The E-series was a line of inline four-cylinder

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engines designed and built by

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for use in their cars in the 1970s and 1980s. These engines were notable for the use of

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technology, introduced in the ''ED1'' engine in the 1975 Civic, which met 1970s emissions standards without using a

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. The CVCC ''ED1'' was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines of the 20th century list.

EA

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. This engine was derived from the air-cooled engine in the

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and was adapted for water-cooled application. The displacement was reduced to be in compliance with Japanese kei car legislation that stipulated maximum engine displacement. Bore and stroke were . A version producing at 8,000 rpm was installed in the Honda Life, while the

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and the Honda Life Touring (introduced in May 1972) received a twin-carb model with at a heady 9,000 rpm. * 1971.06-1974

* 1972.11-1974

EB

The EB series was fitted to the first generation Honda Civic. *Displacement *Bore & Stroke *compression ratio: 8.6:1 *Valve Train: SOHC 8-valve *design with a 2 barrel carburetor or 1 carburetor. *Power: 5,500 rpm *Torque: at 4,000 rpm *Max Speed: estimated
;EB2/EB3 *The EB2 and EB3 displace and different diameter valves in the head. A CVCC version was also developed later, called the " EE". *Bore & Stroke *Valve Train: SOHC 8-valve *design with a 2 barrel carburetor or 1 carburato *Power: at 5,000 rpm and *Torque: at 3,000 rpm
Applications: ;EB1 * 1973- Honda Civic ;EB2 * 1974-1979 Honda Civic ;EB3 * 1978-1979 Honda Civic

EC

**Displaced **Bore & Stroke . **compression ratio: 8.1, 8.4 (Van) **Valve Train: SOHC 8-valve **design with a 2 barrel carburetor. **Fel control: electric fuel pump **Power: 5,500 rpm 5,500 rpm (1979 Civic Van) **Torque: at 3,000 rpm at 3,500 rpm (1979 Civic Van) **Oil Capacity: *EC ** 1975-1979 Honda Civic 4 doors ** 1975-1979 Honda Civic Van (VB)

ED

The ED series introduced the

technology; it is otherwise the same as the contemporary EC engine. It displaced and used an SOHC 12-valve design. Output with a 3 barrel carburetor was at 5000 rpm and at 3000 rpm. * ED1 ** 1975- Honda Civic ''CVCC'' * ED2 ** 1975- Honda Civic ''Wagon'' * ED3 ** 1976-1979 Honda Civic ''CVCC'' * ED4 ** 1976-1979 Honda Civic ''Wagon''

EE

The EE series applied the

technology to the and used an SOHC 12-valve design. It was replaced by the 1.3-liter EJ engine in 1978. The EE engine produces at 5500 rpm and at 3500 rpm. * August 1975-June 1978 Honda Civic ''CVCC''

EF

*Displaced *Bore & Stroke *compression ratio: 8.0:1 *Valve Train: SOHC 12-valve CVCC *design with a 2 barrel carburetor. *Fel control: electric fuel pump *Power: 5,300 rpm *Torque: at 3,000 rpm * Cast iron block & aluminum cylinder head * Six port cylinder head (four intake ports and two exhaust ports) * Valve order (IEEIIEEI) * Three barrel Keihin carburettor (1976 & 1977 had manual choke, 1978 and up cars received an automatic choke) * Point type ignition USAGE: 1976-1978 Honda Accord CVCC, US market automobiles.How to Rebuild Your Honda Car Engine by Tom Wilson, copyright 1985, HP Books,

EG

The EG displaced and was an SOHC 8-valve engine with a 2 barrel carburetor. Output was @ 5000 rpm and @ 3000 rpm. EG 1976-1978 Honda Accord Non USDM

EH

The water-cooled SOHC two-cylinder EH was first seen installed in the first generation

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truck introduced in July 1977, and later in the 1985 Honda Today. It was based on one bank of cylinders from the horizontally opposed four used on the

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GL1000 motorcycle, with which it shared the bore. The horsepower rating of the engine was at 5,500 rpm, and at 4,000 rpm. When installed in the Today, max power was raised to at the same revs, and torque at , with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. Applications: *1977.07-1988.05

