bought me a set of lsvtec dowel pins. place them on the intake side outter of ls block studs. when place the gsr head on. it didn't want to fit together. took out the dowel pin and try putting it on the gsr intake side holes and it does not fit. i thought they will fit without drilling. dowel pins are bigger than the holes and that is the small side also. need help

 

help

 

bump help, need to put motor together

 

I forget which side they go on, I think they fit into the exhaust side. I put them in the block and put the headgasket on and then set the head on top of them. It was a tight fit and I had to hit it with a rubber mallet to get it on there but it fit perfect. Just keep trying holes until you figure it out-- theres only 4 holes on there that it could possibly be.

 

putting it in the intake side i will have to drill the head. if putting it on the exhast side. it will fit into the head and block perfect but then the head gasket will have to be drill. can someone help verify when side???

 

THey go on the exhaust side. You have the enlarge the holes to make them fit.

 

My headgasket fit, it was really tight though. What king of HG is it?

 

Ls head gasket, i thougt if you get the lsvec dowel pin you would not have to drill your head??

 

you have to drill the head out and put the dowel pins on the other side. The dowel pins that were in the head should be the same size as the LS which would fit perfectly in an LS headgasket

 

THe pins go on the exhaust side no if and or buts. You buy the stepped pin so you dont have to drill your head but you do have to enlarge the gasket.

 

that is what i bought, the lsvtec dowel pins!! it does not fit the head. head gasket fit through okay. just the head... like i said again i have the lsvtec dowel pins and i still have to drill my head!! why buy them for

 

Which holes are you putting the pins in? Its the exhaust side two outer ones.

 

yes, exactly what you said. don't know why they don't fit

 

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In that post you said it fit but now it wont?

 

Just buy a golden eagle conversion kit, and you will have every thing you need for the swap no drilling or last minute fabbing, well. I took my head to the machine shop, had everything done, plug that vtec oil thing in the head, tapped the back of the head, for oil line, then the dowl pins go in the block on exhaust side, place gasket on block, drop head on, The kit comes everything its like 250$$

Curtis

 

is the ls head gasket the one gasket to used or is it the gsr gasket?? because i am using the ls one

 

use the ls one.

 

I know Cometic sells an LS/Vtec headgasket made for the swap.

 

I use it on my non vtec teg. It has all 4 dowel holes opened enough to fit the dowels. (if the head gasket not fitting is your problem)

 

its not the ls gasket that is the problem, its the lsvtec dowel pins that are not fitting. when the dowel pins are place on the intake side. the small side up will not fit into the head. when the dowel pins are on the exhast side big side up. the ls head gasket holes are a little small.