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Att: Josh Highnight



I know Im not Josh but I thought I would let you know to run the 2.0l head 
as it of better design (flow wise) and has more potential for porting. Get 
rid of that 1.8l head to one of those people who think they are better ;-)


>
>Josh:
>
>Don't know if I spelled your last name right, sorry if I didn't.  Anyhow, I
>stripped down my 16v this weekend.  Went from a whole engine on a stand 
>down
>to the block.  I'm taking it to get cleaned next weekend.  Just from 
>looking
>at the cylinder walls, it has some scoring and in some places the rings 
>wore
>through the cross-hatching.  I'm just gonna clean her up, try honing it 
>out,
>put on new bearings all around,and some new rings.
>
>About the head:  has anybody ever dynoed that 1.8 head on a 2.0 block?  If
>it's something like a 2 hp gain, I'm not going to worry about it.  The 2.0
>head I took off was pristine, I mean beautiful.  I want to give the dumpy
>1.8 head I have to Will.  And anyhow,  2.0 output is pretty beefy as is.
>Beats 90 hp anyday.
>
>Can't wait to drop the 8valve
>Dan
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
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