Ok i do not know it this will work so help me out please. I just purchased a head for a 2.3 and its the 4 plug one (was told it was 8 plug) and the one that was on the truck was an 8 plug will it still work? What do i have to do it get it to work.

 

Where did you buy it? I would take it back.

Only the spark plugs on the exhaust side of a 8 spark head ignite on the power strokes the otherside fire on the exhaust stroke. So it can easily be used instead of an 8 spark head, just make sure you hook up the right coil pack.

BUTTTTTTTT the only 4 plug head flows like crap compared to the newer 8 plug heads so you will have a loss of power and your computer may not be tuned correctly for it.

Also the ports could be different there are D shaped and round shapes for various years.

Are you sure you wasn't sold a DOHC head?

 

Good question! ^^^^ this answer sounds pretty legit to me.

 

Ok Awesome I just wanted to know if it would work. Im fixing it for a friend of mine so the power doesn't really matter to her. As long as it runs from point a to b she is good. Haha how would I go about tuning the computer to accept what we do if it doesn't work?

 

Ummmmm you would pay a few hundred dollars to get it tuned.

You haven't answered my question "Where did you buy it?"

 

I got it from a salvage yard in Tulsa ok because mine was cracked.

 

I would try to find another head. They aren't that hard to find. You are probably just gonna run in to a bunch of problems.

 

Dang i was hoping i could make it work. have to dive another 3 hours to find another. O well i guess ill have to. Thanks for the help.

 

This time have the junkyard people do a Hollander interchange lookup on it.

 

Get another head.
You electronics will be looking for the other four plugs to fire, not sure what will happen if your computer doesn’t see the plugs; can someone say error code.

Really not sure but always use the same parts and same in the long run.