engine identity/size
 

Hello,

Right, this may be a stupid question but is there any stampings on a 996 engine that states that it is 996?

I have looked for displacment stampings on the cases and barrels but I cannot see any.

I can see an engine number but have not bothered to contact Ducati yet.

DC:puzzled:

The engine number will have the model in it:

ZDM XXX A9 111111

Where

ZDM = International reference for Ducati
XXX = Engine Size
A9 = Motorcycle/Engine Type
111111 = Serial Number

The XXX will (obviously!) be 996 for a 996.

The cc should be the 4th to 6th digits of the engine number.

why is it that Antonye allways beats me to it! Anyway Ant how did you get on yesterday.

There are also stampings on the heads to indicate spec, BP, S, SPS etc..

DUK can look up the spec from the enine number too, but i have been offered SPS motors with BP heads on them before! well worth checking

Wilf,

I think only the early (pre-2000) models have those - the ones with Ducati stamped into the valve covers?

Nice to meet you yesterday morning at breakfast by the way, hope you did better than I did in the rain!

antonye,

I think the base models have nothing stamped on them but the S and R spec motors have stamped markings, the best way to check is take off a rocker cover and get the markings from the camshaft.

Good to meet you too, had an average day, top fun tho..

I am complete pants in the rain, i have been racing 4 years and that was only my 3rd time ever using wets, really need some practice! and i thought it always rained in england!

cheers for that guys.

The engine I am looking at is from the states so the engine number is totaly different to the DUK stampings. Guess an e mail or two will have to do.

DC

what's the shipping on that gona cost ?

Hello mate,

Hows that bike of yours going?

Shipping from the states, who said anything about that?;)

DC:burn: