I am looking to purchase this VTEC head for my 2002 Civic LX Turbo, but I am not too sure about the valves on it. It has one open valve and I was wondering if thats a bad thing or if you think it is fine. I thought it would ahve atleats 2 open at the same time, but I could be wrong. And does this head look like it is overall fine? Thanks for the help.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by abmerop18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am looking to purchase this VTEC head for my 2002 Civic LX Turbo, but I am not too sure about the valves on it. It has one open valve and I was wondering if thats a bad thing or if you think it is fine. I thought it would ahve atleats 2 open at the same time, but I could be wrong. And does this head look like it is overall fine? Thanks for the help.





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for a valve to stick out like that...the valve locks have give or retainer has broke or the valve has broke.that valve is sticking out like a sore thumb.


check the seat and see if it's ok...if it is just put another valve back in it and go w/it.let me know how it goes.


harv

 

i havent bought this head yet, i am just doing some research before i buy it. do you think there is defeniatly something wrong with it?

 

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plain simple YES....


but it's not bad and is still fixable nothing to bad.


harv

 

come on guys! think before you post. it's a single-cam head. the head was pulled without taking out the cam, which is still holding the valve open. i'm sure the head is fine

 

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But only 1 valve is open, instead of both.

 

that is a vx cylinder head.(vtec-e) it only opens one valve until it hits vtec then it opens both, it does that to promote swirl in the camber allowing for a leaner mixture to burn.

 

It opens both, but one significantly more than the other.

There is nothing wrong with the head.

 

so everything is fine with it then???

 

Yes.

 

i love when people tht don't know **** about cars/engines automatically say that somthing is junk without actualloy using any brain activity what so ever.

the head should be fine. like the other dudes said, single cam heads un-bolt from the blocks without removing the cam.