b18c5 bottom end, b16a1 top end

should i get a skunk2 spoon toda something like that headgasket or will the honda OEM be fine?

i am not changing anything else yet so the engine wont be under any abnormal force, i want to get some ITR cams later on this year but right now im just trying to get my engine together and in my car.

is there a diff. between b16a1 gasket and b18c5 gasket?

 

Most people recommend OEM gaskets unless you are under EXTREME condition...i.e. major boost.

 

Use a normal gasket.

 

I used OEM on my first build and am using Cometic this time just because I want to be sure I get the right one for my bore size (84mm). I could go with a B20B gasket, but Cometic is just as costly. OEM handled ~300 whp and 14psi just fine.

 

yeah im going all motor so ill just roll with OEM.... which engine code?

 

C5 if you're sticking with the stock C5 bore.

The head does not effect the gasket usage.

 

they are the same bore anyway, 81.5... jsut didnt know if one was thicker than the other thus affecting my c/r

 

yeah an oem gasket is fine, no need anything else

 

OEM ROCKs! hehe yeah oem will hold up good.