I was just wondering what those 3 alphanumeric digits stood for. CL9 for the 1st gen TSX too I believe. Sorry for the noobness

 

It's Honda internal model coding system.

CL9= EuroAccord/TSX with K24A2 I4 engine
CU2=EuroAccord/TSX with K24Z3 I4 engine
CU4= TSX with J35Z6 V6 engine

 

haha i knew tech would asnwer this! thanks tech, i didnt know this either LOl

 

More info:

In Europe they have two more engine choices:

2.0L Petrol engine model-CU1 with R20A3 engine
2.2L Diesel engine model-CU3 with N22A2 iDTEC engine

When the wagon arrive in the fall, it should have the 2.4L engine- CW2

 

"CU" is actually a direct translation into "1337sawceJDMyo."

The 2 is irrelevant. It's there for affect.

 

thanks tech. your info =

 

It's the chassis code.

 

Yep, you'll see plenty of Honda chassis codes used on the forums. I used to have a PDF that I found online and updated myself, not sure where it went though. I gave it to Jeff at Temple of VTEC a while ago.

 

Thanks for the help tech. Is there a naming scheme for the engines? For instance, K24Z3 - K = something 24 = 2.4 liters, etc? O_o. This is all so confusing. I googled this last night and I learned some pretty interesting stuff about how BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus names their cars based on engine liter size after the class of the car.

 

Woah woah woah!!

But...yeah. Tech...in the clutch.

 

Yes it can be very confusing. K is the series of engine and 24 means 2.4L displacement.

The K24 engine has various application with different compression ratio/hp/torque rating. You can find K24 in CRV, Accord, TSX and Element in various state of tune, hence the A1/A2/A4/A8/Z1/Z3 etc designations.

 

LOL i was waiting for you to say somehting. i submited that post before seeing yours was just too lazy to add.

THANKS TSTEEZYX!