a quick trip to the junkyard

[sorealsosurreal]

so yeah tomorrow morning im going to make a quick trip to the junkyard to get some parts for my friends trooper and thought if the oppurtunity is there why not get something for my self. what would be the best stock L series head and cam to put ontop of an l24 that has i think the e88 head with a header and exhuast just for a little added performance till i do my engine build

[woldson]

At this point I recommend finding a f54 block.

Now some experts have found some differences (strengths), however, unless you are extreme, bigger displacement is a whole lot of fun.

 

If you are really looking for a deal I suggest also looking for a few caps;)

[sorealsosurreal]

im talking about a head not a whole block. i was just gonna clean it up and throw it on my l24 just for a weekend project

[BRAAP]

The ONLY head worth putting on an L-24 just for the sake of performing a head swap is the ’81-’84 Maxima N-47, aka MN-47. Any other cylinder head, why bother? NO gains will be had unless you are building a custom L-24, port work, 5 angle valve job, cam, modified SU’s or Triple carbs or aftermarket EFI, etc. At that, it is just about as much work as swapping in an L-28, and the extra 400cc of displacement also brings with it just that much more torque and power which is very noticeable in the seat of your pants. Then build that L-28 to the same level you would an L-24 and you still have that extra 400cc churning out that much more torque and HP!

 

In short, there are many other areas you can spend time tinkering with on and L-24 to improve its performance that will yield far greater performance and drivability gains than a head swap. Stock for stock, there really isn’t much of any perceptible difference in power production between the various L-series heads. The difference is in the “tune” Tuning is worth way WAY more power than a head swap for an L-series.

 

 

My $.02