I'm picking up my new car wednesday, and in order to drive it back home, I need a bolt for the alternator and a belt. He also said that he reused the headbolts when he put the car back together, And I don't want to risk driving it back a few hours away with the used bolts. Does anyone know if the bolt that's in my civic that holds the alternator tight will work for this engine, and also what head bolts will work, I found some ARP bolts, that are stated to be for a B18a, b & B20... Will that be compatible with the b1? I just want to make sure before I spend 100.. something on the bolts.. Thanks for the info.

 

I know everybody says not to reuse the head bolts, but if you aren't getting nuts with the compression or revs, you will be fine with just one reuse.

You couldn't find the tensioner bolt at Autozone or something?

 

Well, to be honest I didnt think autozone would have the bolt, but I'll definitely see what I can find. And as far as the compression and whatnot. The engine has about 100 miles on it, it's a built b18b1, with a t4/t3 turbo, so I'm a little worried about using the old bolts for a few hour trip. Thanks for the help, I'll see what I can find on that bolt

 

Unless you're riding it like a motherf**ker for however many hours you're going to be on the highway, using old headbolts is just fine. You could even turn the boost down temporarily just as a precaution.

On a stock Honda engine, though, there is NO REASON to replace the headbolts unless you've had the head off 4 or 5 times; the torque specs aren't high enough to actually stretch or twist the bolts to the point where they begin to lose tension.