young geezer

i have a gsr block and b16 head. i was wondering which head studs and head gasket to use. people have told me to use the gsr head studs and gsr gasket. is that correct.

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

im thinking you would use the b16 since its a b16 head...

ek-g6

you need gsr, the itr and b16 has the same head casing, and itr uses longer headstuds because of the longer block. I dont think head gasket is a factor, b16s,b18cs, uses the same head gasket.

stevenDAtegra

GSR is correct. GSR and LS Blocks needs GSR headstuds no matter what VTEC head. I think the same goes with b20's but not too sure

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

so you're sayin he needs gsr head studs with his gsr block and b16 head correct? talking about ls and b20's only confuses him more since it confused me...

Ruben19

^ dude is right.

ek-g6

He need gsr head studs. Get the head studs meant for the block and not the head.

stevenDAtegra

Unless you do something like ls head with a GSR block then you need ls headstuds but who would do that lol

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

funny!

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

this does not apply for all setups...when doing ls vtec's you need studs for whichever head you are using..i did a b20vtec and i used gsr headstuds..not the b20..but why we debting..the OP's not even responding...

stevenDAtegra

I wish I had a dyno so I could put one together and try that out lol

I think you may have mis worded since you know what's going on. With all LS VTECs and B20 VTECs, you use GSR head studs no matter what VTEC head is used.

It's determined by how the heads are setup since ls head studs have a few longer ones than others because the head doesn't have all of the locations for the bolts at the same height. If you used LS head studs, a few would either be too long or too short, not sure which

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

thats correct, i just read it..you use either one itr or gsr headstuds for ls/b20vtecs

stevenDAtegra

yeah, most people just buy the headstuds for a GSR instead of piecing them together and GSR and ITR should be the same studs

young geezer

ok so i got a stock gsr head studs and oem head gasket. now what torque spec do i use and can anyone link me to it that would be much appreciated. thanks

stevenDAtegra

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/faq-b-series-torque-specs-953151/

Start from the middle of the head and work your way out when tightening