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Does anyone know if I can use an 82 head and cams on an 80 engine? My head has broken and stripped out exhaust studs in it and a few of the outside valve cover bolts are stripped.
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1979 XS1100SF with a Jardine 4 into 1, ZRX 1200 carbs, 82 XJ rear air shocks, ACCT
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Doesn't the '82 have YICS? I'd assume you would have to plug those ports.1979 XS1100F
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Correct. It'll work fine, you'll just have to plug the YICS ports off on the back side of the head. I've got pics of it and the way I did it, if you don't know what we're talking about, but I'm headed to the airport to fly to Grand Cayman.
I can post pics this evening if needed.
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Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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pretty unlikely that an XJ head fits on an XS engine.Steven
1981 XS 1100 LH
1979 XS 1100 SFComment
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I have seen the pics of Tod's head..well..XJ11 engine head, with the bolts in it he describes. The engines on the XS1100 and the XJ1100 are nearly identical and the head will bolt straight on like any other XS11 head.
The method Tod used was to thread the YICS holes and put a set screw in with red locktite IIRC which are on the engine side of the head. Basically the YICS ports are in an "apron" that extends toward the carb side of the engine on the XJ heads. The holes are passages going to each intake port. Plugging off these holes makes the head the same as an XS11.
HERE is the post where he explains it and shows what he used.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
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Originally posted by Gallaecus View Post
The XJ1100 head will fit on any XS1100 motor, but you'll lose compression numbers if you put it on a 78/79 XS verses an 80/81 XS.
You should use the head gasket from the XS. You can use the one from the XJ, but you'll want to cut off the little extra section in back that covers the YICS ports.
DGSXER, Thank you for finding that link for me. Sitting here in the airport in Charlotte, NC. Next stop.... TROPICAL! You all have a really good day at work today!
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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No Problem Tod. I know what it is like to try to do this in the airport.
And BTW, since I am done working today, I hope your plane is delayed a few hours just for that comment.
At least your not in ATL (short for Another Terminal Layover).
Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
Previously owned
93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
78 XS750Comment
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well, I have this head gasket,
part number 10M-11181-00
that I believe is for an xj1100
but when I thought about using it for the XS
it seemed quite different.
Steven
1981 XS 1100 LH
1979 XS 1100 SFComment
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Cut it down at the red lines and it will be identical to an XS11 head gasket.
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You might be able to use that. Worse-case scenario, trim it up.1979 XS1100F
2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.Comment
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Yup.. What Phil showed you is what I was saying earlier about trimming off those YICS sections of the gasket, and then it's the same as an XS.
Grand Cayman is still here. No late planes... Warm, breezy... And yes, this is jacking with me. The steering wheel is on the wrong side, the turn signal is on the wrong side, I'm driving on the wrong side of the road, and you have to watch out for frikkin iguana crossing!? Back to the beach to drink for me! : )
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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