Okay so I am raising boost on my 2001 S with a VTSC. I am putting a 4'' pulley from asp racing on and hopefully putting 12lbs of boost out at 9k rpm. I am pretty sure I blew my headgasket out while driving 900 straight miles in 100+ degree weather. (had an emergency had to get home) So anyways, I am going to need to replace the HG and i dont know what to go with. And what I will need.

OEM HG
SOS 2mm HG
Inline 3mm HG
other?

And then I am sure that in replacing my HG I will need to take off the intake manifold. So will i need a new Intake Manifold Gasket, and I am guessing a valve cover gasket also. Anything else you guys could think of would be great.

 

How do you know it's blown?

 

well, first off, my wideband tacked out so I pulled over and put ice in my seabag and threw that over the motor for a hour to cool it down. Once I got home I checked my coolant overflow and found this>>>


I put the car into storage the next day so and flew to Iraq. So I havent had a chance to really check it out or do a leak down or compression test. But the fluid is a good indicator.

 

btw that glass is probably still sitting on my kitchen counter since july. Ewww!

 

With a supercharger and the fact that you drive quite a bit stick with the stock gasket it is the most realiable.

 

Word. thank you for an honest and to the point response. I hate when people start arguing!

 

Yeah, with a SC setup, just stay with the stock CR and OEM HG, but I'd put ARP headstuds in it since you will have it apart. As for the other seals, get a new exhaust gasket, intake gasket and if the valve cover gasket looks good it should be fine to reuse.

 

This is what I suggest based on the year and what you have told us.


12251-PCX-004..........Head Gasket.........................$47.30
15302-PEO-300..........Seal Washer..........................$2.25
15825-PCX-015..........Gasket and Filter...................$8.98
12040-PCX-305..........Valve Cover Gasket Set.........$20.69
17105-PCX-004..........Intake Manifold Gasket...........$9.25
16176-P73-004..........Throttle Body Gasket..............$4.54
36461-PAA-A01..........IAC Motor Gasket..................$9.88
19301-P8E-A10..........Thermostat........................... .$24.53
19305-PR7-A00..........Thermostat Gasket.................$2.45
91301-PCX-003..........Cam Gear Bolt O-ring.............$1.26

18115-PCX-015...........Exhaust Gasket.....................$7.15 (Not Required but for the price may be worth picking up)
19313-PCX-003...........Water Outlet O-Ring...............$1.53 (If Removed from the Intake Manifold)

Oh and the ARP's are a nice add if you have the cash.


Here is the site where I order all my parts.
http://www.hondapartscheap.com/southbay/jsp/home.jsp

 

I've ordered from that site before and a lot of the parts you get are not OEM. I ordered a supposed OEM HG and when I got it, it didn't have any Honda symbols on the packaging at all. I called them and asked why I was told it was an OEM part when it wasn't. The guy there said its an OEM based part made by another company. I sent it back.

 

Not good, I have had good luck and always get Honda parts but I would not of accepted it either.