#6229, "1G vs. 2G head install issues" May-10-07 04:35 AM by techboy
I picked up a 1G head over the winter and had it all machined, and was going to put it on my 2G 7-bolt block. I didn't realize until last night however, when I removed my 2G head that it doesn't look like it's going to be a direct swap.
I know putting 1G heads on 2G blocks is a fairly common thing, so there must be some solutoin to this. Anybody try this on here .... I don't want to have to visit dsmtuners
#6230, "RE: 1G vs. 2G head install issues" In response to Reply # 0
Well, for anyone who is interested in doing this mod in the future I found a great detailed article on how to do it posted up by the tech guys at RRE. Click on the link below:
Basically, to do this my assumptions were correct .... you need to some "extra stuff". You need a 1G head, a 1G intake manifold and throttle body, all the 1G water tubing, and you'll have to modify the head to accept the cam sensor and some other things ...
I'm at a crossraods as to whether I'm going continue w/ this since I discovered it's more involved than I thought. Although, I already I have the 1G head and I paid to have it machined. Oh, and already own a 1G intake mani. If I can find the rest of the parts in a junkyard I'll probably proceed. I'll keep you posted.
In hindsight, I should have invesigated it more before getting halfway into it. Oh well, that's part of the fun I guess.