Best deal on a rebuild kit?

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Best deal on a rebuild kit?

By ozzie
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:58 am #130466 My d16z6 is very tired, and I'm pretty sure it's blown a head gasket between 2 cylinders, it's been running very rough and gutless for about the last month. I finally have a second (or rather, 4th, but 2 aren't road legal) vehicle to drive while this one's off the road. I want to do a rebuild on it, all the gaskets, rings, rod bearings, and probably mains too, along with all the belts and coolant lines. I'll probably also take the head to a machine shop and have it checked for any problems. Anyone know where to get the best deal on a decent rebuild kit? And is there anything else I should replace while I've got the motor apart? Odometer currently reads 241k miles, so it's getting up there.

By ozzie
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:49 am #130484 I just got shopping around...oww! I only spent about $100 on all the parts to do pretty much the same work on my 84 Celica, why are the Honda gaskets so much more expensive? I'm currently looking at about $250-$300 just in parts...

By kwell
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:13 am #133501 ebay... dont use the head gaskets and plastigauge everything

rip it all down and remember how everything goes make sure you dont leave your crank laying down stand it up get

Bearings:
main
rod
Trust
get your block bored to w/e it needs to go to

order your bigger pistons, rings, and wrist pins

take your pistons, rods and wristpins to the machine shop and get em pressed

now take everything and put it together(do not forget to plastigauge

felpro hg is alright
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By Ajax1989
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:23 am #133503 while the motor is out
replace the water pump
and have the alt. and starter tested to make sure there good
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