Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:22 pm #76127

no problem man! Suspended Hatch just wrote a great DIY on adjusting the valves: http://civic-eg.com/viewtopic.php?t=6340

Heyyy... Thanks!

For the head studs you'll need a custom stud for the one in the corner near the VTEC solenoid. 2) PN# AM6.100-1LB DIRECT FROM ARP (1 piece)*"

The rest will be Y8 studs.

You have to use your B7 throttle body so you have that vacuum line for the charcoal canister. You'll need to T in a vacuum line ie the fpr line for the purge control solenoid (the thing in your huge pics).

Some map sensor mount to the firewall, others are right on top of the throttle body. The ECU doesn't care which one. Use the one that works with your throttle body (I believe your B7 map sensor is mounted to the firewall).

im still using my b7 intake mani.will chenge it to y8 nxt week.oh yah i used 9 b7 head bolts and 1 y8.as of now no check engine light yet.lol.

- Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:12 am #76688 got a problem w/ my mini me.i drove it for two days and i blow my head gasket i think.first it iddles weird and next is a big file of smoke.and a minute later im overheating.any suggestion?

[teal_dx]

- Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:14 pm #76713 sounds like it... especially if it is white smoke.

definitely a blown HG

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- Sat Nov 01, 2008 1:31 am #76766

sounds like it... especially if it is white smoke.

definitely a blown HG

did u use 2 0r 1 y8 head bolts.some said i only need 1

- Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:07 am #76767

head Bolts. This is a grey area for me, my solution is not the best but when I was doing this swap in 2002, it was the only option. I had a Y8 head to I figured I should use the Y8 Bolts... Nope most of them were too short, only the 2 in the back corners reached. All 10 Y8 bolts were something like $28. So back to the dealer I go to buy D15B7 Bolts- they were almost $9 each! The D15b7 head bolts are stretch bolts, meaning you should not re-use them. So I went to Summit Racing and got an ARP Head Stud Kit for the D16z6 (the only one they had for SOHC civic at the time). And they worked, except for the 2 bolts in the back corners! So I used 8 of the ARP studs and then 2 of the Y8 bolts for the back corners. This has not caused any problems at all.

- Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:34 am #76879 as of today after 2 hours of bolt breaking shit i already change my head gasket.i only used 1 y8 bolt.i dont see any leaks for now.drove the car for an hour and seems doin well.hope it doesnt blow again.thanx for u guys and esp. to teal...will be posting again on some of the details...

[suspendedHatch]

- Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:25 am #76989 You quoted my post, then you didn't follow it. Surprise; you blew the headgasket already.

Blown headgaskets don't throw a CEL.

Did you prep the head? Did you check it for warpage?

- Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:59 pm #77124

You quoted my post, then you didn't follow it. Surprise; you blew the headgasket already.

Blown headgaskets don't throw a CEL.

Did you prep the head? Did you check it for warpage?

i think i read your post the other way around. ...well i check everything and its ok.head has no warp cracks or something.i found out whats my mistake,puting a copper spray on a honda motor.i think thats what it is.