*1985.09-1988.02 Honda Today

EJ

**Displaced **Bore & Stroke **compression ratio: 7.9:1 **Valve Train: SOHC 12-valve auxiliary valve CVCC **Fuel Control: Electric fuel pump **Power: 5,500 rpm **Torque: at 3,500 rpm **Max Speed: estimated **Oil Capacity: *EJ ** June 1978-July 1979 Honda Civic 1300 (SK/SP) * EJ1 ** July 1979-1983 Honda Civic CVCC

EK

The EK was an SOHC 12-valve (CVCC) engine, displacing . Output varied (see below) as the engine itself was refined. This was the last CVCC configuration engine manufactured by Honda. **Displaced **Bore & Stroke **compression ratio: 8.8:1 **design with a 2 barrel carburetor. **Fuel control: electric fuel pump **Power: 5,500 rpm **Torque: at 3,000 rpm ** Cast iron block & aluminum cylinder head ** Three barrel Keihin carburetor (all were automatic choke) ** Electronic ignition ( Nippon Denso or Tek Electronics) ** Oil cooler (or provision for this in the block) * Cylinder head iterations: ** Six port cylinder head (4 intake port / 2 exhaust ports) & IEEIIEEI valve order for 1979 & 1980 49 state ** Eight Port cylinder head (4 intake port / 4 exhaust ports) & IEEIIEEI valve order for 1980 (California only) and 1981 (50 states) ** Eight Port cylinder head (4 intake port / 4 exhaust ports) & EIEIIEIE valve order from 1982 to end of CVCC production (1985) * Power: 6-port output was at 4500 rpm and at 3,000 rpm, while the original 8-port head raised this to at 4500 rpm and at 3000 rpm. The revised 4-port (82 & later) had another slight horsepower increase.
USAGE:
1979-1983 Honda Accord CVCC (US market)
1979-1982 Honda Prelude CVCC (US market)
1981-1983 Honda Accord/Vigor (JDM) EK9 is not related to the EK engine; EK is also the chassis code for several versions of the sixth generation Honda Civic. EK9 is the chassis code for 1997-2000 Honda Civic Type R.

EL

The EL displaced and was an SOHC eight-valve engine with a two-barrel carburetor. Output in North American configuration is at 5,000 rpm and at 3,000 rpm. **Displaced **Bore & Stroke **compression ratio: 8.4:1 **Valve Train: SOHC 8-valve **design with a 2 barrel carburetor. **Fel control: electric fuel pump **Power: SAE at 5,000 rpm **Torque: at 3,000 rpm **Oil Capacity: * EL1 ** 1979-1983

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Non USDM ** 1979-1982

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(Australian and Canadian models) Non USDM

EM

**Displaced **Bore & Stroke **compression ratio: 8.8:1 **Valve Train: SOHC 12-valve auxiliar valve CVCC **design with a 2 barrel carburetor or 3 barrel carburetor. **Fel control: electric fuel pump **Power: 5,500 rpm **Torque: at 3,500 rpm **Oil Capacity: * EM1 ** 1980 Honda Civic, ** 1981-1983 Honda Civic,

EN

The EN displaced . It had a single overhead cam and eight-valve head, and was fitted to Civics in all markets aside from the United States domestic market. In Europe it also found a home in the Honda Ballade-based Triumph Acclaim. Both block and head are from aluminium. *EN1 **1980-1983 Honda Civic, single carb, *EN4 **1981-1984 Honda Civic S and Triumph Acclaim, twin carb,

EP

The EP was an SOHC 12-valve (CVCC) engine, displacing . It was essentially an EL 1.6 L block with an EK 1.8 L cylinder head. **Displaced **Bore & Stroke **compression ratio: 8.8:1 **Valve Train: SOHC 12-valve **design with a 3 barrel carburetor. **Fel control: electric fuel pump **Power: 5,300 rpm **Torque: at 3,000 rpm **Oil Capacity: *EP **1980-1985 Honda Quintet / Quint (Japan) **1980-1983 Honda Accord 1600 / Vigor 1600

ER

The long-stroke ER four-cylinder engine, * sold as a 12-valve

-II in Japan and as a simple eight-valve unit in Europe and Asia, *was only used in the AA/VF/FA series City/Jazz from 1981 until 1986. *It was available as a normally aspirated carburated version or with Honda's own PGM-FI fuel injection as one of a very few turbocharged engines built by Honda. *The Japanese market CVCC engine was also known as COMBAX, an acronym of COMpact Blazing-combustion AXiom. The E-series were tuned for economy, with higher gearing and later on with computer-controlled variable lean burn. *As of March 1985, the naturally aspirated ER engines gained composite conrods (a world first in a production car), lighter and stronger these helped further reduce fuel consumption. The lower powered engines in the commercial "Pro" series had a lower compression, a mechanically timed ignition rather than the breakerless setup found in the passenger cars, and a manual choke. The ER had five crankshaft bearings and the overhead camshaft was driven by a cogged belt. Carburetor versions used either a single or 2bbl downdraft Keihin. The turbocharger in the Turbo and Turbo II was developed together with IHI, the Turbo II being equipped with an intercooler and a computer-controlled wastegate. ER1-4

