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z6 head install on a d16y7 need some advice

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z6 head install on a d16y7 need some advice

Post by hondalowlow » May 13, 2005

i purchased a z6 v-tec head with only 80k on it and im conserned about head gaskets
a 88-95 d16a6 is 25.00 and its steel and gasket material
the 96-00 hg's are all metal.. and like 70.00

can i use the 88-95 hg on my project. the bore is the same same as the oil ports and other holes.. fill me in..
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Post by Bangin HB » May 13, 2005

yes its more money, but you are going to want the all metal y8 gasket. a lot more durable, esp since you will now be running higher compression w/ the z6 head.

side note, i was informed not too long ago that z6 and y8 gaskets are now the same part number. so if honda got rid of the z6 gasket in favor of the y8, to me it shows how much better the all metal y8 gasket is.
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Post by Hercules » May 15, 2005

yeah i'd go with the y8 gasket isnt it 2 layer also for a lil extra bump in compression
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Post by hondalowlow » May 16, 2005

will my y7 dizzy bolt directly to the z6 head???
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Post by Bangin HB » May 16, 2005

the vtec dist has dif mounting points than the non dist. 2 holes will line up, but not all 3. ive heard of people cutting off the ear that doesnt fit and just using the other 2 mounting points so they can use their orig dist and it works for them.
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Post by hondalowlow » May 17, 2005

my car idles like shit. and has a pinging noise to it. its idles like a wrx and pings like denation at low rpm.
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Post by Bangin HB » May 17, 2005

you using premium fuel? you are gonna need it now.
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Post by h0merow » May 17, 2005

Like i was telling you earlier, on aim , if your car is missing at low rpms then its kinda smooths out as you give it gas. i would bet my left nut. Which is the only one i have left. That you are leaking around the headgasket and you don't have good compression in one of your clyinders.
Grab a Compression tester and do them all . i bet one of them is leaking badly. It sounds like the same problem i had with the zc. i changed the headgasket and now all is good.
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