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Blackie_No1
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Post Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:43 am

Would an m44 head fit an m42 engine??
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Post Sat Aug 20, 2005 8:59 am

not that im aware of mate but if im wrong im sure some one will correct me
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Post Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:08 am

No it wont fit.

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Post Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:42 am

Ah feck then!! there is a head for sale on ebay but the guy aint sure whether or not its an m42 or an m44 head!!

What are the differences??

I know the m44 is actually nearly a 2ltr but i was lead to believe that it was just an overbored m42, is this not correct then??
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Post Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:45 pm

Blackie_No1 wrote:Ah feck then!! there is a head for sale on ebay but the guy aint sure whether or not its an m42 or an m44 head!!

What are the differences??

I know the m44 is actually nearly a 2ltr but i was lead to believe that it was just an overbored m42, is this not correct then??
The M42 has better cams, it has bucket tappets and the M44 has rockers over normal tappets. Its a very different design.
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Post Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:12 pm

are they visbly different then?? cud u tell from a picture if i post one up??
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Post Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:29 am

Yes!

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