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91 head on a 89

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Will a head from a 91 fit on a 89? Since it's a roller cam, I was wondering if there were any other changes?
 
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91 head is dual plug ,but cam and followers can be swapped. someone correct me if i'm wrong
 
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Are the lifters the same? The reason why I ask this is because mine has a valve train noise and I was thinking if I had to replace some lifters and maybe a cam why not use a roller setup.
 
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yes the cam, rollers, lifters can all be put into your single plug head.
 
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