Aries_Turbo
01-28-2007, 01:59 AM
for those who have finished/are working on a 16v conversion using the later stratus/neon head.... with the plugging and machining that is involved, might it be easier to have a custom headgasket made to cover most of the ports that need to be plugged and plug the rest.
Chris at TU could probably have Cometic make one pretty easily. take a few pics of a neon MLS and a td gasket and cross out the holes in each that you dont want added. the remaining ones would be the correct ones. Cometic makes both so it should be cake for them.
now i know that some parts of the head overhang off of the td block but what ports need to be plugged that overhang?
reason Im asking is that i might go 16v. having a custom HG that blocks some of the ports would make it easier cause I wouldnt have spend the cash in machining costs. I could plug the holes in the parts of the head that overhang the block and not worry about machining them smooth. just make sure the plugs are recessed. then slap the custom gasket in and bada-bing, bolt the head on. id still have to make drain and feed lines but thats easy. :)
any thoughts.
Brian
Chris at TU could probably have Cometic make one pretty easily. take a few pics of a neon MLS and a td gasket and cross out the holes in each that you dont want added. the remaining ones would be the correct ones. Cometic makes both so it should be cake for them.
now i know that some parts of the head overhang off of the td block but what ports need to be plugged that overhang?
reason Im asking is that i might go 16v. having a custom HG that blocks some of the ports would make it easier cause I wouldnt have spend the cash in machining costs. I could plug the holes in the parts of the head that overhang the block and not worry about machining them smooth. just make sure the plugs are recessed. then slap the custom gasket in and bada-bing, bolt the head on. id still have to make drain and feed lines but thats easy. :)
any thoughts.
Brian