Engine & Internal - Port and polished head

well....ZC head turns out to be warped....so i picked up a port and polished head off craigslist should be getting here tomorrow. Also gunna order my ARP head studs and a Cometic MLS head gasket. I just wanted to post somewhere cause i am super stoked.


I picked up the head for $150 shipped which i think is a good deal. What kind of gains will i see from a port and polished head?

idk about gains. but sounds cool. is that why your car was smoking? warped head?

i actually PMed riceburner the other day about some PNP questions (i know the spool time doesn't pertain to you, but w/e ;)):


ORIGINAL: riceburner700

yeah i do it myself its my business and you can gain about 500rpms in spool time, and about 5-15hp

ORIGINAL: FlipHKD720

i actually PMed riceburner the other day about some PNP questions (i know the spool time doesn't pertain to you, but w/e ;)):


ORIGINAL: riceburner700

yeah i do it myself its my business and you can gain about 500rpms in spool time, and about 5-15hp




Well...it just came...it looks good.

and im thinking about boost soon..thats why before i put this head on im going to get the arp headstuds and the cometic head gasket just to make things easy on myself in the future.

BTW...wtf are you gunna finish your turbo build? I read your entire thread and i was getting stoked then it just stopped.


im looking to do the same thing your doing...but not take 3 and a half years to do it:D

put up some pics man:D

oops..i just found out i ordered a browntop ZC head.


150 bux down the drain...



well since i assumed the ZC head was warped...it might not be...im gunna have a shop check it out.....how much would it be for a valve job and to have my head reserfaced? anyone know?

here is your picture.....

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damn browntop ftl but coming together well boost all the way im saving but prom coming up will demolished it after that its all gravy.

ORIGINAL: jpnolan

damn browntop ftl but coming together well boost all the way im saving but prom coming up will demolished it after that its all gravy.


srsly man....prom is stupid..my gf wants a limo but im gunna convince her to let me drive my moms 72 mg

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uhhhh pimp it out hahah ya id want to drive my dads 03 lexus sc430 but hes being burried with it and until then hess the only one in the drivers seat haha

got any actual pics of the ports and combustion chamber?

uh......thats what i got..i got kinda screwed on this...but my fault..its up for sale on the zcr already. lol


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two days ago when I was looking for d block, there was a guy selling a zc head on craigslist (bay area) for $40 or 60, it had 200k miles on it though.

ORIGINAL: Hailchristian

BTW...wtf are you gunna finish your turbo build? I read your entire thread and i was getting stoked then it just stopped.


im looking to do the same thing your doing...but not take 3 and a half years to do it:D



i'm sending little Hag $275 on April 27th for the wideband and thats the last thing on the list, so i guess sometimes after that.....it's actually been just about a 1 year long project, and w/e, i'll get it done as quick as i can ;)

good luck if you're gonna take a project on yourself dude!

I know the browntops and blacktops aren't compatible, but what's the difference. From the picture, it looked like the coolant lines were different, and there might've been some sensors on one that weren't on the other. BTW, you could check the head for straightness yourself by putting a straightedge diagonally across the surface of the head. Then you slip a feeler gauge under the middle. You use the smallest setting first and work your way up until you can't slip a thicker gauge underneath. There's a spec that's mentioned in my Chilton's on what the tolerance is, but it's probably different from engine to engine. You should check your service manual for that spec.

To answer your earlier question, I got my head milled at a machine shop in Southern California for $30, I believe. This was at C&Q auto, I believe they're a national chain? I've read that another way to fix warpage is to bake your head in an oven at ~300 degrees F for an hour, then let it cool down. This is supposed to soften the metal so it can straighten out on its own. I haven't done that myself so I can't say what kind of results you'll get with it.

Thanks for the info!


This browntop turns out to be from a USDM integra. if you look at the picture, you can see that the distributer mouns, Cam sensor, and even the valve cover mounts are different. Its bogus...oh well..

My dad got my head recurfaced and presure tested today and they said the valves are all good which is good news. So im gunna order up some ARP headstuds and go from there.


BLING!

just ordered my arp head studs and my dad took my head into a machinist today. they recerfaced the head, cleaned off most of the ugly ass blue paint that was on it and compression checked the valves. My valves are good, and head is nice and shiny!

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couldn't hold my camera still for ****..stumach was running on empty

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That resurfacing head looks nice. How much did it run you and where did you go?

60 bux...i dont know where my dad went.