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Old 12 November 2006, 12:15 PM
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Hi i have a set of ported heads but i dont know what year or model there off,is there anyway i can find out what they are. They came with an engine that was stripped down which i think has a closed deck block,can anyone help?

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Old 12 November 2006, 02:50 PM
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Post pics, including the heads with the camshafts removed and one of the camshaft followers removed. Include the underside of the cam follower in the pic.

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Cheers for that i will take the pics tomorrow and post them on here for you many thanks Rob
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Hi i have tried to put the photos on but im not to good at this so i cant manage it is there any chance i can email them to you to have a look at.Sorry about the delay but a lot has gone on since i asked many thanks cheers Rob
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Send them to me and I'll put them up for you

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Old 01 December 2006, 08:32 PM
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cheers sent them to you hopefully
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Old 01 December 2006, 08:43 PM
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There you go mate
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Cheers for that just need an idea what they are off now so i can order the right parts to rebuild it cheers again
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Any others bits between the followers and the valves?

Does the follower have a hole in it?
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Looks like closed deck block with hydraulic tappets, early WRX?
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They are hydraulic tappets,can you tell if the pistons are cast ones or forged sti ones?
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They look like standard early WRX (dog bone) shape, but I'm no expert
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Cheers for that your a great help at least i know what they are cheers
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Yep - pistons are Standard Cast Dogbones.
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