Anyone remove a sr20 head? I need help

[justeno_heat]

I got the cams and everything else out I'm down to the head bolts and I got the allen key sockets to take them out. But those bolts are that tight I can't break them loose. Any ideas?

[fredbblakemore]

When I first removed the head on my SR20, I thought the two huge allen "bolts" (which turned out to be plugs, not bolts) between the spark plug holes had to be removed. I stripped one and spent the night with a drill and a set of easy-outs removing the mess. Leave those things alone.

For the head bolts themselves, I ended up using a breaker bar on the end of my ratchet wrench with an allen socket. If you just have the L-shaped allen wrench, find a small piece of pipe to slide over the end or something that you can grip on to the end like vice grips and give it everything you've got.

P.S. Remember, it's "lefty loosey."