Head swap ... 1.6 on a 1.8?
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Head swap ... 1.6 on a 1.8?
Will the 1.6 GTi head fit on the 1.8 GTi block or not?
I have a standard 1.8 dx engine and have acquired a modified 1.6 head, its ported, polished, 285 cam and has a 4 branch attached and I need to know if it's a straight swap before I start taking things apart.
I've asked elsewhere and am still unsure wether the compression ratio would be ok, can anyone give me a definitive yay or nay
Thx
I have a standard 1.8 dx engine and have acquired a modified 1.6 head, its ported, polished, 285 cam and has a 4 branch attached and I need to know if it's a straight swap before I start taking things apart.
I've asked elsewhere and am still unsure wether the compression ratio would be ok, can anyone give me a definitive yay or nay
Thx
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Don't think it will, for a start a 1.6 head doesn't have combustion chambers around the valves so I assume 1.8 pistons won't have enough room 8O
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markwon said
1.6 head doesn't have combustion chambers around the valves so I assume 1.8 pistons won't have enough room
Thats basically what I was thinking, thanks for clearing that up.
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