L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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Post by Rocketpanda » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:54 pm

I have a friend who is giving me his L16 head. his motor is shot so varying on if the head is reusable, i'd like to swap the head on to my L20B block after rebuilding the head. Is this hard to swap? I know most L series motor parts are interchangeable but is this possible? If so, what are the pros/cons. If rebuildable, any tips i should use to build a performance head?

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Re: L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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Post by K_trip » Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:35 pm

I have not done this, but I've read it works.

You end up with higher compression (not always a good thing), it's something like 9.3 ... but the L16 head has smaller valves and the cam is going to make it feel weak, unless you use the L20B cam. Then there is the issue with round intake ports versus square intake ports. Not the best combo, but it should work "so so".

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Re: L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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Post by 510freak » Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:02 pm

Depend on which L-16 head, some of the earlier ones are a "closed chamber"(usually the 210 front casting number, below the inspection plate on the front of the head)
A regular 210 head,is open chamber
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Re: L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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Post by flatcat19 » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:04 pm

The 210 head, open or closed, also has the smallest valves out of all the L heads.
You may have yourself a W53 though. Maybe even an A87.

On the plug side, by #1 will be a little section with raised letters. 3 alphanumeric digits.
What's there?

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Re: L20b with L16 Head Swap?

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Post by jayden71 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:53 am

If its 210 head, yeah it will work but, small valves/ports. Not really good for performance. Will not breathe as good.
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