Ridin' clean

so yeah I just got a 1.6 vtec head but how do I know if it really is vtec? The seller says its off a 95 with 60xxx miles on it. The thing is the valve cover isnt fitting on right it seems its hitting the little seals underneath the cover where the spark plugs go, almost as if it isnt lining up right. The back of the cover lines up with the head but then the front is like to short?? The sparkplug tubes are hitting towards the front of the cover not into the holes. Also the cover does not say vtec, only honda. Does a 95 head only say honda or is it supposed to say vtec? Is there anyway I can tell for sure just from looking at the vavles if indeed it is what the seller claims it is? Any help is much appreciated, thanks everyone!

juiced2ndgenteg

WOW, you bought a single cam head without knowing anything about it.... ok well look at the head where the dizzy bolts on there should be a vtec solenoid that has a green plug with 2 wires and a gray plug with 1 wire. you shoulda researched this before buying.

Ridin' clean

Well i did do research on the shit on honda-tech and what not and i thought i knew what it looked like, thats why im asking. I got a deal on this thing, the head and intake manifold for only 200 bucks. But it does have the vtec solenoid.....its right where u said but its on like a little bracket shit with like 3 bolts that hold it on. Then on top of that it has like transister looking thing, like something out of radio. With a little green cirlce connector with 2 pins. There is also a very small wire that looks black and white with the same kinda pins.

i mean i knew about the solenoid and shit but i was confuzzeled when i saw the vavle cover and it didnt say vtec on it. and why isnt the vavle cover fitting?

alri0085

non-vtec valve cover.

Ridin' clean

^^ ok thanks i kinda figured that but i wasnt sure.

1 more question...can i use my 1.5 dizzy or do i have to have the 1.6?

juiced2ndgenteg

I don't know about the dizzy fitment but, at least its a vtec head.

Ridin' clean

yeah that makes me happy...i guess ima take it to napa and have them clean it and shit. i still need the p28, and a dizzy? i guess, then all the other nonsense like belts and gaskets and shit...so i know enough to get around a engine bay but should i tackle this monster myself or let someone else do it? i have all the mini me pages i can find bookmarked so i have a pretty good idea whats up but i was just wondering what kind of gayness has happened to you guys that have done this....

Trip

Please don't try to install the head with the spark plug bungs facing the same way as your 1.5

methree

dont forget to remove the oil sensor between # 2 and # 3 cylds.

alri0085

lol, I know someone that tried to do that.