Just thinking out loud. Here what I would like to put in my 98 Civic.
I'm a 20 year old college student.


I can pick up a d16a6 block with a z6 head for 100 bucks.
I'd like to run the SRP Pistons and Tuner Toy Rods.

My questions:
What OEM size bearing for Tuner Toy Rods?
Am I better off just running Eagle Rods?
Do I need to run a thicker head gasket?


My Goals are to run 16-18 psi on this block daily.
If anyone has any input, please let me know. Thanks again.


Modified by japearl at 5:15 PM 2/14/2006

 

stock headgasket will be fine with built internals like you're planning. You'll need to notch the block for those rods. Just get some ACL D16 bearings and save the headache of matching oem or anybody else. I've been running acls for the past year and they aren't giving me any problems, great oil pressure. Good Luck.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonvtecD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock headgasket will be fine with built internals like you're planning. You'll need to notch the block for those rods. Just get some ACL D16 bearings and save the headache of matching oem or anybody else. I've been running acls for the past year and they aren't giving me any problems, great oil pressure. Good Luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Are the ACL's one size fits all for D16's?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonvtecD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock headgasket will be fine with built internals like you're planning. You'll need to notch the block for those rods. Just get some ACL D16 bearings and save the headache of matching oem or anybody else. I've been running acls for the past year and they aren't giving me any problems, great oil pressure. Good Luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks man, I've seen your name around with your vitara setup

I was looking into running those pistons, but I don't want that low of a compression ratio.

Did you put it together yourself? I want to make this a learning experiance but don't want to blow something up

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonvtecD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">stock headgasket will be fine with built internals like you're planning. You'll need to notch the block for those rods. Just get some ACL D16 bearings and save the headache of matching oem or anybody else. I've been running acls for the past year and they aren't giving me any problems, great oil pressure. Good Luck.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed.

 

do not buy tuner toys...
buy eagle for a couple bucks more!
also my friend has alot of turbo parts for sale if u need anything

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by igo4bmx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also my friend has alot of turbo parts for sale if u need anything</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mostly looking for a block right now... I might have to buy the one you have

 

Yeah I put it together myself, just make sure you have a lot of space to lay everything out in the exact order it came off so you don't get confused. Have a manual handy and make sure the area is clean when you finally put the motor back together. This was the first motor I totally rebuilt myself and it has 14K on it with no serious problems.

 

Well i run Eagles and i used OEM bearings..All cleared withing specs.
Use the OEM Head gasket, it has also worked great for me. Invest in ARP head studs or no matter what Head gasket you use you will blow them fast...
My first OEM HG change was done after a year and a half of being turboed and runing the car 24/7.

 

ARP's are a good idea but the myth about sohcs blowing HG's I really don't think has too much to do with it. I have re-torqued headbolts time and again on a couple of my motors and over 2 years of boosting never had any issues. Just FYI.