DOHC SOHC HEAD SWAP How I made it work!

[slakker]

I love all you guys, but unfortunately I was kidding. My real question was whether or not it was even possible? Just a topic, any Ideas

[Bio_Hazard]

i would think it would work if you used the harnes frome the dohc and if all the coolent pathways are the same. i don't even know if the blocks are the same so i gusse you could tell by looking at the head gaskets for both and if they are the same then it might work

[slakker]

Thanks bio Just a curious question

[1drifterX]

Hi,I would be interested in this mod if it works. If anyone looks into it please share your results!thanks.

[navysnail]

someone did it, look in the ka24e and ka24de forums, i know someone had somthing on it in those somewere

[Bio_Hazard]

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=40742ok in this one he gets it done but gives up

http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=67075#891565

and in this one he get's it started and runs into some probelames

After reading both of these i think i'm going to try and see if it works this winter in my garage need to take my head off any ways might as well try it and i'll try to wright a FAQ on it with some pics and deside if it really can be done. hope this helps its been some thing i have always wanted to try any ways so i'll give it a shot.

[slakker]

That is awesome. I could have swore that I heard of that before. That is truly awesome and a project at that. I wonder what you could expect out of a dyno from that. Would it be just like having a DOHC or does it compound because of the compression change. If it would go to a compression of 11.7.1 then would the stock pistons be ok.

[slakker]

Is Glacier985 still part of the boards. I havent seen any posts lately or a finished product. I think he did a very good job, but he got frustrated near then end and started getting careless. Cutting wires not soldering them on right. But pioneers are like that. I think I am going to try it. Not sure though

[Bio_Hazard]

yeah i think he still is active but i don't know really i went to his we site and the ka looks good, well the only way you can get the 11.7CR is if your SOHC ka pistions were made before a certin date, i have a 90 the was built in september of 89 so my CR would be about 11.2 i think thats what i was told. Yeah i think what the two of them have done so far is very good. i will try this after i take my car out of the garage in early spring so it will be ready for summer, i thik its not going to be that hard but it is going to be a cahalnge. i hope it works when i get done .