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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: pitchy on 24 May 2006, 12:28
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think the head on my 1.6 driver is ready for rebuild also the head gasket is due , what i need to know is does any head from say the 8v gti fit ( retaining my spi etc ) ive seen a few reconditioned on ebay , may save me the hastle . thanks
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Won't you have a problem because you're 1.6 runs on carbs, but the GTI will be fuel injection?
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u sure ? i thought i was single point injection ? looks like it ? :huh:
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the 8v gti head will bolt strait on and the inlet manifold from your drivers head will bolt strait onto that, the heads are identical apart from the injectors which you can just leave there and they wont cause any hassle and also there isnt a hole in the gti head where the coolant channel runs from your inlet manifold, BUT you can drill it in,(tis really easy) you get a really decent power gain by doing all this as it has bigger valves and the cams better also less chance of pinking cause it has twin springs or something like that....and if anyone tells you youll NEED a weber to have a gti head its nonsence cause i kept my pierburg and it ran sweet!! your driver isnt single point injection, unless ive been missing something all this time... but the carb on it really kicks arse when its doing its job :smiley: i may be wrong about some of that but ive just did all of it a month or two ago and it all made sence then :cool:
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nice 1 mate , looks like i might av a little project on my hands then , is taking the head off simple enough on these ? i think a valve my be on the way out on mine , it runs really rough when its cold ? good enough reason for a mod tho lol
wot sort of gain do u reckon u got ?
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the gain was really noticable, the car feels free if that makes sence, it takes the entire rev range with alot less struggle, goes alot faster, its easy to do, i learnd everything about doing it from talking on here, i have no mechanical knowlede before that so if i can do it anyone can, there was something about that timing, i think the flywheel has to be 6 degrees BTDC, but itll still run fine if you just line up the timing marks, just need a timing light to finish it i think but i got a garage to do that as i aint got a clue, but as for the head its just nuts and bolts at the end of the day, from personal experience i advice not to seporate the downpipe from the exhaust manifold as when i put it back i never found a way to keep it sealed without it blowing even with new seal ring, clips and sealant, its really silly the way its done
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unlike haribo (;)), follow my advise and at least fit a complete GTI zuast system including the manifold while the head is off, you'll see a nice gain even if you dont fit a GTI head :)
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what exhaust would i use cos the head is off mk1 , does it fit the mk2 ?
any1 got 1 for sale ? pickin a head up friday so i might get crackin , also pickin up jetta f/end , 40mm springs and shocks so gona b well busy !!!
i was thinkin of bike carbs bit the inlet is a bit too close to the exhaust :angry:
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i don think a mk1 gti head will fit...... :huh:
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If its a 1.8 GTI head it will fit, the 1.6 gti heads are different. The other thing you have to worry about is the tappets, most MK1s will have solid tappets rather than hydro on the MK2. Not that they're particularly bad, they just need to be adjusted is all.
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unlike haribo (;)), follow my advise and at least fit a complete GTI zuast system including the manifold while the head is off, you'll see a nice gain even if you dont fit a GTI head :)
yep, that also eliminates the driver downpipe 2 manifold problem, wish i had done it now...not that it matters as im scrapping he car but still
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oh right , im gona have to chase it up n check what its off
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have u got any spares matey ? :wink:
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depends what you need :wink: im breaking a driver but alot of bits are spoken for, ide give you my gti head but with everything els ive got to do i dont have time to take it off before i have to get it scrapped, tax runs out soon and the neighbours are getting annoyed having an extra car outside
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neva mind , anyway ive found out it is off a 87 m2 so all should be ok , what was invlolved in drilling that coolant channel ? does any1 have a link to any guides on here to change the headgasket ? im bein stingey , dont wana buy a haynes :embarassed:
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Get on ebay, you can get em for like a quid! Make sure you go for the green one as it contains a bit more detail than the red one :)
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as for that hole, what i did was took the drivers head and abit of wire and ent the wire to go thru the hole then bend to be in line with the head to get my angle, then line it up on the gti head(tbh i dont think it has to DEAD ON but as long as your close itll still go) then get a small drill bit and slowely drill thru until you feel it break thru into the channel thats running thru the head, as you can imagine itll suddenly just go in really easy as you break thru, then do the same with a bigger drill bit, try and find one as big as the hole on the drivers head, if you cant it then as long as its fairly big that doesnt really matter either, itll stilll let coolant thru which is all it need. thats is really, spray cak loads of carb cleaner into the head to clear all the metal shavings :smiley:
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sounds easy enough , il keep u posted . cheers