type r head on my gsr block?
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type r head on my gsr block?
Hey guys, this is my first post and i thought someone would know the answer to my question.
I can get a complete type r head for about $400.00. This includes the cams and valvetrain. I dont think it includes the intake manifold or distributer. And i can port and polish the head for cheap also.
So i was wondering what it would involve to put in on my 98 gsr? Would i be better off taking the cams and valvetrain out of the type r head and just putting in in my gsr. I know that the intake manifold flows much better and that the head is already ported somewhat on type r's, so i was just thinking of simply swaping the heads. And using only a 2 layer head gasket to put my compression back at 10.0:1
Do i need to mess with my ECU in order to run this head? (OBD II/OBD I). and what else do i completely need to do this swap?
thanks for your help
I can get a complete type r head for about $400.00. This includes the cams and valvetrain. I dont think it includes the intake manifold or distributer. And i can port and polish the head for cheap also.
So i was wondering what it would involve to put in on my 98 gsr? Would i be better off taking the cams and valvetrain out of the type r head and just putting in in my gsr. I know that the intake manifold flows much better and that the head is already ported somewhat on type r's, so i was just thinking of simply swaping the heads. And using only a 2 layer head gasket to put my compression back at 10.0:1
Do i need to mess with my ECU in order to run this head? (OBD II/OBD I). and what else do i completely need to do this swap?
thanks for your help
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Re: type r head on my gsr block? (white_98_gsr)
You'll need an ITR intake manifold. How can you get the head so cheap? I would just drop in the internals and sell the bare head. At that price it is either hot, damaged, fake, or being offered to you by a very good friend.
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Re: type r head on my gsr block? (white_98_gsr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by white_98_gsr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey guys, this is my first post and i thought someone would know the answer to my question.
I can get a complete type r head for about $400.00. This includes the cams and valvetrain. I dont think it includes the intake manifold or distributer. And i can port and polish the head for cheap also.
So i was wondering what it would involve to put in on my 98 gsr? Would i be better off taking the cams and valvetrain out of the type r head and just putting in in my gsr. I know that the intake manifold flows much better and that the head is already ported somewhat on type r's, so i was just thinking of simply swaping the heads. And using only a 2 layer head gasket to put my compression back at 10.0:1
Do i need to mess with my ECU in order to run this head? (OBD II/OBD I). and what else do i completely need to do this swap?
thanks for your help
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The Type R head will bolt right up to the GSR block. You said you want to use a two-layer gasket to bring your compression back up? Have you changed the compression in the GSR previously? A US GSR runs 10.0.1 already. Using a two layer and the fact that your using the type R will raise the compression some as is. Using a 2 layer will raise the compression .2-.3 points more. As for OBD II, and OBD I. I believe all the plugs will work the same except the plug for Vtec solenoid. I believe it's different, but you can just wire it directly so you should be fine. Overall it shouldn't be hard at all. Good luck.
P.S. You will need a type R or B16a intake manifold and throttle body. The GSR manifold will not bolt up to the Type R head, and the GSR IAC valve will not bolt up either… so I guess you will need IAC valve too…
Man, $400 was a good deal, but depending on what you get with it. Now you have to buy all this other ****!
Hope this helps…
I can get a complete type r head for about $400.00. This includes the cams and valvetrain. I dont think it includes the intake manifold or distributer. And i can port and polish the head for cheap also.
So i was wondering what it would involve to put in on my 98 gsr? Would i be better off taking the cams and valvetrain out of the type r head and just putting in in my gsr. I know that the intake manifold flows much better and that the head is already ported somewhat on type r's, so i was just thinking of simply swaping the heads. And using only a 2 layer head gasket to put my compression back at 10.0:1
Do i need to mess with my ECU in order to run this head? (OBD II/OBD I). and what else do i completely need to do this swap?
thanks for your help
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The Type R head will bolt right up to the GSR block. You said you want to use a two-layer gasket to bring your compression back up? Have you changed the compression in the GSR previously? A US GSR runs 10.0.1 already. Using a two layer and the fact that your using the type R will raise the compression some as is. Using a 2 layer will raise the compression .2-.3 points more. As for OBD II, and OBD I. I believe all the plugs will work the same except the plug for Vtec solenoid. I believe it's different, but you can just wire it directly so you should be fine. Overall it shouldn't be hard at all. Good luck.
P.S. You will need a type R or B16a intake manifold and throttle body. The GSR manifold will not bolt up to the Type R head, and the GSR IAC valve will not bolt up either… so I guess you will need IAC valve too…
Man, $400 was a good deal, but depending on what you get with it. Now you have to buy all this other ****!
Hope this helps…
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Re: type r head on my gsr block? (All-motor_JDMB18C)
yea, from what i heard, if you put the r head on the gsr block, it will lower the compression(still using stock gsr pistons) by about .2
So thats why i was planning on using the 2 layer head gasket to raise the compression back to what i previously would have had
Thanks for all the help so far.
any other thoughts would be appreciated
So thats why i was planning on using the 2 layer head gasket to raise the compression back to what i previously would have had
Thanks for all the help so far.
any other thoughts would be appreciated
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Re: type r head on my gsr block? (white_98_gsr)
The Type-R head will lower compression, the combustion chambers are bigger. Are you absolutely sure that you are getting a Type-R head and not a B16 head? That is a little too cheap. While you have the head off, why don't you drop some ITR or CTR pistons in your engine? Just a thought.
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