EJ1 wilcox

Okay, here's the story so far...

I found out my d16z6 head had burnt valves in #3 and #4. Instead of getting my head rebuilt, I found a seller on eBay who sells reconditioned heads for pretty cheap.

He had an auction up for a rebuilt d16z6 head for $240 shipped. I emailed him and asked him if he was sure it was a d16z6 head and not a y8 head. He assured me that it is in fact a d16z6 head. So, I sent him the money.

Today I got the head in the mail and took it out of the box. Guess f-ing what? It's a d16y8 head! Grrr!!!

Square combustion chambers and all.

So, I'm wondering if I should go through the hassle of sending this back to him and looking for another head or if I should just throw this on there.

Here are my questions:

1. Can I use everything from my z6 head? (dizzy, VTEC solenoid, etc.)
2. Can I use my z6 timing belt? (like, do the cam gears have the same number of teeth etc.)
3. Can I use my z6 head bolts?
4. Anything else I will need to consider?

I am really pissed that the seller told me one thing and sent me another, but if it's cheap I'll just try to use it. The head looks great and super clean. I'll take some pictures of it tonight when I get home.

One more question. Will this net less or more horsepower than the d16z6 head? Some say that the higher compression nets more horsepower and some say that the z6 head flows better so it makes more power.

Anyways, I'm just raging pissed right now because this is one more thing that has gone wrong with this build. It's been one thing right after another.

d16vtecx

dizz won't fit(you can ghetto rig w/1 bolt and some washers)
y8 cam gear is a half a tooth off
not sure bout head bolts