i have a 99 SI head but my friend lost the cam caps what do i need to do so i can use it??? thanks for any HELP.

 

Umm, you gonna need to acquire some cam caps then.
I bet you there's a head porter or mass engine builder on here that can sell you some.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rjay8604 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Umm, you gonna need to acquire some cam caps then.
I bet you there's a head porter or mass engine builder on here that can sell you some. </TD></TR></TABLE> yeah but do i need any machine work done on it?

 

Man you have to line hone the head with the new caps. You’re playing Russian roulette if you just pop the new ones on there
Good luck eg6cusco10pt if you toss on the cam caps with out line Honing the block

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by allm0t0rsir &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Man you have to line hone the head with the new caps. You’re playing Russian roulette if you just pop the new ones on there
Good luck eg6cusco10pt if you toss on the cam caps with out line Honing the block</TD></TR></TABLE>thanks i just get different feed backs, but i heard you have to get the cam caps line bore if they wernt the original ones that came with the head.

 

anyone else with first hand experience???

 

When they manufacture the head at the factory they bolt the caps on and then bore the cam holes.They all very slightly on location.You can get lucky sometimes and swap a few caps,but a whole set is a miracle.This is why honda doesn't sell the caps.
Glenn

 

you have to align hone the cam caps with the head! you have to!

 

sounds like it must be done but anyways thanks for everyones relpys very helpful forum.

 

About two years ago, I broke a cam cap in my eagle talons head. I as I asked a local machine shop for advice. The head was sent out to another shop and the repair was performed. To this day, I have about 20k miles on the head since the repair. Hope this helps

 

YES the caps need to be machined or honed to fit.

 

thanks this topic has officially ended i got some answers to all the replys