Just bought a 2.0 beta 2 block but I have a 99 beta 1 head.. I herd that they don't quite bolt up you have to do a few things. But I'm not sure what they are?

 

Mmm, I dont think you can mate a beta2 block with a beta 1 head,or vise versa...Valves and Hla's ,galleys,channels,too much wrong.

 

kam if u have a friend that already did this why tf are u asking on here?? lol

 

all u need is an oil non return valve regit like the beta 1 and that is it ive done it

I only did it cuz my head was 0 miles rebuild other than that I would've gone with an 02 head for sure

 

they also bolt right up ?? where did u get that from??? and all the oil passages arethe same I did all the research about this since no one had tried it befor slow2kgt is the one that told me what I had to do

 

I know the OP is asking about a Beta II block and Beta I head but I can confirm that a Beta II head on a Beta I block works without any issues. The only thing to use a Beta II head on a Beta I block is to remove the oil restrictor in one of the oil passageways so that more oil can get to the MLAs of the Beta II head. I have done this swap and have been running without any issues for about a year.

 

"I know the OP is asking about a Beta II block and Beta I head but I can confirm that a Beta II head on a Beta I block works without any issues. The only thing to use a Beta II head on a Beta I block is to remove the oil restrictor in one of the oil passageways so that more oil can get to the MLAs of the Beta II head. I have done this swap and have been running without any issues for about a year"

really, so I don't have to mess witrh HLA's then? which restrictor??..Gonna get a beta 2 head this week then!!,

 

Maybe you guys should do a sticky for future reference ?

 

P.S

I've had my beta stock pistons tops milled about a 1mm to lower compression for forced induction so after about a 1000k I'll get it on the dyno to see how it goes also Ive had my auto rebuilt with a shift kit and a more stall torque converter.

 

This is the oil restrictor.