black top beams vs red top beams??, whats the diff?? Options

[mywhite94celicag...]

ive found a website that has a the red top beams and a black top beams for sale and they are both the same price. i was just wondering if there was a horse power difference or any other difference that i need to be aware of. im going to assume that the black top is more rare than a red top cause all ive ever seen is the red top. also they look the same in the picture but the black top just has a black valve cover and a silver intake manifold. any help would be nice. thanks

[Hanyo]

Hmm let me clear something up so you dont confuse new members who stumble on this thread.

There are two versions of the 3sge beams engine. 1)the first version is the red top with a single vvt producing 200ps. 2) the second version is the the blacktop with dual vvt that produces 210 ps.

When you say black top, you are miscommunicating information; you inferring version two with dual vvt.

Ok, to answer your question, It is not uncommon to see a grey top beams with a black valve cover. The grey top has been tuned differently for the Rav4 to produce only 180-ish hp. In your case, if those engine valve covers are the orginal and un-tampered. The black engine is rated to make 180 ps while the red one is rated to be 200ps.

This post has been edited by Hanyo: May 27, 2007 - 9:54 PM