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Re: Cylinder head needed
Hi scott
i have a 16v roc that had a 2.0 head put on thanks to a bad timing
belt. the guy I bought the car off of said that he shaved the head a
little.
my roc flys for a 1.8. I can beat my friends stock passat 2.0 engined
scirocco. I don't think that changing the heads makes a -That big of a
deal
Tony
--- "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Well, you'll end up with a running engine but it
> won't be tuned ideally. The 2.0l
> head is set up to make more torque at the expense of
> horsepower. It is the reverse
> with the 1.8l head. Your stock motor needs to be
> wound out to make real power so
> the 2.0l head will probably strangle it a little at
> high rpms.
>
> Most folks like to put 1.8l heads on 2.0l motors.
> Actually, does anyone have the
> exact opposite opinion about what I just said? It
> could be argued that the 2.0l
> head will actually augment the little bit of torque
> that is there in the 1.8. I'm
> sticking to my theory but would love it to be
> rebutted...
>
> Joshua Strait wrote:
>
> > Are there any major differences between the 2.0
> 16v head and the 1.8 16v
> > head. Will putting a 2.0L head on my 1.8L block
> cause problems performance
> > wise or will it perform the same??
>
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> SCCA ProRally driver
> Hotrod Rabbit GTi
>
>
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