 Can this be save ?, Cylinder Head and Cylinder Jug |
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| young55961 |
 Jun 23 2026, 03:54 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 15-March 18 From: Arcadia Member No.: 21,972 Region Association: Southern California  |
I removed the cylinder heads today and found some metal damage in the #1 combustion chamber.
Can this head be repaired? There is a machine shop near me that does cylinder head repairs, but I'm not sure if they have experience repairing these Type 4 heads. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good machine shop in the Los Angeles area?  I also found heavy scoring in the #4 cylinder. The cylinder wall is very rough.  I think I'll need a new piston and cylinder set. I measured the piston at 93.3 mm, which I believe is the stock size for a 2.0L engine. I'm looking at this kit. Is this the correct one for a stock 2.0L? https://www.autohausaz.com/pn/12512365-AA-1...uxoC63oQAvD_BwE |
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| Chad911sc |
Jun 23 2026, 04:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 24-September 24 From: Florida Member No.: 28,374 Region Association: South East States |
You could take those cylinders and have them bored to 96mm and buy some Keith Black pistons. Make it a 2056 and get a bit more power safely. Those heads can be saved by a cylinder head shop, they don’t look too bad. Looks like they could be fly cut and clean them up. It will make your compression go up higher, but you can offset that with your deck height.
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| young55961 |
Jun 23 2026, 08:11 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 15-March 18 From: Arcadia Member No.: 21,972 Region Association: Southern California |
After doing more research, I think it's better to buy a new set.
First, the machine shop quoted me **$350 per head** just for the rebuild, and that doesn't include any additional machine work. Second, these don't appear to be the original heads. They have **4 intake studs**, and if the cylinders are **93 mm**, I believe they're from a **1.8L** engine, while my engine number indicates it's a **2.0L**. I think I'll end up creating a bigger mess if I try to save them. Can anyone recommend a good source to buy the correct heads and cylinders? Thank you! |
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 23 2026, 08:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California 
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Very wide question.
What are you trying to achieve? What makes you think this is a 2 liter base? A 2 liter has 71mm stroke and 94mm bore. Did you check the stroke of your crankshaft? |
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| emerygt350 |
Jun 23 2026, 08:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,644 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
You have a range of options from cheap to crazy expensive. I went with AA sleeves and pistons for a 2056. Heads are going to be expensive so you may want to shop around for repairing the 1.8s you have. I assume your tin is for the 1.8 as well so I would probably stick with them. Other people will chime in soon.
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