I am putting a 086 head on a 99 2.4 have searched repeatedly for answers. I am using a 2.3 head gasket but can not find exactly how to modify it.
I have done this swap and used a 2.4 felpro gasket. I matched the 2.3 head to the 2.4 gasket. How did you match the head to the block? Did you modify the head or the block? If you modified the head to match the 2.4 headgasket then you will need to match the 2.3 gasket to the 2.4 gasket. If you matched the block to the 2.3 gasket then you dont need to modify the 2.3 glasket. It all depends on how you matched up the water/oil pasages.
I have not done anything yet. Was told I needed a 2.3 gasket or have hot spots. I don't know. What is easiest and best. where to drill for oil and water??
Here are some pics and some info.
clicky
ive been told that you can run the head without even modifying a damn thing...
Stand in the corner and SCREAM with me!!!!
Huh thatd be nice...i dont think I wanna be the one to try it though lol.
hey i was skeptical to but he said it worked...
Stand in the corner and SCREAM with me!!!!
So in that picture i need to cut my 086 head out where the blue is? And use a 2.3 gasket?
Brad.....who said you can run it without modifying head?
As for the way I know it and have it running on my LD9 you simply modify the head and use a 2.4 gasket.
GMR has got nothing on this
So using a 2.4 gasket, how and where to modify head?
DOHC_tuner wrote:Brad.....who said you can run it without modifying head?
As for the way I know it and have it running on my LD9 you simply modify the head and use a 2.4 gasket.
the machinist that gutts the cranks and makes the custom 2.3 oil pump re-location blocks, etc etc etc...
Stand in the corner and SCREAM with me!!!!
ryan scott wrote:So using a 2.4 gasket, how and where to modify head?
There are pics in the link i posted. I would use a dremel. If youdont have one I think the go for about 30 dollars.
z yaaaa wrote:ive been told that you can run the head without even modifying a damn thing...
Can you? Most likely.
Should you? I sure as hell wouldn't/didn't try it.
I have no signiture
omfg BRIAN?! what rock have you been hiding under for like a year? jesus...
Stand in the corner and SCREAM with me!!!!
z yaaaa wrote:omfg BRIAN?! what rock have you been hiding under for like a year? jesus...
lol. I wasn't doing so great in school, so I chose to abandon JBO for the sake of improving my focus. Good to see you're still kickin around here Brad.
I have no signiture
One other thing to consider I had Cometic make me an LD9 head gasket with a 93mm bore size to clear the combustion chamber of the 086 head. A stock 2.4 only has a 90mm bore and any hg material overhanging the combustion chamber can lead to a blown head gasket.
Dale Young wrote:One other thing to consider I had Cometic make me an LD9 head gasket with a 93mm bore size to clear the combustion chamber of the 086 head. A stock 2.4 only has a 90mm bore and any hg material overhanging the combustion chamber can lead to a blown head gasket.
The felpro didnt hang over...you could see metal all the way around. The cometic is a nice option though.
SCE says their copper gaskets can be used with either 2.3 or 2.4
Jason
99 Z24 Supercharged
157hp/171tq - NA
190hp/170tq @ 6psi
LG0/LD9 for Life
