94Preludedude

I am doing a complete head rebuild and need to know what parts to get full overhaul with a phew upgrades have a 1500 limit plzplz help

J-RAD

woah. $1500 to spend on a D16 head?

jbpnoman

I guess picking up a factory service manual was out of the question? If you're asking this basic of a question, you NEED to buy yourself an FSM.

Absolute raw basics: Water pump, timing belt, tensioner, head gasket, valve cover gasket, spark plug grommets, valve stem seals, intake manifold gasket, exhaust manifold gasket. You'll also need a tube of HondaBond, as well as a tube of assembly lube.

Seriously, buy/borrow/download a factory service manual. It will make your life a LOT easier, and includes detailed pictures, torque specs of every bolt, as well as a list of tools at the beginning of the engine overhaul chapter that you'll need for the job.

94Preludedude

I know the basics just wondering if anyone new some ok upgrades to go with

94Preludedude

Also grabing a chiltons before I start wrenching. Im an ok tech just havent done head build before this is my first sohc build

jbpnoman

You have a Y5. It's the most econo of all of the econoboxes for our generations. There are absolutely zero "upgrades" worthwhile.

doctorake

Not worth any performance mods. Either rebuild it stock or get a different head.

TripleLude

The Chiltons and Haynes are $20 paper weights. Literally, I use them as paper weights to keep the FSM print-outs from blowing away. Never trust the torque specs in Chiltons or Haynes.

And yea, don't forget to prime the oil before first startup, and the break-in procedure.