Blackack26

OK I'm in the process of building up my ls/vtec setup, b18a block, b16a head.

Ok I have the golden eagle dowel pins and an OEM P30 (b16) Headgasket, I'm pretty sure I have found the proper location, but from searching around HT people have been saying they go in a defferent way.

I have them in big side down, in the ls block, and the smaller part in the head. Now whats funny is everyone says you have to enlarge the holes on the headgasket, but it fit fine... like I mean perfect. Now the way I have it, everything fits perfect, but I didnt have to touch the headgasket. I even tried my old ls headgasket, and it also slid over the dowel pins perfectly.

Here are some pics....

vaporboy12

wrong they go on the outer 2 holes on the exhaust side
by the way use a ls head gasket

vaporboy12

you will also have to use a dremmel tool to make the holes bigger for the dowel pins unless you buy a golden eagle headgasket

Blackack26

the golden eagle kits use the P30 gasket so I know Im fine there...

vaporboy12

fine im just telling you what i know that why your have head gasket problems down the road

Blackack26

I don't see why I would have problems down the road with the p30 gasket, I'm just going by this thread..

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1178220

gem's response is on the second page

W C L

well i have always used ls gasked for all my personal and customer ls/vtec builds....im in the process of a high hp lsvtec and will be using a p30 gasket, im not worried about it one bit versus the ls gasket!!!!!

Blackack26

Reading more, it seems like the dowels go on the outside two exhaust head studs, small side in the block....

But.. the only purpose of the dowel pins is to align the head/block, so technically can't they go anywhere?

Rage Cayman

Hey ,have you ever thought about listening to others?

The dowel only fit at both end on the exhaust. The B16 head on both end exhaust side is open to thake the dowel and not the other holes.

Wanna try that and see, then say how it works..

Doodoo

Mine fit on the intake side. Thats where I put them. With a B20 gasket. I have had these dowels since when Z10 first made them so they could be a slight difference.

EurasiaSI

im having conflicting issues with this...i got b20 and hearing alot of diff placement for the dowels...http://www.lightningmotorsports.info...tec/josh_8.gif

i didnt do this i drilled the exhaust holes on the end its a b16 head b20 oem head gasket...PLZ HELP

kyden

dowels go on the exhaust side. why did you drill it? why not just use the ls/vtec dowels?

EurasiaSI

i did put them on the exhaust side. they did not fit perfectly..and also will not fit in head perfectly w/o doing the same as i did on the block is this safe

CleanLikeJdm

Holy old thread ..

But, if you use the stock LS headgasket you either need to drill out the holes for stock dowel pins in the head.
Use a special Headgasket from a kit, or the dowel pins made smaller on one side.