1.7 head swap

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--- Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> Are there engines that a 1.7 head won't work on?  I
> was working on my 2
> liter swap and someone said that a 1.7 head won't
> work for that.

A 1.7 head on a 2 liter block would be a tragedy.

The valves are small 33/32 vs 40/33 on a JH or RD
head.

Besides the bigger valves, the 1.8 head is a better
design - better flow.

I suppose you could modify a 1.7 head to fit, but why?



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Mark Peele
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