16v engine, is it worth it

[clipperjay]

Depends what compression you need? Lower means better if you plan on super charging it to take more airflow and fuel, but air to fuel ratio will be too low on a stock fuel set up? also consider what cams are to be used in conjunction with the 8V head? If it was me a stock 16v will serve you right unless you spend time and cash on setting something custom that requires fuel and air mapps?

[Craigwilson]

So is not as easy is bolting it on and plugging it in

[clipperjay]

NO mate you need to search on here just see the amount of information you can piece together from other peoples experiences, most end up in tears or run out of money or wrong people can't do a pro job. hence keeping a stock KR is the best option as you dont know what state the original block is already.
key words head gasket pistons bores maps etc.

[Craigwilson]

So why is my 8v block different from a 16v

[Wayne]

The insurance can go take a flying **** to themselves ill do what i want no one will know.

Daft to post this on an open forum, insurance companies do look at forums so if you do take the risk you an idiot.

If I'm getting the lot for free but I'd rather just do the head and loom rather than take the whole engine out.

Do it once and do it right and fit the whole engine the only reason I can think you would be trying to keep the old engine number is so that you would not have to declare it again this is madness.

So why is my 8v block different from a 16v

16v has oil jets that cool the underneath of the piston plus different breather layout etc.

[The Mighty Elvi]

Daft to post this on an open forum, insurance companies do look at forums so if you do take the risk you an idiot.

Bullsh!te, unless you can prove otherwise.

[JC]

Daft to post this on an open forum, insurance companies do look at forums so if you do take the risk you an idiot.

Bullsh!te, unless you can prove otherwise.

I dont need to prove, I know 

 

 

[danny_p]

to fit a 16v head to an 8 valve block...


you need to extract engine from car.  and strip the enigne when rebuilding it you need to do the following

drill and tap the oilway running by the bottom the bores  to fit oil squireters.
hone bores
fit cranck ether 8 or 16v they are the same
fit 16v pistons, you can use 8 or 16v rods they are the same
fit 16v oil pump
fit 16v dizzy blanking plate
fit 16v cambelt drive pully ( it's wider than 8v one )
fit 16v intermediate drive shaft pully ( think you may need the shsft as well )
fit 16v ancillary drive pullys
fit 16v head

basicly your building a 16v into an 8v block  it's not worth it..........

far easyer to fit ht e 8v block.   unless your going nuts then you build it into a diesel block with forged internals and blow silly boost from a really big hairdryer 

[Sgt_Lemon]

So basically what I said at the very start, sell your 8v and buy a 16v.

[Craigwilson]

No I have too much kit in my 8v and nobody insures a 17 yo on a 16v