top end rebuild suggestions?

[aaronchatham]

82 1.8 gl wagon

sloppy head due to near to front exhaust leak (since replaced exhaust)

i have a pair of heads from an 84 gl 1.8 and i've heard that the valves in the 84 are bigger/better than the valves in the 82. will the heads still fit on the 82 and what mods if any are required? also have other 84 parts left, but i'm thinking i will only need the heads. is this correct? planning on a weber upgrade with the head job. if this makes a difference. i know i sound like a motor moron, but any advice would be appreciated.

[idosubaru]

if it's EA81 block and heads then the heads are certainly interchangeable.

if they are EA82 blocks and heads then they are also interchangeable.

as far swapping between EA81 and EA82 i don't know.

[TomRhere]

As far as I know, only '84 Auto trans equipped EA-81's, had the larger valves. From '85 on, all had them, but I could be thinking wrong here. Do know that '84 was the year they came out.

 

http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/TomRhere Link to a rough write-up on swapping an EA-82 carb intake and a Weber onto an EA-81 engine. The EA-82 intake has a larger carb port on it, BIGGER is better............

 

You'll have to download the pics to your system so you can read the writing. Photobucket resizes things, some of it is to small to read on the site.

[7point62fmj]

This is great!!!

Thanks

 

not to sound dum but how do you zoom in?

I have already tried down loading it as a target and the file is still to small.