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#1
09-15-2003, 08:53 PM
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Best Head Gasket
My new engine, b18b1, is about to come in and i want to replace the headgasket while its sitting in my garage. I want to know what would be the best gasket for it?
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#2
09-16-2003, 01:16 AM
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for turbo or n/a?
If for turbo I would just keep it stock unless the engine is built, but for n/a I would replace it with a thin one and or do headwork and mill the head. Now that would be a pretty potent non v-tec. This would be the time to do that because the engine will be out and apart.
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09-16-2003, 05:45 PM
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I am doing n/a
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#4
09-17-2003, 12:57 PM
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then ur best bet is while the motor is apart have headwork done n get thinner head gasket....also u should jus pnp the intake manifold n throttle body while ur at it.
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#5
09-18-2003, 12:15 AM
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get either aftermarket or try to find a JDM B16B headgasket. 11.8 Compression!
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#6
09-18-2003, 02:03 AM
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Re: Best Head Gasket
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09-18-2003, 08:45 PM
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yea sorry, i meant 10.8. And no, the headgasket wont do everything, but it will help.
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