boarding2008

so the first time i blew the head gasket i am going to blame it on the cheap eBay/unknown branded head gasket. i bought new arps and an oem gasket from Honda and that lasted from early august or so of last year until 3 days ago. from searching around on Google it seems head lift is a common ailment of these engines. both times the head gasket blew it was pushing coolant, never mixed oil and coolant. does anyone know of a way to cure this? some are saying getting the block/head ringed.

my setup:
75.5 srp pistons
eagle rods
arp rod bolts
acl race bearings
arp head studs
stock head minus a mild PnP and 3 angle

im running 20psi on a t3t4 57 trim, ramhorn manifold, tial BOV and 38mm wastegate. i plan on taking the engine out anyway because the car is getting painted, so in the mean time i figured i would build the head (cam, springs, retainers and a bettter PnP) while its out because if i can hit the same numbers while turning down the boost this should be less stressful on my engine, am i right?

CLIFFS:
2nd headgasket blown on mildly built d16z6
i know headlift is a common problem
how can i fix this? - ringing the head/block
will building my head to hit the same numbers at a lower psi be less stressful on an engine'

thanks in advance

kyden

it's all about timing when it comes to a d series. who tuned it?

boarding2008

jon donovan who is local to me. he has tuned a broad range of cars (ie mustangs, turbo bmws, honda, etc)

integlspwr2k

iTrader: (3)

headlift is a known problem but not sure if two head gasksets on the same engine is to blame. Look into the tune...

lsturbo33

Did you deck the head?

jimbo slice

Did you have the block resurfaced also? I've had a block with .004 deviation and it caused the coolant to push out of the reservoir when in boost. Normal driving it ran fine, never once overheating

HondaPro1

nice pointers tho, just no fuel? what pressure should you run on 8 lbs?

jimbo slice

That video has nothing to do with this thread

Fuel pressure is only one aspect to address when turbocharging a Honda.

nealnanoHX

Yeah did you have the head check to make sure it is still flat? After blowing a head gasket I always have the head checked and repaired if needed. I would the car retuned elsewhere as well.

Discosteak

iTrader: (1)

check the head and block surface with a straightedge. it sounds like one or both are warped.

red96turbols

Ever think about fire rings??

OneBadTurboCRV

They are built into the headgasket... Do you mean O-rings?