7G DOHC headswap.... The easy way! ???
You know, i was thinking,
if the cam on the 7g 4g64 sohc has the same slot for the distributor to plug into, as the 4g63t dohc's have on thier intake cam(only the ones with the triggers mounted opposite the timing belt side like on mine and seth's motors)
then i think it would be very possible to do a dohc headswap with ZERO wiring
you would just plug the distributor into the dohc head, tighten those two nuts, and call it a day.
of course the gains woudln't be as significant as with a ecu swap and such,
but you would still have the buttery smooth and wide powerband of the dohc, and you can always swap ecu's later on.
but with this method,
you would merely need a head, intake manni, headgasket, some new headstuds, and thats it.
which would definatly make the swap less complicated, and much much more affordable.
and of course it would become a modular upgrade path as well:
do the head first, upgrade the ignition and ecu later, then boost it for all the glory!!!!