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Head Comparison; 4ZE1, 4ZD1, 4ZC1, 4ZC1-T

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My Impulse 2.3L head just says 4ZD1 with no C1 on it.
 
When I initially did the swap to the 2.3L Impulse engine in my 86 I recall a conversation with Jerry Lemond where I believe he said the Imp head has larger diameter valves (same as the 2.6L) than the carb'd truck motors, but the valves were shorter in the 2.3L than the 2.6L. The idea I got was that the 2.3L head was somewhat shorter than the 2.6L head, and the valves for the 2.6L would not fit into my Impulse 2.3L head, despite the heads of the valves being the same size. Just something to be aware of if you are going to try to mix parts and get the larger valve diameter in the 2.3L head.
 
Does it have ports/holes above the exhaust outlets for a smog pump manifold? If it does I'd guess its a Truck/Trooper 2.3L head. It will fit but I do not know if it would have the same combustion chamber size. That could alter your compression ratio and on a turbo that might just matter.