turbocivic1984

Im going to be using a d15b2 1.5 block with a d16y7 1.6 head. What head gasket should i use? Can anyone help me out? What timing belt is needed also? Is the timing belt off of the head? a y7?

thank

turbocivic1984

What head gasket should i use and in what years did it come in? Whats all my options? The ARP head studs, Do you go off of the block?

thanks again for any help

turbocivic1984

Anyone at all? What about the ARP head studs. Would i get them for the block?

Dasfinc

most/many D-series headgaskets are the same, the thinnest, strongest, cheapest would be the one from a 1996-2000 Honda Civic EX *D16Y8*

I would NOT do this swap though, I will be the first to tell you that head swapping a newer head, onto an older 1.5 liter block is a nightmare, and you have to order 9 of one kind of headstud, 1 of another kind, and you will need an adjustable cam gear. by the time you buy ARP studs and a cam gear thats $150 that you can buy a D16A6 short block with...

turbocivic1984

I thought you only needed to buy a new cam gear for the y8 head? im going to be using the y7 head. Which 9 arp head studs will i need and which one would be the different one? 9 arps for which? and 1 arp for which?