Head work for 4KQT project

[Marc Swanson]

> I'm getting started (again) on my 4KQ turbo project and was looking for a
> reputable shop to recondition the head in the Boston, MA area. Any
> suggestions?? I also need a place to have the block hot tanked.
>
> For those of you who have done the conversion, is it worth having
> the sodium
> valves put in the 4K head so I can keep the vacuum pump? Are
> there any other
> differences between the 4K and 5KT heads?? (The donor car was an 86 5KT)
>
> So many questions, so little money....


You could use your 4kq head, but I used my 5kt head with no vacuum pump
since as long as you don't left foot brake, you don't need it.  As far as
machine shops go I would HIGHLY recommend R&L engines in Dover NH.  There a
bit of a ways away from you but they are known up and down the seacoast by
the racer crouds.  There web page is http://www.rlengines.com .  I also have
some pictures on my website of their work that they did for me on my 4ktq
engine at http://marcswanson.ne.mediaone.net/head_work.html (the picture of
the bottom of the head shows the NG 40mm intake valves). Also, they took
some shots different stuff they did to my block at
http://marcswanson.ne.mediaone.net/machine_work.html .


HTH



-Marc-

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