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Mk1 GTI 1600 EG FR engine

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1600 EG FR engine similarities.

I've got a 1600 GTi with an EG engine, it's got an annoying top end tapping that I can get rid of. I've changed the exhaust manifold and set the valve clearances to no avail.

I wanted to pick up another engine /head but EG's are hard to come by so I was wondering what the difference or similarities are between the EG and FR engines are. 

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How are your cam bearings? They get overlooked as there's not a simple fix for worn ones as theyre part of the head itself but my eg suffered terrible vibration resonation  which I improved by taking a few thou off the cam bearing caps. It didn't suffer from noise to be fair though but if your cams floating round int eh bearings it might be changing the valve clearances .
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