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[91whiteGSX]

Ok here's the Story... I got the car little over a year ago 91 GSX 5spd with 109,000 miles everything was stock expect a small 16G , thats some what new... and he had the cars stock BOV blowing into the air... So I get the car take it for a ride the idle is going up and down surging you can say.. from what I learned the BOV not Recirculating will cause this So im gonna fix that the car was not as fast as I thought it was gonna be but the Boost was at stock .. So I started to do work I got a used 2G exhaust to put on so I took off the stock one and oil came out the Head.. Now I know thats not normal .. so I took the Head offand learned the valve seals are shot.. So im cleaning the valves now took the head to the shop got it cleaned and surfaced for 65 bucks checked all my valves and springs there all still in spec... Now that I have the Head off What esle on the car should I be looking to fix or replace ... Cause I hear bad storys about just doing the head and go to put it back on the car and nothing works.. So I read poeple replace front case oil seals... with 109 does that mean my is shot too .. and the balance shaft i know everyone takes it out with that kit.. But I dont think I can handle that job alone and I dont have the Money now.. So is it ok to run my car with it.. ??? Please help and tell me anything I should check so I dont have any porblems Thanks you so much !!

 

[rocafellafw]

Sorry to highjack but I'm sort of looking for the anwser to same question in the sense of what should I upgrade/replace while I have the head off for a valve seal reaplcement? I just want to know the first componets that should be strengthened in the top end if I'm looking to upgrade

 

[96awdtsx]

Alright.. Well the best bet to do is just replace as much as you can right now that the head is off. I am not talking new valves and springs but lifters, seals, and anything else small that you can afford. It is always good to replace things when you have it apart. Later down the road you dont want something else to go and wished you would have had that done when the head was off. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN. Do through and clean the valves and anything else now when you can. Check the piston rings. I am sure they are fine but it is always good to make sure. Look on the inside of the cylinder walls. See if you see any ware. How about all the timing parts? Check those also. Well i would leave the balance shafts alone right now because they are pretty hard to get at and is even harder to put the kit in with the short block in the car (which i am guessing it still is). I would personally focus on the timing parts. Jumping timing can be a real pain in the ass. MAKE sure that you have someone doing the timing that KNOWS what they are doing. It is pretty hard when you havent done it before. Not saying that you couldn't do it, i would just want someone around you that has done it before to make sure that everything is lined up. Is the whole motor out? You said you where thinking about replacing the front oil seal. Well ALWAYS replace gaskets when anything it taken apart. alright enough with my rant. I hope everything works out for you and if you have any problems just shout on here. There are TONS of people on this website that have LOTS of knowledge!

 

[birdygoesboom]

I recently had my block off, replaced every seal, gasket, and anything possible. Also bought new intake/exhaust valves because those were the origin of the problem. I cleaned anything I could fit my hands into and or onto, just to touch it up. I think you're on the right page with the advice given.

 

[black_gst]

you should do the cam seals. and depending on your future plans for the car you may want to upgrade springs and retiners and maybe even 1mm oversized valves and or course bigger cams like 272's

 

[black_gst]

also ARP head studs!
and a mls HG either the mistu or i like cometic

 

[IEdroStarI]

now that the head is off... i'd check the water pump and anything else thats hard to reach with the head on (hoses, fuel filter,etc). maybe do some porting if you have the time to do so... the 1g heads have huge intake ports but cant say the same for the exhaust ports. make sure you tighten that head to specs too!!! if you dont know the order to tighten the bolts, i'd head out to your local autozone and pick up the manual to your car.

 

[IEdroStarI]

oh and definitely listen to black on the arp head studs!! and cometic head gasket

 

[91whiteGSX]

Yea my motor is still in the car ... I been cleaning everything and anything I can dont even know what half the shit is but im takeing it off and getting new bolts for old ones and etc. I heard about the ARP's I have to get a box the guy at the head place told me to go with ARP... and I do have a haynes thats how I got this Far .. thanks you guys so much for the input That why I come on here eveyones cool as hell .. I would like to do cams and all that stuff but as of now Its not in the cards im working off very little money right now so things are tight ... I dont need the car done right away anyway so maybe i'll just keep saveing im only looking for like 200 HP maybe 250 out of her ... I Think I should hit that consid the stock is 195 then again with 109 on the bottom end I dont knwo what i'll get out of her but im gonna do my best thank u guys again.. : )