LOWAU

I was wondering if a BA 6 head(non-turbo) can be installed on an AU or any other E series ford 6.

I know you will need the BA ECU, but other than that is everything else the same or similar?

Any comments or opinions will be appreciated.

Casper

No and No.

Twin cam v's single cam. Not possible.

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LOWAU

I thought the bottom end is the same, arn't the cams overhead.

Can the whole head of a BA including cams be bolted to a SOHC motor?

I am probably wrong again but its worth a try.

MADXF

The BA engine was a very large redesign, damn close to full redesign.

The secondary shaft (the old camshaft from the crossflow) that drove the oil pump and dizzy/crank angle sensor has been removed, along with a lot of other changes in the design of the block.

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Casper

You can try to bolt on the head but I think you'll find theres nothing to make the cams work.

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LOWAU

ohhhhhhhhh

Thanks for the info.

ebs_4l

no, i placed a ba head gasket over an au block long time ago, i remember the ba head being fair bit wider, galleries etc didnt line up...

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zbenga

apart from being smoother is the BA engine much better then the AU? I mean for the money involved in outsourcing i think the AU is a better choice. I drove a BA futura and it has none of the torque the AU series3 has, and the AU felt faster although a bit more lethargic at high revs. The BA must be a hell of a lot heavier then the AU or Ef/El series.

I tried the same thing with the head gasket, it's quite a way off and the front is quite different, where the timing chain goes throgh

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Loud-EA

upgrading engines from sohc to dohc is fairly straight forward if the head fits, best example would be the corolla motor, another is the commodore VL, its a common upgrade to dohc from one of the turbo nissan skylines. All u need is the chain to drive the cam. Ive often wondered if there isnt a nice I6 motor out there with same bore & galleries setup that has dohc whose head would suit our I6's.

Sorry for the bump but I felt SOHC -> DOHC needed clarifying.

AU dude

It would have been awesome if it did fit, how much more would it rev? has anyone ever driven a VTEC honda motor or GTi swift, with there twin cam they just love to rev. Even with the rb30 motor teamed with an rb25 head is a big performance increase.

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