oachs83
11-13-2009, 05:39 AM
I think I found out why I am getting around 225 psi of compression. I changed my head to a stock oem out of the box never ran before head and still had 220psi. This time I noticed the head stay bolt would not line up because the head was to low. I actually had to file just slightly to get the bolt through. So I must have to thin of a head gasket. It is a cometic one piece metal gasket and looks to be about 1/32 or slightly bigger but less than a 1/16th thick. How thick are the OEM gaskets and where can a guy buy one that is just as thick but not have to pay $27-$33 for just a head gasket from Honda.
Side note, although I have 225psi and running 93 octane the burn pattern on my piston was very clean just a thin thin hint of brown across the whole top. No iregularities but there was a film of wetness but that may have been antifreeze that fell down when I took the head of?
Side note, although I have 225psi and running 93 octane the burn pattern on my piston was very clean just a thin thin hint of brown across the whole top. No iregularities but there was a film of wetness but that may have been antifreeze that fell down when I took the head of?