I have a 1997 tiburon 1.8L made in March of 1997. How can I tell if this is a Beta 1 or Beta 2?

 

the beta one is from 97-01, beta 2 only offered on 2003 + tibs

as to how, i don't know, take off the head and see if the valve train is hydraulic or not, or pull out both cams and see if they have XD stamped into them.

But as long as its the original engine in the car it will be a beta 1

 

It's a Beta I. You can verify this if you have a MAF sensor on your intake. It's a black plastic 4"x3" tube with wires hooked up to it. The valve cover and IM also look different, but they're hard to explain.

 

Thats only true if you live in the US, it seems most other countries used a map sensor on the beta1, but all the 1.8 beta's are beta1.

 

Thanks guys - relatively new to this game - I guess it's easy to tell.

 

But going by his name "canadiantib", I assumed he was in Canada with a MAF based system. wink.gif

 

Hi , yes I have a 1997 Tibby 2.0L with a MAP sensor.
I've been told it has to be a beta1 cos beta2 didn't appear till much later

Hence the anomaly (and I'm in Singapore)

 

beta II also has a different number of "fins" cast into the block. beta II has more than beta I.

 

hey i dont understand how these cams work it says its a dohc but i pulled off the cam cover i only see one cam???

 

What does that have to do with this post?

Nothing at all.

Welcome to the site man, but please, keep stuff on topic. Start a new thread with your question in it.