now i know there are only two valve releves in the pistons but im going to be changing the pistons anyway. does it just bolt down no mods? what head gasket do i use? timing belt?
and what pistons would give me a compresson of around 9.0:1 (this is going to be a turbo motor)
thanks...

Dustin

 

Yeah, both of those will bolt right up. If you use the A6 head, just use a stock timing belt. If you use the Z6, use a Z6 belt. You can use any d-series headgasket. As for which pistons, it depends on which head your gonna use. I would seriously recommend going with the Z6 head for flow reasons. Stock for stock, the z6 ports visibly much larger than the vtec-deprived head.

 

with all the work you would be doing anyway, why not just drop in the a6 or the z6 instead of the HF motor...

 

Yeah both heads will bolt up but i dont think it will work right cause the pistons dont have enough valve reliefs

 

the d16a6 pistons are 9.1:1 but the z6 head raises the compression a bit so i dont think you could run much boost on that with wimpy hf rods and a6 pistons.

 

accually i aready have a DOHC ZC in my car. this would be a spare motor (i will be turboing it very soon), and i was planing on building the motor with some rods and maybe pistons. i am trying to see what is more cost efective built D series or a B16. i think i can build a D for around 2500 maybe less, and a B16 swap would cost around the same. but i think the best 1/4 mile i could get with the D will be a low 12? turbo of course....