valves

Hi Guys, I'm ready to rebuild my Z22SE head, and would greatly appreciate some advice. I have a brand new bare head, a full set of new valves, a full set of new lifters, and a new follower to replace a broken one - oh and my trusty Haines. Q1: Do I need to grind/lap the valves if they're brand...

ok so today i poped up to see amy @amzie with her vectra c amy sent me a pm to say could i come and have a look she had taken the car to a garage where we are not sure what happened but upon my arrivle it was clear there was valve damage not 1 or 2 but 8 all 8 inlet valves were double bent and...

Well my cars has been rebuild, bottom end checked with new piston rings changed and full recon + port and polish head, its not even done 1000miles yet! but the problem is when tried starting the car a loud bang came from the engine bay from the inlet manifold, after the engine was just turning...