yblegal

Valve seals are done on the current head so my brother is giving me the one off his motor. Now is there anything that I should be doing to the head other than having it cleaned, decked and have new valve seals put in? are there any other parts that I should replace in the head while its off? is the machinst going to know how much to mill off of the head? I rather get everything out of the way now. ANd am I better off replacing the head studs with ARP ones... thanks for the help

dntnedvtec

just tell the machinist that your going to be running a MLS head gasket. YOu just mill the head to either increase compression a little bit, and to straighted out the little warping you might have on the head.

yblegal

ok I'll let him know.. Just a question though what is an MLS head gasket, Im going to be purchasing a new one from Honda if that helps any

As of right now im replacing these items:

Head (obviously)
timing belt
waterpump
headgasket
tensioner
intake manifold gasket
header gasket
cam seal
valve seals
valve cover gasket
and most likely the distributor cap, rotor, plugs and wires.

anyone see something not on this list that is A MUST to replace please let me know