what to do with z6?

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what to do with z6?

By familyEGuy23
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:43 am #229985 Hey what's up guys I picked up a z6 head intake manifold and throttle body at the junkyard and am planning on doing a mini me swap for my d15b7 however I'm also planning on doing the auto to manual conversion
.I don't plan on boosting going to stay n/a
so my question is what should I do with the z6 head until I pick up the rest of the things for mini me swap?
should I get it resurfaced? Leave as is? Throw in different cam?
I'm not in a big rush to get this done advice is appreciated :thumb:
PS I'm going to paint the valve cover for sure :D
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Re: what to do with z6?

By Ajax1989
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 3:56 am #229989
familyEGuy23 wrote:Hey what's up guys I picked up a z6 head intake manifold and throttle body at the junkyard and am planning on doing a mini me swap for my d15b7 however I'm also planning on doing the auto to manual conversion
.I don't plan on boosting going to stay n/a
so my question is what should I do with the z6 head until I pick up the rest of the things for mini me swap?
should I get it resurfaced? Leave as is? Throw in different cam?
I'm not in a big rush to get this done advice is appreciated :thumb:
PS I'm going to paint the valve cover for sure :D


Pnp
bisimoto lvl 1 cam
bisimoto cam gear
edlebrock performer x intake manifold
greddy or edlebrock header
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By Datsmart
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 5:46 pm #230050 I would leave it as is.
Honda has spent a lot of research time on the best cam, intake and throttle body for that head to get the best combination of economy and performance. That is why we like Honda, great motors right out of the factory.
Plus you can not beat the price of "as is".
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By familyEGuy23
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:29 am #230143 Hmm port and polish sounds good know any spots for cheap?
Oh yeah I should have mentioned I'm on a budget :roll: but once taxes come might change up :thumb:
definitely will be getting a Carb legal header :D
leaving as is sounds good too because I'm already goin to spend $$ on the mini me
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By Ajax1989
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:31 am #230144 trade me the head for my lip??

lol if ur on a budget get cheap dc header and just new gaskets and put it on
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By Ajax1989
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:01 am #230149
familyEGuy23 wrote:Lol I'm probably just going to slap it on just need the rest of the stuff


when do you plan on doing the head swap?
im intersted in your b7 head
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By familyEGuy23
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:28 am #230151 As soon as I get the $$$ I need the p28 ecu,dizzy,
Gasket, ARP head stud kit ...so yeah I'll let you know asap
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By Ajax1989
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:29 am #230153
familyEGuy23 wrote:As soon as I get the $$$ I need the p28 ecu,dizzy,
Gasket, ARP head stud kit ...so yeah I'll let you know asap


ok well let me know
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By Honda4life
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 3:03 pm #230185 Depends on your goal for the motor. You want as much as hp as possible out it while you stay n/a? I just had a mini in my hatch and finally threw a rod and just ended up buying a whole z6 and building it. Mini me really isn't worth it unless your going from a whole b7 to a vtec motor, which in your case I'm guessing that's what's happening. First thing your gonna need is an adjustable cam gear for the mini me. I would get new valves and valve guides. Do you want the head stock or semi built? Or do you want bottom end built? Either way you should build or semi build either the head or block even if it's built with new oem parts. Also how long do you want this motor to last?
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By familyEGuy23
- Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:06 pm #230199
Honda4life wrote:Depends on your goal for the motor. You want as much as hp as possible out it while you stay n/a? I just had a mini in my hatch and finally threw a rod and just ended up buying a whole z6 and building it. Mini me really isn't worth it unless your going from a whole b7 to a vtec motor, which in your case I'm guessing that's what's happening. First thing your gonna need is an adjustable cam gear for the mini me. I would get new valves and valve guides. Do you want the head stock or semi built? Or do you want bottom end built? Either way you should build or semi build either the head or block even if it's built with new oem parts. Also how long do you want this motor to last?

thanks for the input :thumb:
I was thinking just the head ...and I want it to last long it's my daily can't really risk blowing a motor on the freeway :thumbdown:
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By eg84dr
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:53 pm #230863 resurface the head have it shaved .010
then get an adjustable cam gear and mess around with tming and find out what u like best
dont bother with a p and p they dont help unless you are over like 200+ horse power
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By familyEGuy23
- Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:26 am #230967
eg84dr wrote:nope you can leave em in when they resurface it it should cost around 50 to80 bucks at a ny machine shop


Sounds reasonable :) hopefully that's what they charge out here in So Cal

Thanx for input guys another question..how reliable is a mini me swap?
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