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DC
14-Aug-2005, 16:25
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:
antonye
14-Aug-2005, 17:19
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.
748mart
14-Aug-2005, 17:21
The cc should be the 4th to 6th digits of the engine number.
748mart
14-Aug-2005, 17:22
why is it that Antonye allways beats me to it! Anyway Ant how did you get on yesterday.
wilf
14-Aug-2005, 19:56
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
antonye
14-Aug-2005, 20:54
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!
wilf
14-Aug-2005, 21:43
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!
DC
14-Aug-2005, 23:07
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
keefer
14-Aug-2005, 23:09
what's the shipping on that gona cost ?
DC
14-Aug-2005, 23:16
Originally posted by keefer
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:
748mart
14-Aug-2005, 23:29
see Shazaams post re 17 digit US numbers

http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=3653#pid28278
antonye
15-Aug-2005, 00:18
The VIN and the engine number are two separate things.

You should still be able to read the engine size from the engine number - they're all in the same format from the factory.