What are most of the HT team using for the Valve guides?
The is for a B16A boosted application, I see the Bronze ones and the replacements for stock but what does everyone think. Performance and cost.

 

bronze will need to be replaced often, stock will be fine, are you referring to the ferrea ones?

 

No they were http://www.honda-performance.com/guides.asp

So the stock ones will hold up better?

 

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Uh oh, I just threw bronze guides in last month.

 

So is that the consencese that they die faster?

 

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Would also like to know

 

Bump for more feedback

 

I don't understand how people say bronze guides wear faster then iron guides,I've never seen this in any application ever and that goes for heads used in Nascar-Busch/All Pro/Pro Stock,etc...for an entire season.The material is harder then iron and should wear better then iron if the guide clearances are correct.I have seen many cases where a iron guide is worn into an oval shape but never w/a bronze guide have I seen this,and I'm talking about pushrod motors turning 8-9k w/much higher side loads on the guides then any import head has.
I feel the Ferrea guides are the best for Hondas imo,the tapered tips are the best flowing I've seen and they are of impeccable quality.

 

Great feedback, I agree.

 

So the valve guides can deform with the extra heat caused by forced induction or higher RPM?

When should I look to change them out, 200hp? 300hp? 400hp? or is that irrelevant.

Thanks