eBay Motors
• Seller: Chicagojdmautoparts01
• Item no: 397177061177
• Location: Franklin Park, IL
• Description: “IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM JAPAN (Approximately 60,000 Miles)
  WHAT’S INCLUDED: Complete B16A OBD-0 1.6-L DOHC VTEC Engine
  Manual 5-Speed LSD Transmission
  Wire Harness
  ECU
  Intake Manifold
  Exhaust Manifold
  Throttle Body
  Alternator
  Power Steering Pump
  A/C Compressor
  Distributor
  Used Clutch Kit
  Intermediate Shaft (Half Shaft)“
• Seller Notes: “Actual Item Pictures, Engine Serial# 5401282, Compression Tested @ 180-Psi, Free Fast Shipping To Business Address, Ship To Residential Addresses- $150 Additional Charge.”

Parts Hunting Takeaway

This DOHC VTEC engine and transmission with accoutrements sold back on June 27, 2026, for $5,195.

It appears to be a complete package for swapping into whatever the winner’s dream build is.

For those not entirely familiar with Honda’s B series engines, they are die-cast aluminum-block, DOHC inline 4-cylinders introduced in 1988. They were the first to get the VTEC treatment, which was Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control. In short, the engines could hydraulically select between two (later three) camshaft profiles resulting in higher performance at higher rpm and lower fuel use at lower rpm.

Now, this obviously isn’t the later-in-the-decade B16B, which is the Type R variant with 182 hp. The sold price would be up by quite a margin if that were the case. Factory specs for a first-generation B16A, as is the OBD0 one we have here, are 158 hp at 7,600 rpm and 111 lb/ft at 7,000 rpm. The VTEC kicks in at 4,500 rpm and the redline is 8,000 rpm.

Transmission codes out to a YS1 (Y1-1016208) with the limited-slip differential.

Maybe you’re a “what’s on the hood needs to be under it” type of car person. If so, into what car do you want to see this assembly installed? The N600 is way too small to hold this, although creative engineers can work wonders. I recall seeing a big-block Chevrolet crammed into a Metropolitan, although I can’t remember if it was the Nash or Hudson type.

For those car folks who don’t mind the mixing and matching of brand bodies and powertrains, the VTEC in a Classic Mini is true riot.

It appears as if the seller is part of the national parts delivery network that has free shipping to business addresses (ideally with a forklift or docking bay) or extra-cost shipping to residential addresses (with likely additional charge for lift-gate drop-off). Even with the griping about nickel-and-diming, those charges are pretty reasonable considering how expensive shipping smaller items via USPS, UPS, FedEx, whomever, has gotten. I won’t comment on this every time, but it was worth pointing out on our first post.

All in all, this seems to be a fair price for what it was. Especially since it has most everything required to start a swap.