mikeemo240z Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 yeah this biuld looks very interesting. i was going to try the KA heads put together but the M104 does look to be not as complecated . yet i know putting that head on will be hard but hey it will be worth it. 4 valves per cylinder compared to 2 valves is always better. Im will be picking up a M104 head soon from my local pullapart which i believe has one. when i get it i will be putting 6 individual carbs from a R1 yamaha on it to cut down on electronics. i have quite a bit of fab skill and a shop to do this at so that helps as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Is that picture with the stock merc sprockets and the stock nissan crank sprocket? The chain length will probably change if you use only merc sprockets or only nissan sprockets. I agree with XNKE that using the kameari style chain tensioner you will get the right chain tension, rather than hoping that the range of the nissan tensioner will work. (kind of a long shot for such a custom application) I'm curious to see what you come up with for a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R30hybridz Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Update: I went to Indy yesterday to see what's at the local Pull-a-Part, and found sitting there an M104 Merc Cylinder head. So for 40 bucks, I pulled it and nabbed all the goodies and brought them home to see if it fit. It did ... The bore spacing is DEAD ON and the head bolts are very close, in the small thousandths , which is doable. That said, I took some pics of the head vs a stripped P79 I had just sitting around and threw it on the block to see what it would look like. Right now it's just sitting there, because I couldn't find a stock set of Z head bolts. It would actually bolt up using them, but I'd like to bore for the bigger Merc head bolts since they're massive. ... Could you please tell me exactly which version of the M104 head you used please was it the 2.8 L M104.94x or the 3.2 L M104.99x Edited February 16, 2010 by R30hybridz more infomation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 Could you please tell me exactly which version of the M104 head you used please was it the 2.8 L M104.94x or the 3.2 L M104.99x It was a .99 head but the .94 is the same head. the .98 has a side water exit and would be easier to deal with timing as well since it uses a tensioner on that side as opposed to a timing rail. Hope this helps. They all use 14mm head bolts which means you can get some sleeves made to use the Z head bolts (you'll want the long ones that shoot through the cam towers as well) Edit: I have some pretty good information here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=269449 that I've amassed before some people went off topic with a whole bunch of benchracing and general Mercedes-Benz idiocy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeemo240z Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 info. helped thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob80 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 What is the status on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 well old story , but MAG58 was right, mercedes M104 head is possible on a datsun L28 stroked , build is not over but we will see what happens soon bye bye Didier 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krinkov Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Whoa that is awesome! Please keep updating this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I'll try to, but time ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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didier Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Dry sump pump system,with 36-1 crown for megasquirt efi de 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Just for the fun ! ah ah ah ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calZ Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 2/12/2024 at 9:54 AM, didier said: well old story , but MAG58 was right, mercedes M104 head is possible on a datsun L28 stroked , build is not over but we will see what happens soon bye bye Didier I meant to ask this before, but can you give some more details on the timing setup? It looks like you're using the stock Mercedes guides. What did you have to do to get those to fit the block? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 4/4/2024 at 1:16 PM, calZ said: I meant to ask this before, but can you give some more details on the timing setup? It looks like you're using the stock Mercedes guides. What did you have to do to get those to fit the block? well yes , stock guides , just to make lower axes in the block, and the stock cover is modified to make some space, electric water pump ( davis Craig ) , and tensioner on the right side, in place of the water inlet ( spring and lock without oil pressure ) no need for oil pump drive or distributor for i put dry sump pump system and megasquirt ignition and injection EFI with yamaha bike itb's So simple and cheap , just a little of brain storming ! oh ! and a little joke for the head cover !! Lol ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 In the place ! some more to do but progress ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munters Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Wau impressive. The head looks quite tall. Does it fit under the hood? Will you pass inspection with this big change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 5/26/2024 at 1:03 PM, munters said: Wau impressive. The head looks quite tall. Does it fit under the hood? Will you pass inspection with this big change? height is equal of L6 genuine fits well under the hood because my engine is lowered with dry sump, same for the OHC No inspection , the block is L28, that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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