1.8 to 2.0 16v turbo swap

[smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)]

How'd the NYC trip go?

On 4/13/05, Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well its time to upgrade my motor.  I have a 1.8 16v in there now and
> I'm going to upgrade to a 2.0 16v.  But like a lot of things I have
> problems I have to fix while I'm swapping.
> One problem is the head stud.  I messed up and put the wrong washer on
> one of the ARP head studs while I was rebuilding it and now the washer
> is seized to the stud.  so I have a figure out a way to back the whole
> studs out so I can get teh head off.  I got a few good suggestions.
> one person said put two nuts on the stud and back it out.  another
> person said use a nut on the stud and weld the top of the nut to the
> stud and just turn it out.  I have to find 2 new studs and nuts before
> I do the swap either way.
> 
> Another problem is the cyclinder head.  I have to put new valve seals
> and springs in the head before I put it back on the motor.  Why is
> this a problem you say.  well its a problem for two reasons.  one I'm
> doing the swap on the street and two I have to take it to a machine
> shop for them to do it and its going to take a day or two.
> 
> Another problem is location.  well not really a problem but a annoying
> place to work.  I'm doing it in front of my house.  so its going to be
> swapped on the street so I have from tuesday to sunday to get
> everything done and started.  its annoying to me because i'm used to a
> lift not the ground.
> 
> Last problem is compression.  compression on a 2.0 16v motor is 10:5.1
> OK.  I have to lower this.  I'm doing stock bottomend.  so it comes
> down to sending the pistons to CA with a $100 check to get dished or
> stacking headgaskets.  I have to figure out what I'm going to do.
> 
> Even with these small problems the 2.0 16v short block will be in the
> car in a day or two.  just the head will don't be on for a day or two.
> Now can this be don't by myself in that time most likely not.  need a
> helper or two :-)  and some helpful ideas.  Last time I R&R a motor in
> a sciroco 16v I had a lift and we unhooked everything and removed the
> tranny then put a box under the car and removed the passengerside
> motor mount bolt and just raised the car and the motor sat there.
> well can't remember most of the details because we was drunk as hell
> when we did it and we never put the motor back in the car.  Nature
> stopped up from doing it by dropping a tree on the car.
> 
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Mike
'86 red 16v (Red 5)
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