I may have bent a valve in my D16z6 do to timing belt snap. What are my best options.
A-repair current head
B-buy used head and swap it for current.( any performance gained by swapping Y8 head?)
C-? any other suggestions (I am looking to gain performance but on a budget)

 

If you swap with a y8 head, your distributor will not fit correctly--the bolt holes don't line up. I KNOW THIS FOR A FACT. My suggestion, if your valve is indeed bent, is to get a new valve and keep the head you got. If you've got money and want some more performance, get your head ported while it's off, maybe put in a new camshaft/valvetrain.

To answer your question--there are a lot of things you CAN do. It just depends on what you WANT to do.

HTH

 

With the head off any way, can I bump up compression with different gaskets. I plan to run N/A on the street, and squeeze on occasion, but mainly only the track. I am planing on tuning it with hondata with nitrous controls.

 

id probably replace the valve. if you have some loot you might be able to find a head in the classifieds that been ported and polished and whatnot for 4-500 bucks. the z6 and y8 gaskets are the thinnest ones made by honda for the d series afaik, so i think that to raise compression without new internals you would need to mill your head. be careful not to mill too much off, in case you have a nitrous mishap and need to resurface the head again.

 

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I'd personally rebuild the head. Fix the bent valve, do new valve seals, valve cover seals etc.

 

it would probly cost more to repair the head then 2 pick a used one up.

besides how do you bend just "one valve? inherantly wouldnt you end up bending 2 valves at once considering its a 16 valve head with 2 intake and 2 exhaust valves per cyl?

 

I may have bent more than one. Not sure yet. Just wanted advice in case that is the situation.
What should I pay for a used head?

 

just replace the valves, get .5 oversized, get a little headwork will your at it, mil a little.. why not

 

Is the added cost of head work really worth the performance gains? What work should I get done to my head and at what price?

 

you cant just get one or 2 valves .5 over... you would need the whole set, im tellin you, just get a used head, spend your money on something more useful, like a turbo kit, or save for a b series swap....

 

port and polish will help you, no matter if you are n/a or f/i. i dont think you will need oversized valves, but i would get at least a 3 angle re-cut b/c if your valves were bent they might have messed up the seats. i wouldnt pay more than like 150-200 for a stock head, and like 500 or so for a machined head.