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- Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:35 pm #152564 What do you guys think would be wiser for a stripped head? Its my daily ride but i live in montana so its kinda racing app also. New cylinder head or a coil??

- Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:44 pm #152602 What motor you got? and if its yer racing app and you got the cash now would be a great time to upgrade!!

- Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:08 pm #152610 You need to say which hole is stripped.

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- Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:14 am #152647 spark plug threads or what?

- Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:38 pm #152719 If the head is repairable, do so.

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1980 Kawasaki KZ650
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- Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:42 pm #152720 the head is stripped or the head bolt stripped out of the block....???

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- Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:44 am #152797 headbolt out of the block

- Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:38 pm #152868 You have two options there.

#1
Get a new block.

#2
Helicoil the stripped out hole.

Helicoil is the cheaper of the two. Requires drilling the old threads out, what's left of them anyways, tapping the hole, and inserting a new steel thread. It's not difficult, but it is time consuming.

You know what's involved in a new block.

Hi, I'm John. I'm a hacky sackin', rock climbin', scuba divin', aircraft mechanic.

[Apexracing]

- Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:41 pm #152876 swap to a b series, or another d series motor.

- Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:49 pm #152911 Thanks guys. Do you think that the helicoil would be dependable? I live in the styx so every chance i have i nail it to the floor. I'm looking at maybe forced induction, how do you think the helicoil would withstand. or would it be more worth it just to get a new cylinder head?

- Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:24 pm #152917 Since you're going FI, get a new block. I wouldn't trust the helicoil for that applicatiton. It would be a disaster if you were to put boost on the engine and all of a sudden blow a headgasket and pull out the head bolt/stud at the same time.

Save yourself some money and get another block.

Hi, I'm John. I'm a hacky sackin', rock climbin', scuba divin', aircraft mechanic.

- Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:16 am #152934 take your block to a good machine shop and they can do it correctly the first time.

1986 Nissan 300zx
1980 Kawasaki KZ650
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300