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@Spoolinfool @Honcho Regarding the B-series caps...they didn't fit. I got the part number recommended above from Amazon, so they could be counterfeit, but they clearly had a larger OD than could fit in the hole even with the o-ring removed.
I don't understand why, either...there are plenty of people on that item page showing them installed in motors and lots of positive reviews, so if they mine are counterfeit, they are the first counterfeit set.
Additionally, I ordered both generic ($13 each) and Skunk2 ($42) billet caps meant for B-/D-/H-/F-series motors from Amazon because they were 1-day shipping, and they a) are identical except for color and b) fit just fine. So....I don't know why those plastic cups didn't fit.
In the end, I am going to go with SoS caps ($22.50 each) because they look nicer and appear to be better made. They will be here Wednesday. (Plus, Amazon is easier to return and I would rather give SoS my money.) I am aware of their propensity for leaking if installed as instructed, so I am just going to slather them with Hondabond. I suspect that they will be a permanent fix installed that way, which is ultimately what I am looking for. They won't shrink with age like the stockers and properly applied Hondabond has been proven to be a permanent seal many times over. I think it is dumb that we have to go through the effort/risk of pulling the cams every time we do the TB/WP simply for an oil leak.
I don't understand why, either...there are plenty of people on that item page showing them installed in motors and lots of positive reviews, so if they mine are counterfeit, they are the first counterfeit set.
Additionally, I ordered both generic ($13 each) and Skunk2 ($42) billet caps meant for B-/D-/H-/F-series motors from Amazon because they were 1-day shipping, and they a) are identical except for color and b) fit just fine. So....I don't know why those plastic cups didn't fit.
In the end, I am going to go with SoS caps ($22.50 each) because they look nicer and appear to be better made. They will be here Wednesday. (Plus, Amazon is easier to return and I would rather give SoS my money.) I am aware of their propensity for leaking if installed as instructed, so I am just going to slather them with Hondabond. I suspect that they will be a permanent fix installed that way, which is ultimately what I am looking for. They won't shrink with age like the stockers and properly applied Hondabond has been proven to be a permanent seal many times over. I think it is dumb that we have to go through the effort/risk of pulling the cams every time we do the TB/WP simply for an oil leak.