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Difference between 1.6 and 1.8

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Difference between 1.6 and 1.8

What is differnce in 1.6 and 1.8 engines the piston is same size,the difference is in the stroke. What must I change to have 1.8 the crankshaft or the connecting rods?

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Bore and stoke are different. So, the block is different. There's a few other details too.

                                

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Head's different. Timings different. Power deliverly/torque characteristics are different (1600 more revvy and racy, 1800 more low down torque for easier driving)

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different bore and stroke. you cannot use the 1.8 pistons with the 1.6 block as the heads are different. the 1.6 head is flat faced. if you want a 1.8, use a complete 1.8 instead of boring and stroking the 1.6

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I asked about the MK2's 1.6 and 1.8 in the Haynes manual it says that the bore is same for 1.6 and 1.8 81mm

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the mk1 1.6 were 1588cc, the mk2 were 1595cc. the mk2 1.6 had the same bore as the 1781cc (81mm) but i believe the stroke was 77.4, instead of 86.4
 the mk1 1.6 had a 79.5mm bore and a 80mm stroke.

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Are the front part of the exhaust pipe the same (the bit that fixes to the manifold) thanks

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Toilet bowl flange is the same between the diesel and the gassers, that is 1.5D and the 1.8.

The single point exhaust had 2 different sizes and if you convert the 4 to 1 manifold, to a 4 to 2 from like a Scirocco then there are 2 different styles there as well.
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