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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: momojones on 19 September 2006, 20:39

Title: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: momojones on 19 September 2006, 20:39: Hi all , just bought myself a black 92 plate 8 valver , I'm going to have around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£300 to spunk on the engine , it's already got a half decent exhaust and a KN induction kit . Just wondering what should be the next purchase , something that i can build from in the future . Any ideas would be great .
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: ...joe on 19 September 2006, 21:24: i'd ditch the induction kit and go back to a standard airbox with a k&n panel filter then spend the rest on a polished/ported head.
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: momojones on 19 September 2006, 22:02: Cheers mate , this is just me being ignorant and generally intersted because my engine knowledge goes as far as which fluids go where and which part the dizzy cap is , but what are the advantages of a polished / ported head ?
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: Mr Blue on 20 September 2006, 00:02: that a k plate mk2?

if it is then leave it as standard as possible mate. :wink:
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: momojones on 20 September 2006, 08:22: No it's a J reg mate
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: Judderi on 20 September 2006, 12:02: A ported and polished head takes away all the rough edges and casting marks in the inlet and outlet ports. This allows the air to woosh in and out quicker giving better performance.
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: kittie on 20 September 2006, 19:36: Sorry to thread hijack, but what's the approx cost of doing a port and polish on the head? Is there anything else that's worthwhile doing at the same time, while the heads coming off anyway?
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: Judderi on 22 September 2006, 08:46: Its a job for an experienced professional really. They do stuff like angle the valves etc etc. Usually costs around Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£300

There is a guy selling on ebay called head fx who is very good.
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: rubjonny on 25 September 2006, 12:23: get yopurself a 2.0 bottom end from a MK3 Golf or Passat, the easiest one to use is the earlier 2e code, the later ones need the dizzy swapped.

This should go very well with a ported head with a lairy cam :)
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: J.stafford16v on 25 September 2006, 20:37: I had an 8v which was put into restoration over seven years ago, it had a piper rally cam fitted to the head with a piper dtm zorst fitted. It made a great noise and an even better when you hit 3000 rpm which was when the cam kicked in :laugh:. I still have the head inc cam kit, and the bottom part of the engine, would sell for a reasonable price if interested. As I have now brought a 16v I have no use for the engine and it would be ashame to not put this engine to use as its only done 69k. Speedo to prove this figure.
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: rubjonny on 25 September 2006, 23:20: hold that thought, I may have someone interested :)
Wherabouts are you?
Title: Re: New car , start fiddling under the hood .
Post by: J.stafford16v on 26 September 2006, 17:05: Stafford area m8, also got a full piper dtm zorst system, not sure on condition of zorst as its being in storage for 7 years :cry: but was only fitted to the car 8 months before it was taken off the road along with the cam kit. It will need a pulley though, to make the idle less lumpy. This mod will make any 8v howl :evil: Will do a deal on the lot. Reciept available for cam kit and should be able to find one for zorst aswell.