NF head on MC engine BTDT?

Cody Forbes cody at 5000tq.com
Tue Aug 21 19:10:24 EDT 2007


Huw Powell wrote:
>>> I'm considering buying a NF cylinder head for my heavy hitter MC
>>> engine. I warped my MC head, and from what I understand the NF is
>>> virtually the same with larger valves. Am I right? Chambers are
>>> close enough to the same? Compression and piston-valve clearance
>>> same or close enough? Oil/coolant passages?
>
> I don't know if "the list" knows this one, but I bet the folks at
> motorgeek.com do.  I think some of them still lurk here, but tend to
> forget to participate.

:-/, I'm already on sooooo many forums, I think my PC will self destruct if 
I register on another!!

>
> I would be concerned about the bore - the NF is a 2.3, the MC's are
> 2.2, right?

Yeah, 81mm bore vs 82.5mm, I hadn't thought of that. I suppose I better go 
get on Motorgeek.

-Cody Forbes
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