POrted and polished the b16 head this week. Well, didnt really port, just polished the casting and knife edged the dividers. Also installed new valve seals and ITR valve springs. Itr intake cam is going in too, and ill chip the PR3 so ill be shifting at 8400-8600 now. This head is goin on my 96 b18c. Ill post driving impressions once i get it all back together. Should be good for 10 HP right? Anyway...ill post the pics in a minute..let me know what you think.

 

 

what did you polish with?

 

Just your basic DIY port and polish kit. A die grinder with some bits. After i was done i went over it with sand paper to smooth out the scratches. Theres still some left but it looks cleaner after some fine sand paper. No extrude finish, but not bad either. Took me about 6 hours id say. Wanna test it out, free horsepowah!!!!!

 

looks good, when are you going to test that new port/polish job? i would like to see some concrete results? good luck! great job

 

I need to buy a bunch of gaskets. so next paycheck, in two weeks. I was gonna ask if its safe to reuse the head bolts, theyve been used twice i think.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The B Man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I need to buy a bunch of gaskets. so next paycheck, in two weeks. I was gonna ask if its safe to reuse the head bolts, theyve been used twice i think.</TD></TR></TABLE> invest some money on ARP head studs, better be safe than sorry. i think we can wait one extra week while you save the money! props to you dude!

 

yea man nothin but to someone who does their own machine work.

cant wait to hear the results

 

hit up the dyno after you get it running, thats the only way to really tell, your butt dyno doesn't count

 

Looks pretty good, gotta love the price. Just your own man hours...

 

How much are ARP studs?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The B Man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How much are ARP studs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

should be about $130-150..

 

1st gen b16 eh?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by garageSPECial &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1st gen b16 eh?
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Yea its a 89 head. Thats the first year they made 'em i think. I was surprised how clean it was. Valve guides were still perfect, no bellmouth wear on the valves, no trace of leaking seals or burnt valves, no cracks, no warpage. Gotta love Honda!

 

P.S. ARP head studs are a good idea, about the same price as new head bolts from the dealer anyway. I was wondering which ones to buy B18c or B16a. The block is a b18c and the head is a b16a1. thanx

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The B Man &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">P.S. ARP head studs are a good idea, about the same price as new head bolts from the dealer anyway. I was wondering which ones to buy B18c or B16a. The block is a b18c and the head is a b16a1. thanx</TD></TR></TABLE>

b16a, you buy them according to the head being used!

 

cool, b16a is cheaper anyway...i think.

 

how'd it turn out?Driving impression?

 

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I wanna know too!

 

looks good! good luck with it!

wish that i knew someone like you around here..

 

very nice for a diy job. hopefully the added hp will be worht all those man hours.

 

The intake ports aren't supposed to be that smooth.. it has to be slighty rough..

Just letting you know.

Other than that..

DIY

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 00 FBP ItR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The intake ports aren't supposed to be that smooth.. it has to be slighty rough..

Just letting you know.

Other than that..

DIY</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah... that's oh so true... When your in ports are too smooth, you get beading. The mixture tends to cling to the ports instead of staying 'airborne'. If it's too smooth, you might be a lil boggy in the low end. But you did a decent job so far... if the head isn't on yet, you can try a wire brush attachment to give the ports a nice quick fix.

 

shameless post... I have a set of ARP headstuds, BRAND NEW IN BOX for $110 shipped. GSR application.

And to the person who siad it belongs with the head, its not necessarily true. Ls/vtecs with b16 heads must use gsr headstuds.

$110 shipped brand new, come get it, pm me please =P