im rebuilding my head in about a week and this is what im doin so far...skunk 2 stage 2 cams ($640) skunk2 valve springs($212) skunk 2 ti retainers($127), small port and polish job. am i forgeting anything??? and also this is my daily driver which im just building cuz i bent valves by over reving it, so what woudl be a disadvantave of goin with a more intense p&p job than a light one?? also im just using stock valves... this is ok right?? and should i just replace the ones i bent or should i just do all of em.. moneys kinda tight so i cant afford many extras so could i could get away with just reusing the good valves ???

 

Find some used valves, they would be a cheap alternative to new ones
ITR vavles are worth a little HP, and flow better than b16/GSr ones
Don't forget Cam gears

 

well... i cant afford differnt valves so coudl i get away with using the ones that arnt bent in my head now?? i think i am gunna get cam gears now but could i wait a few weeks they slip right on right

 

what abuot the valves u bent - did u replace those..??

porting the head allowes more air to flow, and which also lowers your compression ratio..

 

well i wana replace the ones i bent and reuse the ones that arnt bent

 

ttt

 

"porting the head allowes more air to flow, and which also lowers your compression ratio.."

huh? is this a typo? if more air flows into the cylinder before each compression stroke, wouldn't you have a higher compression?

 

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? Having large primary lobed cams can reduce compression (see static v. dynamic compression), but how do you propose a P&P job lowers compression? To answer the original question in this post, make sure your lma's are appropriate for the set-up.

 

stock gsr lma's with skunk2 stage1 cams is this alright?