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Are cylinder heads symettrical? by MordacP

Started on	: 09-02-2009 03:17 PM
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Last post by	: pmbrunelle on 09-02-2009 10:21 PM

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Report this Post09-02-2009 03:17 PM

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Can i use a head from the rear bank of a junkyard fiero on the front bank of my fiero?

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Report this Post09-02-2009 03:43 PM

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I believe they are Both the same Part #, so, YES

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Yes, but make sure you run a M10-1.5 tap through all the accessory mounting holes on the side of the heads to clean out the holes. They will often be full of crud from not being used.

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In general, any V-type engine has heads that are interchangeable, saves the manufacturer money.

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Originally posted by Ang84Indy:

In general, any V-type engine has heads that are interchangeable, saves the manufacturer money.

That is not entirely true once you start looking at the overhead cam engines - the area for the belt/chain drive is often unique to one end of the head.

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Report this Post09-02-2009 08:21 PM

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You're right fieroguru, I hadn't thought of OHC engines.

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On a related note, the 3.4 DOHC is the only DOHC engine with symmetrical heads. Thaught that was a neat tidbit.

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I think we're confusing symmetrical with identical...

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