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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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b16 head with
.5mm over sized ferrera valves
ferrera springs
ferrera retainers
84mm cometic head gasket
arp head studs
type-r intake manifold
polished aem high flow fuel rail
gsr cams
skunk2 5 bolt cam gears ''red''

with complete b20vtec conversion for 900$?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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$900 is alot for a head. The HG is new? Its only about $80. Idk how much the oversized valves are worth. But the springs and retainers are worth a few hundred. ARP headstuds is another $100. The stuff probably cost around 900 total but thats not really a deal because you could do it yourself for the same price. And wtf is a B20VTEC Conversion on a head?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimster480
$900 is alot for a head. The HG is new? Its only about $80. Idk how much the oversized valves are worth. But the springs and retainers are worth a few hundred. ARP headstuds is another $100. The stuff probably cost around 900 total but thats not really a deal because you could do it yourself for the same price. And wtf is a B20VTEC Conversion on a head?
by reading i assume its like the golden eagle conversion kit for LSV but its the B20V conversion instead. i would say maybe $800 max.... gsr cams arent anything to get excited about and camgears on stock cams is pretty useless. if you did buy it i would look into a set of better cams for it. make use of that built valve train
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 93egSLEEPER
by reading i assume its like the golden eagle conversion kit for LSV but its the B20V conversion instead. i would say maybe $800 max.... gsr cams arent anything to get excited about and camgears on stock cams is pretty useless. if you did buy it i would look into a set of better cams for it. make use of that built valve train
yes but that conversion kit is on the head? I thought it was done on the block?
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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yes but that conversion kit is on the head? I thought it was done on the block?
thats what i thought as well.... but maybe he is including it.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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too much
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 08:55 PM
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x2 that is too much.

I sold a whole b16a3 with a

Skunk2 Intake Manifold
Skunk 2 Throttle Body
Crower springs and retainers
Crower stage 2 street and strip cams
Greddy timing belt
Golden eagle cam gears
Freshly gasketed
Head was fresh from the machine shop complete with hot tank and multi angle valve job, 0 miles on it since reassembly.

for $850.

i know i got ripped off but i didn't give a ****, i thought i was never going to need the stuff again and i was so sick of looking at it collecting dust. The kid i sold it to put it in his hatch, turbo'd it (was previously turbo'd in my car) and is still making 297whp after about 3 months so far. So i'd say that's a bit steep for just the head.
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