sr20de cylinder head question

[boosted200]

i have a 1995 nissan 200sx se-r with the sr20de motor.i recently cracked the cylinder head and found a relatively inexpensive one from a company in florida.my question is...how difficult is it to install a new cylinder head?my plan was to use the chilton manual and attempt it myself but if its extremely difficult i wont make the attempt

[MaximA32]

First of all, you're from Sheboygan and that just makes me chuckle.

Second, for the transverse SR, it shouldn't be that difficult IIRC. The only forseen problem would be getting everything d/c'd from the old head and transferring or installing the parts onto it.

[boosted200]

yeh me being from sheboygan makes aot of people chuckle..haha

i have someone willing to help put the new head in.i just need to get the old head off so i can get the cast number off of it to order the new head.

[MaximA32]

From 1-10, how would you rate your mechanical knowledge/experience?

[boosted200]

well not very well on the scale but when i read something im usualy damn good at figuring it out and i know how to use tools...thats why i figured if i had the chilton i could do it

[MaximA32]

You should be able to get it down with the Chilton's. They provide enough info for the job but sometimes you run into a problem that they don't cover. I can move this over to the transverse SR forum if you'd like and maybe you can get a better idea of what might be entailed.