i just put a y8 head on my a6 block to do a mini me swap....now I am having an overheating problem and coolant is being pushed through the resevoir and my car is pouring out smoke that smells like coolant....I used a cheap felpro headgasket for the a6.....what headgasket is the best to use for this head swap?? and has anyone had this problem

 

use the d16y8 one, its metal, and its only like 30 bucks from honda.

 

Use a Y8 headgasket. That is the one you are suppose to use. Heck carefully remove the inner part for more compression. Here is a link to a write on a mini-me swap ----> https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=554053 .

Good Day,
Rafael H.

 

well i am going to order that headgasket today at work and while im in there im going to put some arp head studs on.....do you have to remove the cams to install them i think i remember somone telling me that correct me if im wrong

 

No, you don't have remove the cam or any of the valvetrain for that matter.

 

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89$ retail from Honda near me and 65$ my cost wholesale

 

stock honda **** is the ****

 

alright the 69$ one was the wrong gasket so i went and got the d16y8 gasket for 20 bucks i put it on then started the car and coolant was leaking externally from where the block and head meet in the front....I didnt clean off the surface from the old cork gasket and i used the same head bolts for the third time and the head has not been resurfaced do you think these things will solve my new problem????

 

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Clean the surfaces of first!

FYI - Honda no longer carries a Y8 and a Z6 head gasket. They are now the same part number.

 

uh, yeah...clean the surface completely. Any composite cork material will left will prevent the the new gasket from creating a good seal.

And you might want to think about some new head bolts...or better yet ARP head studs for just a couple bucks more.

 

just to let everyone know i removed the head and cleaned the surface of the head and block with a aluminum safe conditioning disc on my die grinder, went and picked up another gasket and put it on and everything is fine now its fixed

 

yay! another satisfied user