has anyone ever put a d16y8 head gasket on a d16a6 block and head?
i think it will work, that is if the blocks are the same, which i think they are, just different heads. the reason is that the y8 head gasket is half as thick as the a6 head gasket, and the compression will go up. i've heard of one other person doing this on http://www.crxcommunity.com but i don't want to destroy any valves or anything.

thanks

 

yep works. they are all interchangeble...dont use the a6 headgasket or you'll have to scrap it off...

 

^^yep...

all i would add is that a few of the coolant passage holes dont match exactly with the a6 HG....you can leave it, or dremel them out as i did....

this is just from memory...i last did this back in 2002


Modified by fastcrxsi90 at 3:13 PM 5/30/2007

 

y8 and z6 blocks are the same...

I did a minime with a a6 block and used a z6/y8 hg... didnt do anything about the coolent holes and never had a problem.

 

should work fine

 

i'm usingi the 98 ex head gasket it's the best one to use

 

alright, thanks guys!! i've got one coming in on monday.