8v turbo cylinder head - either good/used or new/reman'd

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Craig's Saab C900 Site - 13 Dec 2006 04:00 GMT

hi everyone,

I'm investigating what's out there in the way of 8V turbo cylinder heads
which are off known-good engines and do not have the excessively-bad
coolant passage corrosion evident in the existing head removed from the
engine my 83 8V turbo 900, or failing that, possibly a new or
remanufactured head.

Does anyone know if there's any of those cylinder heads available anywhere
(preferably in Australia)? Remember that it's for a 1983 8V non-APC turbo
car, so I'm not sure if could use a head intended for a non-turbo engine.
There's the option of dismantling the engine in the 1985 900i but that's a
good running unit (which I've been considering adding the turbo to) but
would rather see if the 83's engine can be resurected first of all.

Thanks if you can help out.

Craig.

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hippo - 14 Dec 2006 05:18 GMT

>hi everyone,

>I'm investigating what's out there in the way of 8V turbo cylinder heads

>which are off known-good engines and do not have the excessively-bad
>coolant passage corrosion evident in the existing head removed from the
>engine my 83 8V turbo 900, or failing that, possibly a new or
>remanufactured head.

>Does anyone know if there's any of those cylinder heads available anywhere

>(preferably in Australia)? Remember that it's for a 1983 8V non-APC turbo

>car, so I'm not sure if could use a head intended for a non-turbo engine.

>There's the option of dismantling the engine in the 1985 900i but that's a

>good running unit (which I've been considering adding the turbo to) but
>would rather see if the 83's engine can be resurected first of all.

>Thanks if you can help out.

>Craig.

Hi Craig. You could try A-Twins at Girraween, but I think they're long
done with 8V stuff now. Worth giving Northern Wreckers a call (before you
trail all the way out there on spec). Non turbo ones didn't have hardened
valve seats, so you'd at least need to change them if you went that
route!

If you want to see if your old one is actually salvageable at a reasonable
cost I'd give Dominator Engine Reconditioning at Guildford a call. As a
last resort, there are probably still new ones available from the UK. Even
factoring in freight it might be worth a try. Cheers

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