PerofrmanceTurbo

Well, the swap is done, but we rebuilt the motor for a customer. I am having a hell of a time trying to find a head set for this enigne. The block is a B18A1 and the head is something I have no idea about. Its DOHC. We normally dont mess much with imports but my customer is over seas and I can contact him to ask. I thouhgt he told me the head was from a GSR engine and the block was from a Civic. I've ordered the head gasket set from several different places and all came up the same, basically the intake gasket and valvecover gasket are the only ones that arent fitting. The gaskets I ordered were for a GSR engine..
Any help?

pdiggitydogg

If its a B18a block, you want to use a B18a headgasket (commonly known as "LS")

This gasket should still fit, even if youre trying to attach a vtec head (btw, does the stamp on the intake side read "p72"?)

PerofrmanceTurbo

The head has P72-2 stamped on the exhaust side.
The head gasket fit with no problem, its just the intake and valvecover gaskets Im having problems with

pdiggitydogg

whoops my bad...

well...dont really know what to tell you
if theyre vtec gaskets (gsr, like you have) then they should fit no problems....

at least bump for more help/other input

PerofrmanceTurbo

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Luserkid

I started typing out this long thing about LS VTEC and what to use and what not and then i remembered theres a great how to. Enjoy

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...c.php

ls-vtEK4

can you put some pics up?? we should be able to figure this out...pdiggity is pretty good..

drktorn

" I thouhgt he told me the head was from a GSR engine and the block was from a Civic"

does a b head fit on a d block?

pdiggitydogg

No, it certainly does not
The guy can just skip whatever the customer told him - the block is stamped B18a and the head P72.
We know thats an LS block and a GSR head.

drktorn

i see.