Pulled the head off my b16a2 motor today. I was wondering if you can reuse the head bolts or if you have to get new ones. Also will a b16a2 ecu run a b18b1 head?
honda bolts are torque to yield so they stretch with when torque them. so that is a negative on reuse. it will but not for long. ull get CELs do to the missing sensor vtec motor have and nons dont. an your fuel map will be way off which is bad.Originally Posted by egibbs123
I have reused these headbolts many times without any issues.....I wouldnt replace them but thats me!
If it was my car I will resuse them....Customers car gets new ones so they cant come back an say anything ....
ECU>? your trying to install a B18b1 head on your B16a2 block?
I think he's doing it backwards. Lol.
lol sounds like it
lol smalls i thought that was a typo in the OP. the easy and cheapest is to get another b16 head.
What is wrong with his head? might be a block issue
lol i dont know. this was all the info i had to go on.
no details FTW
Shit how much you wanna get rid of the head for since it's fawk'd lol or
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good question $50Shit how much you wanna get rid of the head for since it's fawk'd lol or
lol if it's not too badit's SOLD
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I'm with Tech5 on this one.
Currently running reused head bolts on my setup without a single issue. I just inspected/cleaned the threads of each before adding a tad of anti-seize to each as well as running a tap through the block threads to clean those jokers out too. I also made sure to mark each bolt so it went back into exactly the same place it was in before.
-jonathan
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AND!!!!
Dip them in Oil before installing them"
that's what the anti-seize was for
...i didn't do the oil though... "whoops?"
-jonathan
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I never use Anti - Seize I use NEW oil and DIP them!that's what the anti-seize was for
...i didn't do the oil though... "whoops?"
-jonathan
oil all
dang, well... too late to cry over spilled milk. It's holding together fine.
...anti-seize is an old airforce crew chief habit i guess... we practically brushed our teeth with that stuff.
-jonathan
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moly is better than oil by FAR!!!! fyi
lol anti-seize or moly-lube. because i would never ever use your normal anti-seize for critical fasteners. Moly is by far the best and really the only thing to use on a critical fastener, so you make sure you get the correct tq and angle of the bolt.
oh and a little something interesting for you techy type people
http://www.enginebuildermag.com/Arti...uetoangle.aspx
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Yup, you can reuse head studs.
But if I remember correctly the b16 head studs are longer than the LS head studs.. someone correct me if I'm wrong...
True But I will stick what I been doing for years now, I have built more engines then a whore in atlanta can count how many times she has done the deed lol... Oiling the headbolts has been done for many many years to come with out any failure....Yes I am sure that this new Technology that we have more an better things are on the market..But I will not change whats been working for me without any problems.
of course oil is just fine for service work and stock motors. but the anti-seize people are talking about reminds me of the something you would put on a dry 02 sensor. yes oil is just fine for stock motors and TTY head bolts. but when you get into NOT stock motors get some ARP Moly youll see how much better it is to torque and angle torque bolts down.
The G Spot Hero
"Nitrous is like a hot girl with STDS, you know you want to hit it but your afraid of the consequences."
I have built many HP engines also used oil all the time Never a issue....A good torque wrench is nice though
yall crazy im sry but i just can reuse head bolt. unless they have been stretch tested first. even then im not a fan.
It just depends on the car, an motor....My hondas I will reuse even the dealer that I worked at told us to do so....but volks,BMW,some fords,chevys, I will get new ones
ive resused head bolts on a honda twice and they failed both times. so since then cheap an easy insurance for me are new 1s.
just get some ARPs
for a 80 year old grandma's civic?
lol they are still cheaper than oems. for the price the average guy can buy them for at the dealership.for a 80 year old grandma's civic?
i know sometime ARP 2000's are cheaper than OEM TTY bolts lol....
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