MY04 Liberty GT - FrankenStien - EOI welcome / FS

[dr20t]

My motor threw a rod this morning too

The product of a 201,000km engine and 255kw atw I guess

The ethanol oil dilution wouldn't have helped

I'm glad it happened with me and i didn't sell the car a couple of months ago cos I would've felt like shit if this blew up with the new owner

Oh well lucky I have a new motor to go in shortly

[HoFF]

At least you were kinda prepared for it

[kiahatsiu]

So, those old cylinder heads.

[dr20t]

Haha what about em Ian?

Pm me if you want em

Mick

[t.renshaw34]

So the 207 motor you purchased is a long block then not short block?

I had a funny feeling our 208 engines had the same heads as the 207?

[dr20t]

So the 207 motor you purchased is a long block then not short block?

I had a funny feeling our 208 engines had the same heads as the 207?

Indeed a long block

And as for the second thing - HELL NO

[Boostaddict]

My motor threw a rod this morning too

The product of a 201,000km engine and 255kw atw I guess

The ethanol oil dilution wouldn't have helped

I'm glad it happened with me and i didn't sell the car a couple of months ago cos I would've felt like shit if this blew up with the new owner

Oh well lucky I have a new motor to go in shortly

Oh that sucks..... Done this myself... Gutted ..... But the you think about all the juicy mods and a bad situation become very bright.... Little inconvenient but fun!!!

Can't wait to see the final product .... Sounds sooooo good.

[t.renshaw34]

So the 207 motor you purchased is a long block then not short block?

I had a funny feeling our 208 engines had the same heads as the 207?

Indeed a long block

And as for the second thing - HELL NO

Ours are quad avc's yea? What are the 207 ones?

[dr20t]

Quad avcs, but much more aggressive cams (read my post a couple of pages back on the specs)

Different port design and chamber design altogether.

Much larger ports too

Mick

[t.renshaw34]

Hmmmm. Port the heads I have or get 207 long block???

My original idea was 207 short block on my heads with a little porting + the other bits n pieces. Water pump, oil pump, sump, belts, gaskets etc.

[KiDo_Tuning]

Hmmmm. Port the heads I have or get 207 long block???

My original idea was 207 short block on my heads with a little porting + the other bits n pieces. Water pump, oil pump, sump, belts, gaskets etc.

Completely different casting on the head which allows for massive ports. You could hit stock heads with a die grinder trying to reach the late model port cross sectional area but would hit the water galleries first.

[t.renshaw34]

Cheers Matt . 207 long block it is then.

[kiahatsiu]

Bear in mind that the heads Mick has, and we are talking about are vastly different from those found on the 'normal' ej207.

[t.renshaw34]

How so? Always keen to learn something new.

[kiahatsiu]

The z20 have decent port size (bigger than the w25 late model davcs) heads. The z20s have a smaller combustion chamber (48.something cc I remember reading) compared to 52ish on the 2.5 and 50 on the 2.0 ( ej207). I understand that the radius of the 90 bend ing the ports is tighter in our heads thus more restrictive.
Mick has w20s which are off the spec c. These a the best heads. Google them.
I am typing this from memory so I am happy to be proven incorrect in the interest of shedding light on Subaru heads on this forum.