Bent valves? or Droped a valve, Pictures inside!

[1999Gst]

Soo more pics?

[goodhart]

The head doesn't look damaged at all... If it isn't damaged, why replace it? Obviously have it gone through and new valves, etc though.


EDIT: Did Tom own this at some point? who the fuck else globs orange RTV all over stuff like that? :lol:

[Matt D.]

Fix the valves and let 'er buck.

[1999Gst]

Yea but for as much as it is to have it gone though i can get a new 7 bolt head from a buddy for 100, and put my cams and intake mani on and go, Do you think the pistons are to bad damaged? will it lower my compression at all? or even run right? thanks

[tpunx99GSX]

EDIT: Did Tom own this at some point? who the fuck else globs orange RTV all over stuff like that? :lol:

LMFAO i was going to say the same thing. hahaha
Orange RTV FTMFW!

Edit: does that look really odd to anyone else where the head meets the mani, almost like he stuck a 2g intake manifold on a 1g head? Looks like its dangerously close to a VERY large leak.

[1999Gst]

lol yea idk i got it and it needed a flywheel/clutch, did that 2 months later this. So should i put the 200-300 into it for a new headgasket arps and gaskets,even though the pistons have a little valve marks where they hit, or just grab a 6 bolt? even tho im low on funds.

[Perkul8r]

The little marks on the pistons are fine. You can clean them up a little and run it. My Laser had some pretty good marks on the pistons and I just cleaned them up, put new head on and ran it. No need to swap out the motor if everything else is fine.

[1999Gst]

yea i think im still goint to pull the moter i read its pretty hard to do the balance elmation kit while the motor is still in.

[Perkul8r]

I did it on my first vr4 with the motor in, but it was a pain in the ass. So its possible, but better to do with motor out.

[sleepydsm]

Use a dremel and smooth out the knicks in your pistons. I made over 550 awhp with stock cast pistons with knicks on them.

If you spend $100 to get that "new" head from your friend, who is to say the valves aren't slightly bent in that, or it has shitty valve stem seals (which will cause your car to smoke and use oil),

If money is an issue for you right now...
Buy your friend's hopefully good head.
Get a stock headgasket, use "Copper Spray" on it (you can get it at any autoparts store: it helps the new headgasket seal better).
And get standard ARP headstuds.

If you can spend a bit:
Bring your head to a machine shop, get it repaired RIGHT.
Buy a stock headgasket OR a fancy one (IE $250 Felpro Permatorque)
Buy standard ARPs or fancy studs (IE $200 ARP L19/ MAP H11)