92-94 had the black valve cover in the Si and ex and it is a 1.6 v-tec motor. 95 was the only year of the actual v-tec valve cover as far as i know(shown in the second pic)...i used to have the black one and a friend of mine traded a ex in at the dealership(9 and i traded valve covers so mine reads HONDA(96-2000 ex)