G52 head on a g54b??
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:35 am
I could have sworn that I posted this last night..
anywho, I finally got the max out for its' maiden voyage and was very disappointed. For all of the mods that I did, it couldn't even get out of it's own way! Had to go around the block just to get up speed to get halfway up my drive. Then, it started overheating up to 210!! SO I think that it cracked the head
Now, the real question.. Went to a yard and found a 79 d-50 (actually really clean, considering) and it had the G52 in it..
Looks, feels, smelled like a G54b. Will this head work on my 54b?
Are the valve sizes the same?
The odometer only showed (067332, if I remember right) and when I pulled the head, it was like it was glued on.. Had to bang on it just to get it to release.
Doesn't look to be cracked either I took the intake also just incase that they won't interchange. I'm thinkin of welding on a made up baseplate so I can mount a Rochester 2-barrel (that I got for free).
Please get back to me on this, 'cause I really don't want to be spending time porting it if it's not gonna work.
I"ll try and take some pics while I'm in there too.
Thanks. Errol
anywho, I finally got the max out for its' maiden voyage and was very disappointed. For all of the mods that I did, it couldn't even get out of it's own way! Had to go around the block just to get up speed to get halfway up my drive. Then, it started overheating up to 210!! SO I think that it cracked the head
Now, the real question.. Went to a yard and found a 79 d-50 (actually really clean, considering) and it had the G52 in it..
Looks, feels, smelled like a G54b. Will this head work on my 54b?
Are the valve sizes the same?
The odometer only showed (067332, if I remember right) and when I pulled the head, it was like it was glued on.. Had to bang on it just to get it to release.
Doesn't look to be cracked either I took the intake also just incase that they won't interchange. I'm thinkin of welding on a made up baseplate so I can mount a Rochester 2-barrel (that I got for free).
Please get back to me on this, 'cause I really don't want to be spending time porting it if it's not gonna work.
I"ll try and take some pics while I'm in there too.
Thanks. Errol