they all have missing exhaust side stud. Every head I find, do they come like that or people are breaking them?

 

Newer motor come like this, not sure what year honda made the change though...

 

hey on all the b-16 heads...... they come with bolt and stud combo's.... the one in the photo is what you should get....... that is a good looking head if i say do myself.... where are you buying from... and how much$$$.... im in the market for one for my crvtec setup i will start soon! but yea that is normal...

 

Cant tell where im getting it from. I want to get one real bad. Wouldnt that cause an exhaust leak with jsut two studs bolt up?

 

no, dude you have to use bolts ont he rest of the holes

 

obd 2 uses 2 studs to get the header in the right lpace and bolts all the way around. i just learned this last week. good way to tell if the block is from a 99-00 si tho along with a couple other things to check(like the date on the cast.) alot of people dont show the dates in their ebay auctions tho.. mine had 2 studs and ups threw the head so both were bent.

 

thanks I just learned something about the 99-00 si heads. Anyone know the bolts size by heart that go in there?

 

if i was you id buy from honda. less **** to go wrong.