The heads comming off!

[strangeman24]

Ok so car is heading to the garage for some work, iv got to have the head off to fix the common head gasket leak, and I'm proberly going to get the head skimed at the same time refitting with a 1.8 mm gasket
Also replacing the clutch ( probably an organic one) what about the fly wheel? I here so much about the pit falls and have no idea what good and what's not! I'd rather pay for a s15 specific kit than a s14a retro kit!

Is there anything else that would be worth doing while the car is in this state?

Your advice please, and if you can point me in the right direction where I could find it all it would be much apreacheted :notworthy:

 

[Chriscooke]

If you are splitting the block then definitely get it skimmed. Why are you looking at such a thick head gasket btw? I'd personally reccomend a cosworth 1.5mm gasket.

If your wallet allows I'd do the following.

Remove check and clean the valves.
Relap the valves
check and replace valve guides if needs be.
Valve stem oil seals
arp head studs
New water pump.
Uprated valve springs and reretainers.

If you are removing the gearbox an uprated mount can help but know nothing about s15 specific clutch kits.

 

[spec-rs15]

Replace the dual.mass fly wheel with a single mass flywheel clutches are cheaper that way and you get instant power to drive train that's what I have and works a treat with a hd organic

 

[strangeman24]

Replace the dual.mass fly wheel with a single mass flywheel clutches are cheaper that way and you get instant power to drive train that's what I have and works a treat with a hd organic

Where did you get yours from? Not in the uk I take it! Who made it?

 

[spec-rs15]

It's a excedy one and lol yeah im in Australia

 

[spoonman]

exedy are world wide........... http://www.exedy.co.uk

exedy make a S15 6MT specific flywheel clutch combo

 

[pegliobaglio]

I believe japspeed are an official distributor for exedy if that's the clutch you are after they normally have some good deals

 

[Auss15]

+ 1 for the Exedy for daily driving and yes get rid of the dual mass. As above for the head and you wont need a head gasket that thick, it will change the compression ratio

 

[spoonman]

a 1.8mm head gasket......... on no....... now you are going to have to get a turbo the size of basketball to compensate, well at least that would be my excuse

 

[mattyb]

Go for a driftworks flywheel and exedy clutch or dw do act clutch n flywheels now.

 

[S15_SAM]

Act Heavy Duty (HD) organic is an excellent clutch. Don't get the extreme!
Driftworks flywheels will do or exedy. Wish I'd swapped mine out but hey ho!

 

[strangeman24]

Thanks, shopping list just got bigger!��

 

[Auss15]

That's what modifying is all about :nod: