the final e-family engine was the ew, presented along with the all new third generation honda civic in september 1983. displacing , the ews were sohc 12-valve engines. early 3 barrel ew1s produced from and . the fuel injected ew3 and ew4 produced at 5,500 rpm and at 4,500 rpm. the "ew" name was replaced by the honda d15 series, with the ew (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) renamed to d15a (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) in 1987. it also received a new engine stamp placement on the front of the engine like the "modern d series" (1988+).