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notsospecial92
07-02-2003, 03:43 PM
hey guys-
my 92 ga has been running pretty sadly as of late so i took it to have a compression test run. the compression test showed that cylinder #2 has 0 compression. we have yet to tear the engine apart and see if it's a blown hg, cracked head or cracked block but i think that either way i will just convert to a dohc due to the fact that i have been reading up on the subject and the sohc quad 4 is the only real lemon in the quad 4 family.
my question is this:
are/ have there been any articles written on converting from a sohc quad 4 to a dohc quad 4?? i've spent countless hours searching on several forums and google and have yet to come up with such an article. thanks for any help and i'm hoping somebody can make me look like a :newbie: at this

donalson
07-02-2003, 10:06 PM
i know i read some good info on it... but i think that was on the old board :-/

I'd like to do the swap when my engines number is up (which will be a long time... 80k miles and VERY regular maitnace schedule doh)

the big issue i'll have is going from auto to manua... the HO didn't come w/ a auto tranny and as i understand it the OHC auto unit is fairly weak :-/

things to think of... then again i think the car would be a total diff car if it had some midl suspension work, decent tires, and an HO motor

mark