WHich car models/brand have 1.6 L DOHC engines

[nugundam93]

heheheh. good question eh. di ko rin alam. :lol:

[city]

Thanks for all your posts guys. appreciate it very much!

How do I know just by looking at the engine if it's DOHC or not? What unique construction does it have? Or there is none and it's hard to tell?


thanks,

city

[an0nim0us]

^^^ usually, the valve cover (not the plastic covers in the new car engines of today) is 'U-shaped' and the plugs are all lined in the middle of it. SOHC engines that I know of have the plugs' orientation more to the edge (CIVICs, Lancers)

Q? - DOHC's supposed to generate more high-end power right, I wonder why VTIs and the 01-02 lancers' engines have higher PS than any of the DOHCs that time (cept SIR)?

[basti08]

dohcs are more generous when it comes to torque. more flexible in top gear acceleration, requires less downshift.

[niky]

The only answer to that is, "it depends". In general, if you have the SAME engine in both SOHC and DOHC, the DOHC version will have a WIDER powerband. But in practice, manufacturer's differences hold truer than the difference between DOHC and SOHC.

Nissan GA16DE DOHC vs. Honda D16 SOHC VTEC
- Honda has higher power peak
- Nissan has wider power band
- ergo, similar performance, despite differences in quoted power

[an0nim0us]

Thanks Niky, I think that makes sense (wider powerband), two cams mean they can act independently to each other and thus may have a more flexible profile in a wider rpm range. (wo wo wo, is that me talking? what do I know about these things anyway hehe)

[elantra99gls]

Hyundai Elantra 1.6 DOHC with ABS pa..