like title states what head gasket do i need for this engine. its a 93 obd1 d15b non vtec.

 

2 layer D16Y8 headgasket

 

are you 100%?? i need to put a VTEC headgasket on a NON VTEC engine???

 

no i used google

 

yea man thanks anyways i dont think thats the right headgasket. anymore else???

 

The headgaskets are all the same basically. You can use one for a D15b7 if you want. But I really dont understand how you have a 93 JDM OB1 D15b non VTEC. That motor didn't even come in a civic. And I also don't see anything about the motor coming in any car in 93 either. As basically all civics came with VTEC in Japan.

 

there is at least 4 different versions of a jdm d15b one is a non-vtec its just the same as a d15b7, one is a vtec-e same as a d15z1, one is the single stage vtec which is the most popular, and one is the 3 stage vtec. all have d15b stamped on the block. there is no such thing as a 2layer y8 gasket nor did honda ever make a 2layer gasket for a d period the 2layer is a modded 3layer that you remove the middle layer from. the op's engine is esentialy a usdm d15b7 with the **** composite gasket you can replace with a b7 gasket but not recommended, i would use a 3layer mls gasket for a d16y8 they are like 30 bucks from honda and are much better then a composite gasket, but the surface has to be ultra clean and flat to use this type of gasket

 

There are 2 layer D16Y8 gaskets, idk if Honda made one or not, but I know there are aftermarket 2 layer ones. In fact I believe that the felpro D16Y8 one is 2 layer.

 

honda has a 3layer and a 5layer. and the felpro is 3layer cause thats what i use on my engines. as i said the 2layer is not bought its made out of a 3layer by drilling out the rivets and removing the middle layer

 

D-series heads are all interchangeable, therefore you can use any head gasket you want. As previously stated the ones for d15b7 are composite, which are garbage. I would just go with the y8, thats what I used on my d15b8.

 

I would go with the Y8 too, thats what I just used a few months ago...

 

ah ok. I never saw the 3rd layer on my fel-pro then. I always use Y8 head gaskets.

 

i have one downstairs if you want a pic

 

nah its cool i believe you. I never really ripped at it to see if there was a 3rd layer. But when I would look at them it always looked like 2 layers.

 

top layer and bottom layer are the black rubber coated ones and in the middle is a thin stainless one i think its like .005 thick

 

i threw on a y8 head gasket drilled out the rivets and threw some copper spray on all layers front and back. thanks guys

 

for what gasket? Because thats not what the Fel-Pro Y8 ones that I buy look like at all.

 

whats yours look like is it blue? cause if so its still the same

 

ya mine is blue, but the bottom and the top layers are metal.

 

yeah there metal but there coated with like a super thin layer of rubber to seal. and your blue one is not a factory replacement from felpro yours is a performance one

 

oh really? Idk I never asked for a performance one. Either way idc because it holds good on my built and boosted DD setup. First one lasted 15k miles of DD boost, then blew after I got retuned on 19-22PSI. Now this one has been fine since then.

 

i hope your using arp's

 

ofcourse. Its a built motor, I wouldn't leave out ARP studs after building the motor lol