i've got a friend that i'm trying to piece a motor together for him. he's got a 1990 DX civic and the head is shot. i have my old A6 head that i was going to put on. so just wondering if this swap will work.

 

IT will bolt right up, but to get the most out of the new head, do the MPFI swap.

 

Not only will it bolt right up, the heads are Identical except for the cam and valvesprings.

 

wait, an a6 head will fit on a b2 block? since when?

 

Since they are identical except for the springs and cam, I've thrown an A6 onto B2 blocks several times.

 

Yeah they will, I did that swap onto my 1.5, bolts right up with no mods at all.

 

Use a Y8 head gasket while you're at it to bring up the CR a little.

 

thanks for the replys guys. i was 99% it would work, but just wanted to make sure.

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good idea about the y8 gasket i'll prob do that too.

 

so, does that mean you can just buy cams and valvesprings for a a6 and put them in a b2 head?

 

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yep.

 

mmmmmm...precious

 

I can't seem to get a clear answer if there is or is not a cam gear issue....anyone?

 

Cam gears are the same, but the cams are indexed differently.... So at best you will be off a little bit on timeing. Its possible to do, just not simple.

 

additional great info to help clarify for some

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...6a6+head+d15b2

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...6a6+head+d15b2

hopefully it'll save someone some grief