i am wondering if the evo 8 block will work with a 9 head. and if so what will i need to make everything work.

i was told harnesses for turbo and some other things

 

You will need to have the evo8 block drilled/tapped for an oil line to feed the mivec on the evo9 head.

 

ok sweet that shouldnt be to bad but do u know of any other things

 

you also need the ECU and some wiring in order to make it work i believe.

 

I dont believe you will need a harness, assuming your car is already a 9. You need the harness for whichever head youre using.

 

Map performance have a line thay sell to feed oil to the hard for the mivec . Thats the only difference , other than the oil tap on the block every thing is the same , pm me for info if needed .

 

Im assuming your car is an evo9, then you shouldnt need much, I think the only other difference that might need to be addressed is the oil warning light sensor is moved to a different spot on the 9 block (pretty sure they moved it to the oil filter housing).

 

Thats why you tap the spot where the oil pressure switch was located and feed the head from there

 

I have a stock 9 oil line if you need it pm me

 

why would you want to do this?

cant remember for sure, but i one of the powerhouses went faster when they swapped from a 9 head to an 8

 

I would guess he vented his old block on his 9 and found an 8 block at the right price to replace it.

 

Not worth the $ ...

I swap the whole long block, You need the main engine wiring harness, IX ECU to make that work. thats about another 800-1k$ better off building a 8 head TRUST me.

If you have a IX & just need a new block... I'd make sure to just get the right block replacement so you have no issues in the future.

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This only makes sense if your installing an evo 8 block /evo 9 head in an evo 9

Basically the evo 8 blocks are cheaper and more plentiful, but lack the mivec oil feed of the 9 block which is a simple fix.

 

Yup. I said that because it says he drives an 06 Evo.

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...k-ix-head.html

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