swapping a type s head on to my jdm h22. The head is only partially put together and is pretty dirty...what are the necessary steps to cleaning the head? Can i just use degreaser or break cleaner? About how long of a job is the entire swap? Expected HP gains?

 

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what exactly is in the head valves, springs, retainers, cams, or are u just trying to make it look new?

 

valves springs retainers, mild port and polish+port and polish directly from honda, throttle body, intake manifold

 

water??????....J/K, i used carb cleaner on my head when i had all the seals off, but i dont know if itll damage the seals..

 

you want that head to be really clean, hot tank it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrettyLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you want that head to be really clean, hot tank it</TD></TR></TABLE>

won't that mess the seals up???? thats why i had to replace my valve seal because previous owner had a shop relace a burnt valve and the hotanked the head and fried the seals

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectTeG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

won't that mess the seals up???? that's why i had to replace my valve seal because previous owner had a shop relace a burnt valve and the hotanked the head and fried the seals</TD></TR></TABLE>

If its that dirt maybe you should take it to a machine shop and have it disassembled and check out anyway