I searched the boards but didn't find anyone who had done this, or mentioned if it would work.

Will a cyl head from the stratus 2.4L fit onto the 2.0L motor. Both DOHC of course.
Reason I ask is my 2.0 is leaking oil at the head (who's isn't), so I was going to pull the head refinish it, ARP bolts, and bolt it back up to try and rid myself of the pesky oil leak.
BUT, my thoughts have always been - why replace with stock parts. So I have a spare built head from my stratus project that I would like to use. milled, cams, p&p. Would be nice if it would bolt up.

Any thoughts/experience?

thats not gunna work bro, the 2 liter head bolts to the 2.4L block...a few of us have done that. and even that takes a little bit of lovin to get running right. that 2.4L head on a 2L block isnt gunna work for ya
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you COULD bolt the 2.4 heasd on a 2.0 short block
the result will be a NEON DOHC engine and will be pretty useless in your car :nono

the 2.4 head is a back exhaust front intake head and it is shared by stratus 2.4 and Neon 2.0 Dohc

Alain

Gotcha. Appreciate the help. :)

Alan, yeah..that's what I was afraid of. I didn't know the possibility of her flowing the right way. I know the stratus motor inside and out, having modded it pretty thoroughly.
Off to find a 2.0L head to work on then.

Are you ready for a stupid question? what would be the possibility of switching the cams around in the head, so intake cam is on the exhasut side and vice-versa, so you can use the 2.4 head on the 2.0? And then is there enough meat in there to port out the original exhaust side to intake specs, you know, so you flow the same on intake stroke. This is getting to the point that itd be way more money then its worth, oh well, food for thought anyways.

Originally posted by Keith2172
Are you ready for a stupid question? what would be the possibility of switching the cams around in the head, so intake cam is on the exhasut side and vice-versa, so you can use the 2.4 head on the 2.0? And then is there enough meat in there to port out the original exhaust side to intake specs, you know, so you flow the same on intake stroke. This is getting to the point that itd be way more money then its worth, oh well, food for thought anyways.

wont work

I'll be pulling the head off my car in the near future. It's milled for about 10.5:1 compression and ported/polished with valve springs.

I'll be looking to sell shortly if you are interested.



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why not just reverse the cam timing. put each cam 180 degrees out from the normal, then the exhaust would theoretically become the intake and vice versa. Right? Just a thought.

Originally posted by bzoss
why not just reverse the cam timing. put each cam 180 degrees out from the normal, then the exhaust would theoretically become the intake and vice versa. Right? Just a thought.

Why the hell do this?? dont you know the intake and exhaust cams are designed completely different from each other with different durations and lifts based on the (wtf why i am even explaining this to the dead thread resurector).....Oh and did you not notice that intake and exhaust ports on the head are designed completely different (oh horay an exhaust with no anti-reversion hump...needless to say you would also have to craft an intake with an exhaust flange and an exhaust with an intake flange....you are EINSTEIN whopty freaking dooo!!!)You would DEFINITIVELY loose hp

You are " " this close from negative feedback from me.......

In any case I heard the 2.4L PT Cruiser head can bolt on our cars unsure though, I'f have to call to verify...

That is true...to a degree...first off the late 04 pt has a different oil passage and you would still have a head that the intake is in the front, exhaust in back....you save no money or time by going this route ok??

A 2gnt head is easier to find than you think