Just your average second gen.

[Vegeta]

@MyFirstDA9;2334210

if i were you i would just stick to the Factory thickness MLS gasket. i think its something like .030" thick… when i did the headgasket on my B18. I believe i purchased a Cometic one, the top end kit was something like 130-150$, probably similar pricing for the B20 engines. comes with all , if not most of the exposed gaskets that get unsealed when removed along the way to replacing the H/G. Don’t forget to spend the extra little to get some upgraded Head Studs.

Yeah for sure when I get this engine I plan on getting a brand new stage 1 or 2 clutch, I plan on replacing the headgasket with a mls gasket and definitely doing the water pump/timing belt. Maybe a few other things. Oh yeah … I wanna do arp head studs aswell. The internals I’ll keep stock because this car will never be boosted.

[92gsrlsvtec]

@Vegeta;2334208

Well I noticed it was spraying a lot of moisture from the exhaust, it’s been blowing white smoke also and misfiring. I threw some new coolant in it and tried to bleed the system and air bubbles kept coming up, meaning the exhaust is somehow reaching the coolant and leaking into there. I’ve heard that’s a cracked head, might just be a headgasket but regardless I’m not fixing this motor yet I’ll throw a b20 in it. And thinner headgasket? Where might I find one of those?

Bubbling could be compression leaking out with a blown hg either way doesn’t really matter if your tossing it in the trash. Cometic makes different thickness mls headgaskets. If you go thinner it’s a good idea to get adjustable cam gears to correct for timing due to the effective deck height change and tuning the ecu will obviously best take advantage of the gains.

[Vegeta]

@92gsrlsvtec;2334222

Bubbling could be compression leaking out with a blown hg either way doesn’t really matter if your tossing it in the trash. Cometic makes different thickness mls headgaskets. If you go thinner it’s a good idea to get adjustable cam gears to correct for timing due to the effective deck height change and tuning the ecu will obviously best take advantage of the gains.

I might look into a thinner hg but I might just go with oem thickness, I’m not too sure yet unless it’s a noticeable power gain with the thinner one. I’ll have to do some more research on that for sure though will let everyone know when I get this b20. I haven’t started pulling this motor out yet either, I’m going to wait until I have everything to do my swap so I can bang it out in a day.

[HeLLa_iLL2ndGen]

Coming along nicely, I used to be stationed in Bremerton,WA good times at the pour house lol.