Jump to content
HybridZ

Which head to Use? HELP


Z32Dreamer

Recommended Posts

Hey guys I just bought a 77 280z it had a couple modifications done to it back in the day like.

 

Oversized Throttle body

Cold air intake

Header

large open Magnaflow exhaust

MSD ignition

 

When i bought the car he told me the fuel pump was bad I replaced it and finally got the car started and it started throwing up coolant out the tail pipe like a mad man.

 

After further examination I determined the stock head is probably warped and needs a new head gasket. Well I have several heads to choose from to put back on it.

 

I have the stock head which will need shaved

a P90 turbo head

P79 head

E88 Head

N47 head

 

All will need rebuilt but just need some advice on which head to go with or which would yeild the most performance out of this N/A motor.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrators
Hey guys I just bought a 77 280z it had a couple modifications done to it back in the day like.

 

Oversized Throttle body

Cold air intake

Header

large open Magnaflow exhaust

MSD ignition

 

When i bought the car he told me the fuel pump was bad I replaced it and finally got the car started and it started throwing up coolant out the tail pipe like a mad man.

 

After further examination I determined the stock head is probably warped and needs a new head gasket. Well I have several heads to choose from to put back on it.

 

I have the stock head which will need shaved

a P90 turbo head

P79 head

E88 Head

N47 head

 

All will need rebuilt but just need some advice on which head to go with or which would yeild the most performance out of this N/A motor.

 

 

 

If the engine is the stock 77, it should be an N-47 head. As such, due to drastic compression ratio differences using the P-79 and P-90 heads with OE ’77 dished pistons, (all that info is already here in the stickies of the L-6 forum along with all the performance benefits of the various heads as well), and the E-88 head is not drilled for the EFI manifold or the injectors, so the N-47 is really the only logical choice in your list, so long as it is a Z car N-47 and NOT the Maxima N-47. Again, that info is already here in the stickies.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...