[NoVa-Corvairs] Noob May Need a Good Used Head

[Darrin Hartzler]

Bryan,

The only one I dealt with had no pop up pistons, but I think you are right on the base case.   Worth a look.

D

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Blackwell [mailto:bryan at skiblack.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 2:40 PM
To: Northern Va Corvair Club
Cc: Darrin Hartzler
Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Noob May Need a Good Used Head

Darrin,

I was under the impression that the AIR engines used pop up pistons to get the compression back, the open chamber heads run cooler which is the reason they're used.  Not sure you can just bolt standard 110 heads onto a smog engine.

--Bryan

> On Mar 8, 2017, at 2:16 PM, Darrin Hartzler via Novacc-list <novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> If I were going this far, I would pull both heads and put higher compression 110 heads on for more power with no other changes.   Low compression allows you to run regular gas, but does not give the excellent pep one expects from a stock 110.
> 
> I have several sets of 110 heads, a few of which I would be tempted to run as is.   
> 
> Just a thought as you are digging into the engine.  Seems a shame to me to spend money on deep seats for an open chamber smog head.
> 
> Best,
> Darrin