head caps??

[TalonTSI95]

i got a head and the guy who is working on my car said that it has no caps or bearings or something, i guess i am still becoming familiar with these cars, but its a little horse shoe peice that goes on top of your head. that holds down your cams. but the question is, can i use those pieces off of any head or do i have to have the original ones that came with the head??

[dumb_ricer]

You have to have the original ones that came off the head.

If you can't find them, that head is as good as useless.

*edit*
Sounds like you only need 1.

You may be able to find one that is close, but I would advise against it. They are marked for location and directional for a reason;) Each cam bore is a tiny bit different, and a tiny bit of difference makes anything but the original caps near useless.

[Goat Blower]

Actually you can use different ones but you have to have the cam bores line bored. I've had one missing cap before and tried a few extras and found one that worked. But I wouldn't try that unless you're sure of what you're doing.

[dumb_ricer]

Steve, it sounds like his head is stock, and the cost of line boring will probably be near the price of a different head.

Like Steve said, if you have an abundance of caps, keep trying them, torque them down and then run your fingernail along the seam and if your fingernail doesn't catch, you will probably be good.

[TalonTSI95]

accualy i dont have any i dont think, i need to go home and dig threw some boxes that came with the car. anyone know a place where a person can pick up a used head?

[rst95eclipse]

Post in the WTB section.

Edit: Nevermind. I see you already have....