Appearently it is true, comes with oversized valves and a 5 angle valve job. Its only 50 bucks more then the other one.
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more than which other one?
Infantry!!!
The other one is the stage one head. Its the only one listed on the patriot website. There have been some confusion on if there was a stage 2 head availible for the 2.2 ohv.
Im going to call them. If it is only that much, Im gonna get the fully assembled one.....699.99. Not a bad deal. Wonder if they will give flow charts
Infantry!!!
They probably will give you the flow charts, but I dont think there would be a major gain over the stage 1, a fully assembled head with oversized valves is a very good deal, to buy the valves alone is going to be 100 bucks!
think about it.... a 5 anlge job job and oversized valves for $50... that alone should tell you something about the quality of patriot. Do you really think they are gonna sell things for lose? Its the same way with the eco head.... its $200 more for the full upgrade valve train and valves... yet if you actually go out and buy quailty stuff your looking at over $1,000 for those parts they sell as a $200 upgrade.
Patriot sucks
Not to start the argument up again, but the Patriot Stage 2 head DID handle up to 8000 rpm on PJ's ecotec, and when something finally broke, it was one of the FACTORY hydraulic lash adjusters, and not any of the valvetrain parts that Patriot themselves selected.
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Scarab (Jersey Jay 1.8T) wrote:Not to start the argument up again, but the Patriot Stage 2 head DID handle up to 8000 rpm on PJ's ecotec, and when something finally broke, it was one of the FACTORY hydraulic lash adjusters, and not any of the valvetrain parts that Patriot themselves selected.
I never saw a post where his broke... any other info? I have the same head awaiting install with cams this winter. I don't want the same to happen at 8k'ish
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Airtonics wrote:Scarab (Jersey Jay 1.8T) wrote:Not to start the argument up again, but the Patriot Stage 2 head DID handle up to 8000 rpm on PJ's ecotec, and when something finally broke, it was one of the FACTORY hydraulic lash adjusters, and not any of the valvetrain parts that Patriot themselves selected.
I never saw a post where his broke... any other info? I have the same head awaiting install with cams this winter. I don't want the same to happen at 8k'ish
Yeah the lash adjuster cracked off the top end of the plunger. Not really sure exactly what caused it. Once the adjuster came off the follower simply fell out of place and so the valve stopped opening. There doesn't appear to be any damage to the head, valve, or anything else except the adjuster. I'm pretty sure he's already got it fixed and ready to go back on once the new bottom end is built.
Anyway.... I'm finding it suspicious to see this on another site, but I just went to patriot's site yesterday and there was no listing for the OHV anymore. Discontinued? Temporarily removed? Under construction?
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Yah, under 2.2OHV it's empty. This site does look new compared to the one i remember. Perhaps they are just getting this on up and running. Or their updating that page.
Its a new site alright, if it weas discontinued i think they would have removed the ohv altogether.
say a person didn't want to rev up to 8k rpm's...and only wanted to rev to the stock limit. Would this head be worthwhile?
Infantry!!!
Yeah. Revving to 8k with the 2.2 OHV is probably not going to happen ever. This head will give you the backbone for a built engine, this head and a few supporting mods will be very worth while.