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ES

The ES displaced . All ES engines were SOHC 12-valve engines. The ES1 used dual sidedraft carburetors to produce @ 5500 rpm and @ 4000 rpm. The ES2 replaced this with a standard 3 barrel carburetor for @ 5800 rpm and @ 3500 rpm. Finally, the ES3 used PGM-FI for @ 5800 rpm and @ 2500 rpm. * ES1 ** 1983-1984

* ES2 ** 1984-1985

* ES3 ** 1985-

''SE-i'' ** 1981-1985

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''VTL-i, VT-i, TT-i'' (Japan)

ET

The ET displaced and was an SOHC 12-valve engine. ET1 had a single, downdraft carb with 4-1 exhaust manifold. The ET2 with dual sidedraft carburetors and 4-2-1 exhaust manifold produced at 5,500 rpm and at 4,000 rpm. JDM versions included a triple-barrel carburetted version for the Accord ( at 5,800 rpm) and one with Honda PGM-FI which produced at 5,800 rpm. * ET ** 1983-1985

** 1983-1987

EV

The EV displaced 74mm bore, 78mm stroke and was an SOHC 12-valve design. 3 barrel carburetors produced at 5,500 rpm and at 3,500 rpm for the US market. The JDM version, featuring 12 valves and auxiliary CVCC valves, produced at 6,000 rpm and at 3,500 rpm. It was available in all bodystyles of the third generation Honda Civic.'' World Cars 1985'', pp. 346–348 * EV1 ** 1983-1986 Honda Civic ** 1983-1986

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* EV2 ** 1984-1990 Rover 213

EW

The final E-family engine was the EW, presented along with the all new third generation Honda Civic in September 1983. Displacing , the EWs were SOHC 12-valve engines. Early 3 barrel EW1s produced from and . The

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EW3 and EW4 produced at 5,500 rpm and at 4,500 rpm. The "EW" name was replaced by the Honda D15 series, with the EW (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) renamed to D15A (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) in 1987. It also received a new engine stamp placement on the front of the engine like the "modern D series" (1988+). * EW1 ** 1983-1985 Honda Civic/ CRX DX (unlabeled) ** 1983-1986 Honda Civic ** 1983-1986 Honda Shuttle * EW2 ** 1983-1987 Honda Civic non-CVCC ( CDM) * EW3 ** 1985- Honda Civic/CRX ''Si'' non-CVCC * EW4 ** 1985-1986 Honda CRX ''Si'' non-CVCC ** 1986 Honda Civic ''Si'' non-CVCC * EW5 ** similar to the EW1, Fuel injected CVCC 12-Valve 4 Aux valves. A third throttle plate in the throttle body supplied intake air to a 5th injector which powered the CVCC ports, The rated power is different between the Civic and the CR-X: the Civic makes at 5800 rpm and torque at 4000 rpm, the CR-X made at 5800 rpm and torque at 4500 rpm. Differences in power are largely down to a more efficient exhaust system on the CR-X it used a factory cast iron 4-2-1 extractor went through a catalytic converter further down the exhaust system and had twin exit tail pipes. The Civic had a short 4-1 design into a catalytic converter and single pipe exit. There was a revised intake manifold for vehicles produced in 1986 and 1987. The EW5 was only available in Japan. It came in the following models: CR-X 1.5i, Civic 25i Hatchback, Ballade CRi Sedan.

ZA

The ZA1 and ZA2 are anomalously named, but closely related to the 1.3-litre EV. With a shorter stroke but the same bore , this shared most of the EV's characteristics. It was only sold in the third generation Civic in European and various smaller markets where the taxation structure suited this version. The high octane version produces at 6000 rpm and at 4000 rpm. There was also a low-octane model, producing at 6000 rpm. * 1984-1987 Honda Civic hatchback (AL) * 1984-1987 Honda Civic saloon (AM)

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