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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: rowlers on 16 April 2006, 20:54
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Well I've jsut managed to get myself a flowed head! Only cost me £300, for the lot. Didn't think this was bad!
Ported by SP Peformance in the North East. Hopefully should go well!!
Gonna get some cams for it soon, but missus is giving me grief for spending our (MY) cash so these will have to wait a while!!
Anyone know if they are easy to fit, can I do it myself or should I take it to a garage? What should I pay for fitting?
Cheers folks, will let you know how I get on!
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should be good in a valver!
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I would get a garage to do it if your not clued up to doing it. Actually swopping the cam are very easy hard bit lining up the 2 cam marks level with each other and cyl head. Very easy to get it 1 notch out, As they move when tightening down the cams. Hard to see when in car that they are level.
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so what else would i need?
Head gasket and head bolts?? Anything else?? and how much to get it iftted?
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sorry to bump this thread, but I really need to know what ancilliaries I need to buy before I attemp to fit my new flowed head. I am also fitting a 42mm inlet manifold at same time.
What is the difference between the head gasket on GSF and the head gasket kit? What extra bits do you get? Any special tools I might need if I have to build the head up when I get it?
cheers your knowledge is much appreciated!!
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just a torque wrench for special tools :huh:
you better ask gsf about the kits, maybe the kit includes manifold or rocker cover gaskets as well? you might as well replace them all anyway.
hopefully you get good results as these heads are very cheap, i was looking at the ebay ad, they are selling a lot of them for loads of different cars
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they have a website but it hasn't been update for a while: www.geocities.com/spperformancecentre.
will let you know how I get on, their claims on flow rate etc... will hopefully run true!
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Wherabouts are they mate? They seem to make some big claims which i am interested in checking out!
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they are in the north east some where!
I'll ask them and let you know!
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So you were the bugger that beat me to that auction! lol :laugh: I too have ordered a head from SP Performance. The guy is a well known legend for head work and so far hasnt been beaten in design or work, and belive me some big names have tried! They are in Keilder in the Lakes. Peter tried to retire but is once again flowing heads. He's a top bloke, very friendly and knows his stuff!
My rebuild is gonna have a lightened and ballanced 2.0 bottom end and the SP head with a set of 268 degree schrick cams. Should be a little rocket when done! cant wait!
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i beat rowlers on ebay to a plain 16v head :grin:
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gonna fiddle woith it tonight....
oh mark the women who smashed into me said her insurance company may give me a cheque in lieu for a new bumper. so i may get a gas flowed head after all......
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I'm pleased you beat me now!! :grin: :grin:
Just got the head today, It needs a skim I'm told (by Peter), my old man is a legend when it comes to head skimming, but it looks like I need to build it back up ready to fit after the skim! Hope it is straight forward, as I've never attempted anything like this before!
Anyhow heres some pics of the head:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/rowlers/CIMG0342.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/rowlers/CIMG0343.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/rowlers/CIMG0341.jpg)
hope you can make out the work thats been done to it!
called at my local garage the other day, was quoted £600 for side, bonnet and tailgate resprayed, so snapped his hadn off! waiting for my bonus then it is going in! Also asked about fitting the head, and he told to not to worry about it cos he would sort it out, cheap as chip was his las comment!
Can't wait to get it done now!